How Not To Use Data Like a Racist

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How Not To Use Data Like a Racist
Led by Heather Krause

Most people do not set out to design a data analysis or viz in order to promote racist, sexist, colonialist, homophobic (etc) ideas.

However, even with the best intentions it's very easy to (accidentally) create data products that do just that. This evening we will look at some of the most common ways that these biases get embedded in data and visuals.

We'll look at an overview of how to embed a culturally responsive and equitable lens into the work we do with data and data visualization.

We'll learn how to implement the 7 step Data Equity Framework and offer some direct experience in what equity in data viz feels and looks like.

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You must register for the session here in addition to : https://excella.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pgkmSR-3T2ibT2ZmHh7tHw

Thank you to Excella for sponsoring this workshop and providing the webinar platform.

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About the speaker:

Heather Krause, PStat is a data scientist with over a decade of experience building tools that improve practices and systems. Heather is a statistician with years of experience working on complex data problems and producing real-world knowledge. She has a strong love of finding data, analyzing it in creative ways and using cutting edge visualization methods to visualize the results. Her emphasis is on combining strong statistical analysis with clear and meaningful communication. She is currently working on implementing tools for equity and ethics in data.

As the founder of two successful data science companies, she attacks the largest questions facing societies today, working with both civic and corporate organizations to improve outcomes and lives. Her relentless pursuit of clarity and realism in these projects pushed her beyond pure analysis to mastering the entire data ecosystem including award-winning work in data sourcing, modeling, and data storytelling, each incorporating bleeding edge theory and technologies.

Her work proves that data narratives can be meaningful to any audience from a boardroom to the front page. Heather is the founder of We All Count, a project for equity in data working with teams across the globe to embed a lens of ethics into their data products from funding to data collection to statistical analysis and algorithmic accountability. Her unique set of tools and contributions have been sought across a range of clients from MasterCard and Wells Fargo to the United Nations, the Canadian Government, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She is on the Data Advisory Board of the UNHCR.

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Schedule
5:00 PM - Introductions and Welcome
5:15 PM - How Not To Use Data Like a Racist
6:45 - Q&A