Established in 1995, the purpose of the Forum for Women in OR/MS is:
- To encourage interest in the field of operations research and the management sciences
- To encourage discussion and interaction among individuals having interest in the issues facing women and their relationship to the profession of operations research and the management sciences
- To advise the INFORMS Board on aspects of issues facing women in the profession of operations research and the management sciences and to keep the INFORMS Board apprised of developments in this area