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M Science and Women Who Code Partner to Empower Women to Forge Thriving Tech CareersM Science, the pioneer in data-driven research and analytics, has entered a partnership with Women Who Code, an international nonprofit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. Along with providing support to women tech professionals, data scientists and engineers, Women Who Code fosters greater diversity in the industry. As part of this "M Inspires" collaboration, M Science will host a Women Who Code educational and networking event, "Women Who Inspire and Thrive in the Data World: Creating Opportunities in Diversity and Innovation," on November 1, 2018 at the Jefferies Financial Group headquarters (520 Madison Avenue) in New York City from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. "Diversity is a core component of the M Science culture and mission," said Michael V. Marrale, CEO of M Science. "We are confident our partnership with Women Who Code will inspire even more women to join our organization and the tech space as a whole." "The tech industry has a lot to offer women, but many don't consider a tech career because they aren't exposed to opportunities where they can benefit from mentorship or find the right platform to excel and grow. However, once given access, everything changes" said Sunaina Swaminathan, Head of Data Acquisition at M Science. "We are excited to begin our work with Women Who Code to empower them with the confidence to thrive." Event attendees will be able to hear first-hand from successful women about their professional journeys in tech, fintech, research, data science, data engineering, and other fields, and how market trends and developments are changing the ech industry. To register, or find out more information, please email Sunaina Swaminathan at [email protected]. "M Science shares our dedication to elevating women tech professionals through mentorship, education, and networking," said Shay Waajid, Network Operations Manager for Women Who Code. "We are looking forward to bringing leaders from across the industry together at our upcoming event to inspire, enlighten, and help more women forge their own paths to professional success in tech." About M Science M Science is a data-driven research and analytics firm, uncovering new insights for leading financial institutions and corporations. M Science is revolutionizing research, discovering new data sets and pioneering methodologies to provide actionable intelligence. Our research teams have decades of experience working with massive amounts of unstructured data in near real-time to discern critical insights that help clients make more informed decisions. We combine the best of finance, data and technology to create a truly unique value proposition for both financial services firms and major corporations in a variety of industries. M Science is a portfolio company of Leucadia Investments, a division of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF). For more information, please visit www.mscience.com. About Women Who Code Women Who Code (WWCode) is an international nonprofit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. WWCode is building a world where women are proportionally representative as technical leaders, executives, founders, VCs, board members and software engineers. The organization has executed more than 7,000 free events around the world, garnered a membership exceeding 137,000, and has a presence in 20 countries. Help empower even more women to advance in tech with the training and community they need to succeed by supporting WWCode. Learn more at womenwhocode.com.
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