The Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science (CWS) is a professional society for women in statistics, data science and related fields. It was founded in 1971, following discussions in 1969 and 1970 at the annual meetings of the American Statistical Association, with Donna Brogan as its first president. The Governing Council is the main governing body of CWS. The Council consists of the President, President-Elect, Past President, Past Past President, Executive Director (ex-officio), Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Chair, Program Committee Chair, Communications Committee Chair, Professional Development Committee Chair, Chair of Liaisons with other organizations and the Chair of Country Representatives. The President-Elect, President, Past President, Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Director constitute the Executive Committee of the Governing Council. CWS governance is described in the Constitution and Bylaws.
Purpose The purpose of the CWS is to assist in teaching, hiring, and advancing the careers of women in statistics, removing barriers to women in statistics, encourage the application of statistics to women's issues, and improve the representation of women in professional organizations for statisticians. CWS envisions a world where women in the profession of statistics have equal opportunity and access to influence policies and decisions in workplaces, governments, and communities. The organization's mission is to advance the careers of women statisticians through advocacy, providing resources and learning opportunities, increasing their professional participation and visibility, and promoting and assessing research that impacts women statisticians.
Related organizations CWS is an independent society that works with other statistical professional societies, including the American Statistical Association (ASA), the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS), Statistical Society of Canada (SSC), and International Statistical Institute (ISI). CWS has a close tie with the ASA and participates in the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) which are run by the ASA and cosponsored by IMS, SSC and other professional societies, where it is a sponsor of the Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship. The Caucus is a "sister organization" to the Association for Women in Mathematics, which was founded at the same time as CWS.
Activities The Caucus has a regular email blast and organizes events at major statistical meetings. Since 2001, its activities have also included jointly sponsoring the Florence Nightingale David Award with the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies. This is "the only international award in statistical sciences ... that is restricted to women". CWS hosts its own conference every year on the second Tuesday of October, celebrating International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science (IDWSDS - idwsds.org).
Leadership The presidents of the Caucus have included:
1971–1973: Donna Brogan 1974–1975: Marie Wann 1976: Joan R. Rosenblatt 1977: Barbara A. Bailar 1978: Janet L. Norwood 1979: Irene Montie 1980: Shirley Kallek 1981: Beatrice N. Vaccara 1982: Eileen Boardman 1983: Lee-Ann C. Hayek 1984: Jane F. Gentleman 1985: Nancy Gordon 1986: Arlene Ash 1987: Sandra K. McKenzie 1988: Jessica Utts 1989: Cynthia Clark 1990: Sue Leurgans 1991: Cyntha Struthers 1992: Stephanie Shipp 1993: Barbara Tilley 1994: Juliet Popper Shaffer 1995: Mary Batcher 1996: Pamela Doctor 1997: Sandra Stinnett 1998: Elizabeth Margosches 1999: Holly Shulman 2000: Janet Williams 2001: Nancy Allen 2002: Mari Palta 2003: Martha Aliaga 2004: Mariza de Andrade 2005: Julia Bienias 2006: Mary W. Gray 2007: Tena Katsaounis 2008–2009: Marcia Ciol 2010: Jennifer D. Parker 2011: Amanda L. Golbeck 2012: J. Lynn Palmer 2013: Susmita Datta 2014: Nancy Flournoy 2015: Paula Roberson 2016: Jiayang Sun 2017: Ji-Hyun Lee 2018: Shili Lin 2019: Nicole Lazar 2020: Wendy Lou 2021: Motomi Mori 2022: Nairanjana Dasgupta 2023: Dong-Yun Kim 2024: Cynthia Bland 2025: Umut Ozbek 2026: Suhwon Lee
References . See in particular p. 10 and p. 20.
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