The mission of COWIS is to:
- Increase awareness of the common professional interests and issues of those who identify as women to all ASA members.
- Promote the status of those who identify as women currently in the statistics profession.
- Encourage those who identify as women to enter the field of statistics.
- Establish contact and share ideas with other professional groups with similar goals.
- Coordinate the management of the Gertrude Cox Scholarship jointly with the Caucus for Women in Statistics.
These goals are accomplished through activities including:
- Participation at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM),
- Planning and contributing to the program committee for the Women in Statistics and Data Science (WSDS) Conference
- Co-administration of the Gertrude Cox Scholarship
- Promoting the recognition of women's accomplishments in the discipline through nominations for awards and leadership positions
- Networking events (e.g., book club)
- Informational webinars
Many of these activities are open to all and participation is encouraged!