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RLadies Ottawa invites you to our third annual data hackathon to celebrate International Women's day!

At our posit::conf(2024) watch party we watched “GitHub: How To Tell Your Professional Story” by Abigail Haddad. In this presentation Haddad highlighted the importance of building a compelling portfolio that not only highlights your skills but explains your professional identity.

For this year’s data challenge we encourage you to find YOUR passion project to round out your portfolio and develop your professional story! Take a look at your GitHub profile and ask yourself, what type of project is missing here?

For example, if you participated in last year’s challenge and created a traditional plot of some sort, this year try creating a visualization using a table, dashboard or another-outside-the-box presentation tool.

You can find the full details on our website.

For more inspo, be sure to check out our upcoming in-person event Coding for a Cause with Claudie Larouche on March 18th.

Guidelines

Although this challenge is hosted by R-Ladies Ottawa, you don’t have to use R to participate. You could use R, Python, a combination of the two, or anything you’re comfortable with!

No previous programming experience is required! If you’re interested in participating, but aren’t sure where to start, check out the recordings from our Introduction to R workshops that we hosted in early 2024. The workshops will give you a solid foundation in data analysis and data visualization using R.

While anyone is welcome to participate in the challenge and submit an entry, only submissions by women and gender minorities who reside in Canada will be eligible for the prizes.

You can participate individually, or in teams of up to 5 people!

The most creative submission, chosen by the organizing team, will receive a $25 virtual gift card to Maker House, generously donated by them. Maker House offers a curated collection of gifts and homewares, crafted locally in Ottawa and Canada 🍁

How to submit an entry

This will be a month-long data challenge, and you’ll have until April 4th to submit your entry. Your submission can be in any form you like – it can be a Quarto document, an image, a link to a webpage, or a link to a video, for example.

There are two options for submitting an entry:

• Option 1 (preferred option): If you have experience with GitHub and Quarto, you can create a pull request on this repository and add your submission to the “Submissions” part of this page
• Option 2: If you don’t have experience with GitHub, you can email [email protected] a link to your submission materials and we will add the link to our website.

After the submission deadline, R-Ladies Ottawa will host a virtual event where participants can showcase their work. This is a great way to learn from one another and to connect with other like-minded individuals!

The date and time of the showcase event will be announced soon.

This episode is a special edition in honour of International Women's Day on 8th March. Host Jason Foster is joined by Lou Hutchins, Director of Data Culture & Literacy at Cynozure, and Rose Attridge, Strategy Advisor at Cynozure. Together, they explore gender diversity in data and AI, the importance of sponsorship and allies, and challenges in male-dominated industries. They also discuss the role of data and AI in driving change, the need for role models, early engagement, and company action.    *****    Cynozure is a leading data, analytics and AI company that helps organisations to reach their data potential. It works with clients on data and AI strategy, data management, data architecture and engineering, analytics and AI, data culture and literacy, and data leadership. The company was named one of The Sunday Times' fastest-growing private companies in both 2022 and 2023 and recognised as The Best Place to Work in Data by DataIQ in 2023 and 2024. Cynozure is a certified B Corporation. 

International Women’s Day took place on March 8th, 2024. The theme for this year was “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”.

In honour of this theme, R-Ladies Ottawa hosted a month-long data challenge! You can find the full details on our website.

Join us to celebrate the hard work of those who participated in the challenge!

Tune in on April 30th for a fun and casual solution showcase where several participants will share their submission, inspiration, and/or cool data-driven insights from the 2024 IWD data challenge.

You can read about all our submissions on our website.

About this event What to expect Leadership and career development for women Entrepreneurship and innovation Health and wellness for women Diversity, equity, and inclusion Work-life balance for women Karaoke Night Raffle draw Target Audience: Women in business and professional careers Entrepreneurs Students Nursing mums Stay-at-home women Anyone interested in supporting women's empowerment Anyone interested in meeting, learning from, and sharing with a healthy community. This is a safe space and we welcome you all. Benefits of Attending: Learn from successful women leaders Gain valuable insights and strategies for career advancement Network with other like-minded women Be inspired and motivated to achieve your goals Win fantastic prices

Please note: You don't need to have attended the kickoff event to participate! Anyone can participate!

International Women’s Day took place on March 8th, 2024. The theme for this year is “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”.

In honour of this theme, R-Ladies Ottawa is hosting a month-long data challenge!

You can find the full details on our website.

Challenge

The objective of this data challenge is to analyze investing in women. This is a very open-ended challenge, so be as creative as you’d like!

Some examples include:

• Analyze venture capital investment data to understand trends in funding for women-led startups.
• Analyze businesses or organizations that promote women’s empowerment.
• Analyze data on gender diversity in leadership positions.

You can use any data source, but the following are examples:

• Measuring the value of women’s contribution to the Canadian economy: New insights based on recent work
• Statistics Canada’s Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub
• Statistics Canada’s Average percentage of women and men in management positions tables

Guidelines

Although this challenge is hosted by R-Ladies Ottawa, you don’t have to use R to participate. You could use R, Python, a combination of the two, or anything you’re comfortable with!

No previous programming experience is required! If you’re interested in participating, but aren’t sure where to start, check out the recordings from our Introduction to R workshops that we hosted in early 2024. The workshops will give you a solid foundation in data analysis and data visualization using R.

While anyone is welcome to participate in the challenge and submit an entry, only submissions by women and gender minorities who reside in Canada will be eligible for the prizes.

Prizes

You can participate individually, or in teams of up to 5 people! Prize details will be released at a later date.

How to submit an entry

This will be a month-long data challenge, and you’ll have until April 7th to submit your entry. Your submission can be in any form you like – it can be a Quarto document, an image, a link to a webpage, or a link to a video, for example.

There are two options for submitting an entry:

• Option 1 (preferred option): If you have experience with GitHub and Quarto, you can create a pull request on this repository and add your submission to the “Submissions” part of this page
• Option 2: If you don’t have experience with GitHub, you can email [email protected] a link to your submission materials and we will add the link to the “Submissions” part of this page

Submitting an entry

After the submission deadline, R-Ladies Ottawa will host a virtual event where participants can showcase their work. This is a great way to learn from one another and to connect with other like-minded individuals!

The date and time of the showcase event will be announced soon.

Getting there:

Venue has informed us that we are going to use a different entrance and not the standard Huckletree one.

- IWD 2024 will take place at Huckletree Shoreditch - The entrance of the venue will be from Worship Street look at the screenshot attached\, use these coordinates if you have difficulty locating the entrance: 51°31'19.8"N 0°05'10.5"W - The nearest underground stations are: Liverpool Street and Old Street

Other Info - Registration starts at 9:30am. - Schedule is here -> https://gdglondon.dev/iwd-schedule/ - Sessions are here-> https://gdglondon.dev/?event=iwd

Don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Uplift, Upscale, Uplevel: Inclusivity in Innovation🚀

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Engineering Roundabout, International Women's Day special with Global Media, supported by HerStory: Uplift, Upscale, Uplevel: Inclusivity in Innovation!

🗓️Date: March 14, 2024 🕧Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 📍Location: Lacon London, 84 Theobald’s Road, London, WC1X 8NL 🚇 Nearest Station: Holborn, Chancery Lane

Experience a night of networking, thought-provoking talks, and interactive workshops designed to celebrate diversity and empower women in tech. The agenda includes keynote presentations and workshop sessions on crucial topics within Data, Product and Engineering.

We'll be exploring topics such as unbiased AI, inclusive engineering cultures, and diversity-driven product innovation. Keep an eye out for more details! Follow our LinkedIn for more!

The event is supported by HerStory ,and is in collaboration with She Chats Tech.

Our Expert Facilitators... ⭐️Rhea Sam, Data Scientist at Valtech, covering all things Data. ⭐️Debbie James, VP of Product covering all things Product and how diverse perspectives and an inclusive mindset are key to product development.

Stay tuned for other speaker announcements 👀

🎟️ Limited RSVPs: We anticipate high demand for this event, and spots are limited. Secure your place early to be part of this enriching experience.

RSVP Now. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to network, learn, and grow. See you there!

Uplift, Upscale, Uplevel: Inclusivity in Innovation🚀

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Engineering Roundabout, International Women's Day special with Global Media, supported by HerStory: Uplift, Upscale, Uplevel: Inclusivity in Innovation!

🗓️Date: March 14, 2024 🕧Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 📍Location: Lacon London, 84 Theobald’s Road, London, WC1X 8NL 🚇 Nearest Station: Holborn, Chancery Lane

Experience a night of networking, thought-provoking talks, and interactive workshops designed to celebrate diversity and empower women in tech. The agenda includes keynote presentations and workshop sessions on crucial topics within Data, Product and Engineering.

We'll be exploring topics such as unbiased AI, inclusive engineering cultures, and diversity-driven product innovation. Keep an eye out for more details! Follow our LinkedIn for more!

The event is supported by HerStory ,and is in collaboration with She Chats Tech.

Our Expert Facilitators... ⭐️Rhea Sam, Data Scientist at Valtech, covering all things Data. ⭐️Debbie James, VP of Product covering all things Product and how diverse perspectives and an inclusive mindset are key to product development.

Stay tuned for other speaker announcements 👀

🎟️ Limited RSVPs: We anticipate high demand for this event, and spots are limited. Secure your place early to be part of this enriching experience.

RSVP Now. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to network, learn, and grow. See you there!

They say an analysis is only as good as the question that was asked, so for our 2024 International Women's Day Episode, Julie, Moe, and Val were joined by Taylor Buonocore Guthrie to discuss how to ask better questions. Every analyst is naturally curious, but the thoughtfulness that Taylor puts into what type of questions to ask, how to ask them, and when to ask them to get the optimal response is truly an art form. Instead of drilling the five-whys the next time you are gathering context with a business partner for an analysis or conducting discovery interviews, try prompting them with, "Can you walk me through your thinking?" or "What else is important for me to know?" to gather the right context and clarify your understanding. We can't wait for you to hear all of the practical advice and suggestions for things you might consider incorporating into your repertoire! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.