Data for Good National + Global Count

MANDATORY SIGN-UP FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BJZoVmokZwaRe9BOpdXsANHRMXhc6xsquyOXI7xXoi8/viewform?edit_requested=true

All Data for Good chapters across Canada are invited to join Global Count for a week-long virtual datathon. This event will start on Jan 22nd (kick off event) and end on Jan 29th (presentations) to support their mission in capturing and understanding opinions, needs, and perspectives of women and gender-diverse people, globally.

In this datathon, you will analyze survey responses from more than 30,000 people worldwide to understand issues of gender equity, key community issues, and ensure that global funding initiatives and policies are grounded in #datascience. This analysis will be invaluable in drawing a comprehensive picture of how individuals around the world are being impacted by gender inequality, defining key issues, and informing how we rebuild our systems and societies in an equitable way.
Global Count will use the results to advise women’s rights groups working on the ground in-region, to support their work advocating for impactful and sustainable change.
Global Count is an opportunity to ensure the voices of women and gender-diverse people define what is needed when it comes to funding and policy-making decisions that will impact them.

The Global Count (GC) is a global mapping project designed to ensure that individual women’s and gender-diverse people’s opinions, needs, and perspectives, inform the Global Acceleration Plans for Gender Equality formed by each Action Coalition (AC) at the Generation Equality Forum (GEF). Full details of the work thus far can be found in the Interim Report:

### HOW IT WORKS ###

This is a 100% virtual event, spread out across a week. Kick off is on Saturday 22nd January 12pm EST, and the final presentations are on Saturday 29th January 12pm EST.

Teams of 4-5 volunteer data scientists will work together to solve the Gender Equity challenge statements. Over the course of a week, you will perform data analytics and discover insights. We will meet remotely on Saturday 29th January, when each team will present their findings to the Global Count non-profit representative.

### LOGISTICS ###

This event is in EST.

Now – Thursday 20th January: Open registration! Use this link to secure your spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BJZoVmokZwaRe9BOpdXsANHRMXhc6xsquyOXI7xXoi8/viewform?edit_requested=true

Friday 21st January: If you do not have a team, we will place you in one and welcome you to your team.

Saturday 22nd January: 12pm-2pm EST: Volunteer data scientists log into a virtual link that will be sent over closer to the date.
• PART 1: The Data for Good team will review the business problem, walk through the data, answer questions and review logistics.
• PART 2: Statistician from Statistics Without Borders will review the statistical analysis framework

Saturday 22nd January – Friday 28th January: Data analysis with your team!

Saturday 29th January 9am - 12pm EST: Presentations!
• We will provide a sign-up link to secure your presentation slot on January 22nd.
• We will provide you the meeting link to log in to the presentations.

### LEARN MORE! ###

To learn more about the Datathon process, check out the following materials from our previous events:

• What to expect from a Datathon: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OElGN4sw65fWQFbUA2tZg2rE1o0nyZftHvTiNMujldU/edit?usp=sharing
• Data science technical walkthrough: https://github.com/ruoyucad/DataForGood

We hope you will join us!