Seizing Opportunity for Gender Equality: How Women Are Driving Data for Social Impact
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm GMT / 7:30pm IST
We’re sharing underrepresented individuals’ overlooked stories in data to highlight the need for and benefit of gender diversity in data.
There will be no justice until women and gender-diverse individuals participate in the entire data for social impact value chain.
As part of data.org’s work to put a spotlight on gender equity in data for social impact (DSI), under / over aims to raise awareness of successful ways for women and gender-diverse individuals to be represented in data and to themselves harness the power of data to drive social impact.
In under / over, our stories help us explore what excellence looks like in the entire data for social impact value chain. Together, we can create a more inclusive data culture and increase the percentage of women entering and remaining in the DSI workforce.
Developing Data Talent
data.org is partnering with TechChange to deliver a free gender data course designed for gender advisors, data specialists, and other development professionals. This course unpacks complex and practical considerations to understand, use, and share gender data with the ultimate goal of impact.
Impact Story
Organizations like Break Through Tech are working towards helping women overcome gender barriers that are both pervasive and persistent in the tech industry. Currently, the percentage of computer science and artificial intelligence PhDs awarded to women languishes at 20 percent. At the cross-section of academia and the private sector, Break Through Tech helps launch women into technology-related degrees and careers.
Impact Story
Solar Sister envisions a brighter world powered by women entrepreneurs. Solar Sister is the world’s first scalable, women-led renewable energy distribution model, delivering reliable, clean energy solutions to the most energy-poor and vulnerable communities. Solar Sister has put data in the hands of their entrepreneurs and field staff, enabling them to maximize business outcomes and bring light, hope and opportunity to more people throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm GMT / 7:30pm IST
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