Essteem, the company that places women technologists and their male allies to companies that support gender equality, is organizing a remote hackathon dedicated to tackling issues related to gender inequality.
This event is designed to support Gender Equality and will focus on solving any kind of issues related to this theme. This is a contest among several teams, competing for sponsor prizes within a number of custom challenges.
WHY PARTICIPATE?
A unique integrated approach to innovate toward workplace equality in technology:
- Network with engineers and HR from NYC Metro area;
- Get hiring opportunities from sponsor organizations;
- Experience working on a team & crediting contributors;
- Prove your ability to work remotely;
- Explore a new technology stack;
- Attend Learning sessions on development, cyber security, ML, strategy;
- Attend “Secret Sessions” with inspiring personalities;
- Innovate and support Gender Equality!
GENERAL INFORMATION
Dates: Thursday, June 27 to Friday, July 25.
- Individual application: deadline on June 28.
- Team application: Once you have applied individually, you will connect on slack to create teams, until July 8.
The in-person opening event, where sponsors present challenges, will be held on June 27, 6 to 7.30pm at Nasdaq, One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway New York, NY 10006.
The closing event (July 25) will be held at the same timing and location. Teams will receive their awards at that time.
To learn more, please visit https://www.essteem.com/remote-equalithon-learn-more
