See the following link for Helen Wilson's comments on the Fields Medal 2014:
http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/science/2014/08/14/the-fields-medal-a-stepping-stone-for-women-in-mathematics/
See the following link for Mark Ronan's comments on the Field's Medal 2014:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/11029161/The-Fields-Medal-is-the-greatest-prize-in-maths.html