[Grad-postdoc-assn] Fwd: [DISC] Applications open for NEW WocCode peer-mentoring program

[Deepak Cherian]

Looks like a great opportunity!

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Subject: 	[DISC] Applications open for NEW WocCode peer-mentoring program
Date: 	Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:50:30 -0400
From: 	Lia Corrales <lia.astro at gmail.com>
To: 	disc at numfocus.org



Hello everyone,

I’m proud to announce a new peer mentoring program: WoCCode. Please 
forward this information to you departments and other interested 
parties.  Thank you!


Women of Color (WoC) – which includes Black, indigenous, and Latinx 
minorities – are the most underrepresented demographic from high paying 
industries, including software engineering. Yet WoC are flush with the 
talent, creativity, and social insight to solve complex problems and 
lead in the software industry. Using a dedicated Slack space and cohorts 
of 4-5 people,this program seeks to unite WoC and other members of 
minoritized groups, to battle feelings of isolation and marginalization 
that are prevalent in educational institutions and industry settings. 
Participants will be placed in cohorts of 4-5 people and encouraged to 
meet on a 1-2 week basis. We will also host monthly 1 hour webinars, 
featuring peer-lead instructional tutorials and talks by professionals 
from academia and the software industry. Our first kick-off webinar will 
be in January 2021.


WoCCode is now accepting applications for members of its inaugural 2021 
cohort. Follow this link to apply: http://bit.ly/woccode-apply-2020 
<http://bit.ly/woccode-apply-2020>


Forms submitted before November 24, 2020will receive full consideration. 
Anyone may apply to WoCCode.


WoCCode is an Astropy sponsored IDE (Inclusion, Diversity, and 
Empowerment) project, which receives funding support from the Moore 
Foundation. Questions about the program can be directed to 
WoC.Code at gmail.com <mailto:WoC.Code at gmail.com>


Link to PDF flyer: http://bit.ly/woccode-flyer-2020a 
<http://bit.ly/woccode-flyer-2020a>



Dr. Lía Corrales
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