Last week was the sixth time the Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide Conference welcomed participants to Stanford University’s campus.The hybrid event was the seventh WiDS event since the con

There are times when an initial gathering can kick off a global movement.The Women in Data Science initiative started as a conference held at Stanford University in November 2015. WiDS has grown significantly since then, which was reflected during its most recent event in March.“In seven years, it’s gone from this one day technical conference to a global movement,” said Lisa Martin (pictured, right), co-host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, during an analysis segment at the Women in Data Science (WiDS) event. “WiDS is now in 60 countries, with 200 events and 500-plus ambassadors. We really saw a lot of the fresh faces and heard from them