Celebrate the International Year of Women in Statistics and Data Science (#IYWSDS) with us: watch various talks about Florence Nightingale, the IYWSDS, the ISI & the ISI WSC 2021
Charge of the Working Group
- To promote and strengthen the representation of women in statistics and data science
- To support the launch of the International Year of Women in Statistics and Data Science (IYWSDS) on 12 May 2020, the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale
- To contribute to the celebration of the IYWSDS from 12 May 2020 through 15 July 2021, the end date of the 63rd ISI World Statistics Congress
Members
| Jessica Utts, Chair | USA |
| Graciela Boente | Argentina |
| Anshuma Chandak | USA |
| Solange Correa-Onel | UK |
| Christl Donnelly | UK |
| Lupe Gomez | Spain |
| Reija Helenius | Finland |
| Amanda Hering | USA |
| Jessica Kohlschmidt | USA |
| Nicole Lazar | USA |
| Jacqueline Meulman | Netherlands |
| Regina Nuzzo | USA |
| Francesca Perucci | Italy |
| Kana Ramasamy | Malaysia |
| Nalini Ravinshanker | USA |
| Eric Vance | USA |
Resources
The statistical thinking and ideas of Florence Nightingale and Victorian politicians by M. Eileen Magnello, Radical Statistics, Issue 102.
Significance: Special Issue on Florence Nightingale - Volume 17, issue 2, April 2020.
The Lady with the Lamp - Stats+Stories episode 139 with Lynn MacDonald, 14 May 2020.
A tribute to Florence Nightingale through fascinating objects by Andrew Preston, Daily Mail Online, 16 May 2020.
Women Trailblazers in the Statistical Profession by Lynne Billard & Katherine Wallman, International Statistical Review, June 2020.
