About
Mission statements
The mission of the ASA LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Diversity working group is to support the professional and personal development of LGBTQ+ data scientists and statisticians and to contribute to efforts to ensure our community is just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive. A copy of our operating plan can be found here.
Aims:
Identify resources for leadership development
Support awards and scholarships for LGBTQ+ members
Support collaborative research
Offer ally training
Subgroups
The goal of our working group is to support the growth of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the fields of Statistics and Data Science and contribute to the education of allied professionals and students to support our collaborative professional community. Our working group is comprised of the 3 subgroups listed below.
Fostering supportive and inclusive environments committee
Creating opportunities for success and leadership committee
Increasing representation committee
Contact Us
For more information, you can contact Suzanne Thornton (she/her) (sthornt1<at>swarthmore<dot>edu) and Donna LaLonde (she/her) (DonnaL<at>amstat<dot>org).
ASA LGBTQ Advocacy Committee
President: Jack Miller (they/them)
More information on this committee
That 8-stripe pride histogram!
Yes it took us a little bit of time to create this histogram as a logo! Here's the R script to recreate it yourself ;)