Leveraging Your STEM Education
Education is the key to success in every field of STEM. Leveraging your learning is equally important, but rarely taught in schools. With everything that you learn, new possibilities open up to you. You gain the chance to advance your career, try new things, build exciting products, and step up into leadership.
As you continue your education always remember your worth. Be willing to negotiate, continue looking for new roles and opportunities, and focus on your dreams. Only you know what you know, so you are your own best advocate. You are a part of one of the true innovation industries. Value your education, and use it to help build the future that you want to see.
Women Who Code can be a valuable resource in both continuing your education and developing your career. Our blogs, podcast, and on-demand YouTube channel are resources that can be used to grow your knowledge. You can also join a WWCode community or attend one of our digital events to expand your professional network and learn with others in a supportive global community.
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What Happened To Women In Computer Science?
In the mid-1980s, while the number of women entering medicine, law and physical science studies began to accelerate, the number of women entering computer science began to fall dramatically. This infographic asks why and looks at the impact that shift has had on modern day software development.
See the full infographic here.
Technical Highlight - Celebrating Labor Day with Self Care
On September 5th, the United States celebrated Labor Day — a day dedicated to rest from, and celebrate the work we do. WWCode encourages recognition of your efforts through our #ApplaudHer initiative, and we support finding a healthy work-life balance every day of the year with resources to help you take care of your mental health.
This week, we’re highlighting videos from our YouTube channel on mental health and taking a mindful approach to your relationship with work.
WWCode Tech Videos With Resources to Support Your Mental Health
See more videos on taking a mindful approach to your work-life balance.
Upcoming WWCode Events
Digital educational events from our global Networks:
Talk Night — Please Don’t Follow My Path | WWCode Portland
In her talk Please Don’t Follow My Path, speaker Wiktoria Dalach will share lessons and failures from her experience at startups in Poland and Germany. No matter if you’re at the beginning of your career or well in the middle of it, ideas from this talk will provoke you to think differently about your career, diversity, and skills.
Date/Time: Thursday, September 8, 2022 | 6:30 PM PDT (Portland)
Launch of Mock Behavioural Interview Program | WWCode London
Interviewing is a skill that improves with practice. You never want your first interview to be for the job you want the most. In order to ensure you have had some practice before it really counts, join Women Who Code London to launch the Mock Behavioral Interview Program for all our members to hone their interviewing skills.
Date/Time: Thursday, September 8, 2022 | 7:30 PM BST (London)
WWCode CONNECT India: Craft Your Career | WWCode Global
Hosted by the WWCode India community, this free English-speaking event is a full day of technical and professional sessions to help you craft the career of your dreams. Join to learn from and network with your peers and industry experts.
Date/Time: Friday, September 9, 2022 | 9:00 AM IST (Hyderabad)
Hack Night Team Huddle | WWCode San Francisco
This meeting is to discuss and plan the Hack Night events for the upcoming quarter and to check in with the Hack Night volunteer team.
Date/Time: Friday, September 9, 2022 | 6:00 PM PDT (San Francisco)
Hacking Hangout | WWCode Austin
This is a monthly programming study group and networking meetup. You are welcome to work on anything you would like in our friendly and helpful environment. Coders of all abilities are welcome! Bring your projects and questions. If you are a beginner, we can help you get started. If you're an intermediate programmer looking for a challenge, we can help you find problems to work on.
Date/Time: Monday, September 12, 2022 | 6:30 PM CDT (Austin)
Coders Hangout | WWCode Monterrey
Únete a nuestra reunión mensual donde tenemos una conversación casual, únete, preséntate, haz preguntas y convive con nuestra comunidad. ¿Te interesaría ayudar a transformar la comunidad local de mujeres en la tecnología? ¿Te gustaría formar parte de nuestro Lead Team? Ven a nuestro Coders Hangout y conócenos. Participa en nuestros eventos y dale un impulso a tu carrera profesional al mismo tiempo que ayuda a otras.
Fecha/Hora: Martes, 13 Septiembre, 2022 | 7:00 PM CDT (Monterrey)
WWCode Seattle: Data Science & Machine Learning Study Group | WWCode Seattle
Join us for a bi-weekly study group for Data Science and machine learning. We can use this time just to quietly work, help each other get unstuck, and get inspired! Have some accountability time for study and/or projects.
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 | 5:30 PM PDT (Seattle)
Data Analytics with Python for Complete Beginners | WWCode Python
Join us for an amazing workshop to discover the basics of programming with Python for data analysis. The workshop is designed for complete beginners. We will cover the fundamentals of Python and how to collect data, and then we will explore data using Python. After the workshop, all attendees will receive a link to Le Wagon's learning platform to get FREE access to the discussed learning material.
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 | 2:00 PM EDT (Atlanta)
Opportunities for Members
Scholarships:
The CMU Master of Science in Computational Finance (MSCF) program is seeking strong coders to meet growing demand for master’s graduates in the quant finance industry. MSCF is pleased to offer two (2) scholarships valued at $15,000 each for the Fall 2023 program, exclusively for WWCode members! Apply here.
WWCode + CO:RISE: have partnered to provide scholarships to their course which provides an introduction to machine learning for computer vision. APPLICATION DEADLINES: 9/9, at 12am ET.
WWCode is partnering with Formation a virtual fellowship program for software engineers who seek impactful roles and career growth. All WWCode applicants who are accepted into the fellowship program will receive $500 off of the upfront cost or a reduction of their Income Share Agreement (ISA). Apply here by 9/30/22.
Partner Events:
Now - October 31st: Call for Code Global Challenge @ Remote
Scholarship Conference Passes Available:
October 3rd: GSAS @ Barcelona, Spain
October 13th - 14th: Euruko 2022 @ Helsinki, Finland
Pro-Tip of the Week
“Coding is not about solving human problems. It is about innovation, showcasing forward thinking and a potential future direction of any industry.”
- Agnes Horvath, WWCode Member
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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