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R-Ladies London: Empowering Women in Coding

R-Ladies London is a grassroots social initiative that aims to promote gender inclusivity, provide female role models, and create a supportive community for women in STEM careers. Attend workshops, mentor others, and fulfill your programming potential with R!

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R-Ladies London: Empowering Women in Coding

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  1. 27.6.16 -Ladies London Presentation of the Women in R Taskforce Alice Daish & Hannah Frick @alice_data & @hfcfrick meetup.com/R-Ladies-Coding-Club-London/ github.com/RLadiesCodingLondon @RLadiesLondon

  2. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London The Origins “I’d been repeatedlydiscouragedfrom coding throughout my career, by line-managers, work colleagues and family” - Chiin But as a result…..

  3. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London …..R-Ladies London was Founded! Mission:grassroots social initiative to create and establish an R community with real impact where there is a void (women + newbies).

  4. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London • Enabling Women: Promoting Women’s access to STEM careers, gender inclusivity and free software. • Providing Female Role Models: Leadership & Mentoring roles held exclusively by women • Accessible by New Coders: Zero knowledge barriers to entry • Inclusivity: Men have been welcomed as attendees, as they are equally lacking beginner R groupsin London

  5. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London • Enabling Women: Promoting Women’s access to STEM careers, gender inclusivity and free software. • Providing Female Role Models: Leadership & Mentoring roles held exclusively by women • Accessible by New Coders: Zero knowledge barriers to entry • Inclusivity: Men have been welcomed as attendees, as they are equally lacking beginner R groups in London • Independent, Self-funded & Volunteer-run: No costs/charges to attend, events are always free!

  6. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Proposition: Fulfill Programming Potential • DevelopTech Leadership skills • Mentor the Community • Attend the Intermediate Workshops • Share Knowledge • Start Coding NOW! • Attend the Novice Workshops Brand New to R Already Coding in R Experienced R Coder Leaders Learners Builders

  7. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Proposition: Fulfill Programming Potential • DevelopTech Leadership skills • Mentor the Community • Attend the Intermediate Workshops • Share Knowledge • Start Coding NOW! • Attend the Novice Workshops Brand New to R Already Coding in R Experienced R Coder Leaders Learners Builders ~50% attendees per event have Never Coded before

  8. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our story: 4 months since Launch NEXT:Community-Driven Workshop July ‘16 1stWorkshop March ‘16 Tour De R: Demo May ‘16 2ndWorkshop April ‘16 Most Useful Functions Workshop June ‘16 Twitter Launch April ‘16 Beginner Drop-In April ‘16 LAUNCH March ‘16

  9. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our story: 4 months since Launch NEXT:Community-Driven Workshop July ‘16 1stWorkshop March ‘16 Tour De R: Demo May ‘16 2ndWorkshop April ‘16 Most Useful Functions Workshop June ‘16 Twitter Launch April ‘16 Beginner Drop-In April ‘16 LAUNCH March ‘16 R-Ladies mentors present ...

  10. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our story: 4 months since Launch NEXT:Community-Driven Workshop July ‘16 1stWorkshop March ‘16 Tour De R: Demo May ‘16 2ndWorkshop April ‘16 Most Useful Functions Workshop June ‘16 Twitter Launch April ‘16 Beginner Drop-In April ‘16 LAUNCH March ‘16 Members suggestions Topics for learning and discussion Continuing with .... • Monthly Event • Informal drop-in sessions • 1-2-1 mentoring

  11. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our story: 4 months since Launch NEXT:Community-Driven Workshop July ‘16 1stWorkshop March ‘16 Tour De R: Demo May ‘16 2ndWorkshop April ‘16 Most Useful Functions Workshop June ‘16 Twitter Launch April ‘16 Beginner Drop-In April ‘16 LAUNCH March ‘16 410R-Ladies 275Twitter Followers

  12. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Community: Who Attends? Programmers / Developers Academic Researchers Physical & Life Scientists R Mentors Aspiring Data Scientists Data Analysts Upskilling (Excel/SPSS/SAS) R-Ladies London Career Change / Other

  13. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Community: Attendance Stats 154Attendees

  14. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Community: New vs. Returning Stats

  15. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Community: Female vs. Male Stats 85%Female

  16. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Community: Twitter Stats @RLadiesLondon Followers: Gender & Country splits

  17. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Community: R-User Experience

  18. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Community: R-User Experience “R-Ladies has been a game changer in my step up from simply coding in SQL to making the leap into the world of Data Science. Chiin and the R-Ladies team have demystified R.” - Helen, Marketing Insights Analyst

  19. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Community: R-User Experience “R-Ladies has been a game changer in my step up from simply coding in SQL to making the leap into the world of Data Science. Chiin and the R-Ladies team have demystified R.” - Helen, Marketing Insights Analyst “Thanks again for the R event on Monday. It was reallyinspiring. I literally left the event and met some friends for dinner and told them I think I want to be a data scientist and code and do maths all day and reveal awesome insights. It was really eye opening.” - Annabel, MEng Grad

  20. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London Our Community: R-User Experience “R-Ladies has been a game changer in my step up from simply coding in SQL to making the leap into the world of Data Science. Chiin and the R-Ladies team have demystified R.” - Helen, Marketing Insights Analyst “Thanks again for the R event on Monday. It was reallyinspiring. I literally left the event and met some friends for dinner and told them I think I want to be a data scientist and code and do maths all day and reveal awesome insights. It was really eye opening.” - Annabel, MEng Grad “R-Ladies is amazing and I've so appreciated the last two sessions! I'm also really impressed by the size of the community, and the range of professionals attracted; from scientists, to developers, to finance to marketing.” - Jenny, Developer

  21. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London What’s Next? • Support Needed!Supply & Demand: • London Venues • Website • Resource Sharing • Sub-Communities, i.e. ‘R Circles’ by Industry, Field, Location... • Event Publicity & Discovery London %Females in Professional, Scientific & Technical activities (2011 Census)

  22. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London What’s Next? • Scoping Our Initiative: • Support R Beginners • Support Women’s STEM careers • Support Girls Mentorship • Develop Women’sLeadership

  23. @RLadiesLondon #RLadiesLondon -Ladies London What’s Next? • Scoping Our Initiative: • Support R Beginners • Support Women’s STEM careers • Support Girls Mentorship • Develop Women’sLeadership • Early Stage collaborations: • . • .

  24. -Ladies London “Behind every successful women is another successful women” Thanks! Contact us:rladiescodingclub@gmail.com Follow us: @RLadiesLondon

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