Tuesday, May 9, 2017
The University of Waterloo hosted it's first equithon May 5-7, 2017. The event was held in support of Waterloo’s commitment to the UN Women’s HeForShe IMPACT initiative. Organized by students within the Faculty of Mathematics and HeForShe faculty mentors Jo Atlee and Francis Poulin, the equithon saw 100 students partipate - 50% identifying as women.
Unlike traditional hackathons, the Waterloo equithon took place over three days, with no overnights. Students focused on developing solutions in five theme areas ranging from gendered racism to mental health.
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