Saturday 4:00 PM–4:45 PM in Room #1023/1022/1020 (1st Floor)

Data Sciencing While Female

Mandi Traud

Audience level:
Novice

Description

How can we increase the number of female data scientists in the workplace? By building a community. Dr. Amanda Traud was the only woman on her data science team when she started the group Women Data Scientists DC. In one year, the group grew to over 1,000 members. Dr. Traud will discuss the ups and downs of being a woman in data science and how to encourage and include more women in the field.

Abstract

  • Introduction
  • Data Sciencing while Female
  • Inspiration for the Women Data Scientists DC Meetup (WDSDC)
  • The First Year of WDSDC in Review
  • Growth for WDSDC as Compared to Other DC Data Science Meetups
  • Lessons Learned