A free virtual International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science returns October 6, featuring six keynote speakers from six continents.
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Caucus Offers JSM Travel Awards
The Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science is offering two travel awards for the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings.
Hundreds Celebrate International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science
The inaugural International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science took place October 11 with support from the Caucus for Women in Statistics, Portuguese Statistical Society, American Statistical Association, and 35 other statistical and data science organizations around the world.
Goals Met, Celebrated at Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference
Once again, those attending the 2021 Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference realized their goals of celebrating successes, growing influence, building community, and sharing knowledge.
Caucus for Women in Statistics Celebrates 50 Years
This month’s JEDI column focuses on the Caucus for Women in Statistics. Formed in 1971, the caucus has been on the forefront of giving a voice to women in statistics and offering support, mentorship, friendship, and a safe space for discussion about challenging and often difficult topics faced by women.
COPSS Honors 13 with Awards
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) presents awards annually to honor statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the profession. For 2021, COPSS awards were presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings on August 11 by COPSS Chair Bhramar Mukherjee and the award committee members.
Invited Session Proposals Sought for JSM 2022
JSM 2022 will be in Washington, DC, August 6-11. Invited proposal submissions are due by September 8, 2021.
Cracking the Glass Ceiling
Jean Gibbons reflects on her early experiences as a female, and a statistician, in a predominantly male profession in the 1960s and ’70s.
Jessica Kohlschmidt
Jessica K. Kohlschmidt grew up in Houston, Texas, with five siblings. A first-generation college student, she had a passion for math from a young age. She has taught full and part time at colleges since 1999 and is currently is a PhD biostatistician at the Clara D. Bloomfield Center for Leukemia Outcomes Research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is also a longtime officer of the Caucus for Women in Statistics, serving for 10 years as secretary and, in 2018, becoming the first executive director.
Caucus for Women in Statistics Celebrates 50 Years
The Caucus for Women in Statistics is an international professional statistical society formed in 1971 for the education, employment, and advancement of women in statistics.