About this event
We talk a lot about the lack of women in technology. What’s keeping them out? The Lady Problem Global Hackathon Series, presented by AngelHack, is launching in a city near you!
The Lady Problems Global Hackathon Series is setting out to answer that question. We’re challenging our community of 100,000+ women and men, developers, designers, entrepreneurs to create technology that will address the problems that prevent female entrepreneurship. And course, male allies are welcome too!
Why is this an issue?
Women represent half of the global population, reinvest 90% of their income into their families and communities, but earn just 10% of the world’s income. Studies have shown that advancing women’s equality can add between $12-28 trillion to global economic growth.
According to UN Women, companies with 3 or more women in senior management functions score higher in all dimensions of organizational effectiveness, yet just 4% of Fortune 500 companies are led by women. In startup-land, you’ll find the same results. First Round Capital’s analysis of 300 portfolio companies over ten years showed that startup teams with at least one female founder performed 63% better than all male teams, yet around only 4% of women are backed by VC funding.
It’s proven that investing in women creates a better world, and yet they’re not even close to meeting their potential. So what can we do to solve these problems?
Challenges:
Health
Hack a solution that will help women access health resources to ensure that they can have successful careers, regardless of whether or not they choose to have children.
Safety
Hack a solution that ensures that women can be safe when they go to, are at, and come home from work.
Economic Empowerment
Hack a solution that helps women gain access to the financial resources, training and support they need to grow their businesses.
Culture
Hack a solution that helps women succeed and feel confident in the workplace and that they are supported in their careers by their families and communities.
Prizes
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- Grand Prize
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Social Good Accelerator: The winning team from each city will be inducted into AngelHack’s first-ever socia...
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- $500.0
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In addition to a cash prize, GSG will work to provide the winning team permit access to travel to the West ...
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- $400.0
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Schedule
- Thursday
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Thursday
11:00 AM : Doors Open to Attendees
12:00 PM: Opening Ceremony and Sponsor Talks
12:45 PM: Team-building and 1 minute pitches
01:30 PM : Coding Begins
04:30 PM : Time to go home
06:00 PM : Doors Close
- Friday
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Friday
08:00 AM : Doors Open to Attendees
09:00 AM : Announcements
09:15 AM : Breakfast of Champions
11:30 AM : Prayer Time (women inside, guys leave)
01:30 PM : Lunch
04:00 PM : Pitch Workshop w/ Rachel
04:30 PM : Time to Go Home
06:00 PM : Doors Close
Rules
Not-So-Fresh Code: You are welcome to start working on your hack before the event. You can present pre-existing projects, but they must be relevant to the hackathon challenges. You also must dem...