HerWILL Datathon 2022 – THE PILOT

HerWILL – Women Inspired in Life and Leadership recently held a Datathon between tech women of color in the United States and tech women in Bangladesh, in partnership with AI4OPT, SBDH at Georgia Tech, and BdOSN. The Datathon was preceded by a series of workshops custom made to give an in-depth overview of Data Science and prepare the contestants for the intense 48-hour competition. This Pilot program aimed to see how underrepresented talent can engage in learning Data Science and participate in a competition to solve real-world problems, paving the path for building the Future of Work at an international level.

WHAT THE WINNING TEAMS HAD TO SAY:

Mashiat Mustaq( Winner): Working in the competition was intense and having Supervisors the entire time was didactic. Our second competition with HerWILL, and amazed by the efforts they put into guiding us.

Shweta Mayekar(First Runner Up): HerWILL Datathon helped me improve my presentation skills and teamwork. As the Datathon progressed, my motivation to apply my practical knowledge and application grew beyond my expectations

Meher Afroz(Second Runner Up): I am really grateful to be a part of the Datathon organized by HerWILL. The mentors were very helpful and I got to learn about a lot of new things during the whole 48 hours of experience through an organized process