WomxnHacks is a 36-hour all-female-identifying hackathon dedicated to giving womxn of all backgrounds and fields the opportunity to delve into coding within a supportive and inclusive environment.

 Check out our official website here: https://www.womxnhacks.com/

Eligibility

Each team will consist of no more than 4 people, and to qualify for the beginners hack awards, the entire team must consist of beginners.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$3,954 in prizes

Best Hack

Nintendo Switch for each member of the winning team

Runner Up Hack

Powerbeats by Dr. Dre Earphones for each member of the winning team

Best Beginners Hack

Google Home for each member of the winning team

Best Beginners Runner Up

Amazon Kindle for each member of the winning team

Best Beginners Second Runner Up

Amazon Fire Tablet for each member of the winning team

Best Hardware Hack

Arduino Starter Kit for each member of the winning team

Best Adventure Hack

JBL Clip 3 Portable Speaker for each member of the winning team

Best Education Hack

Patagonia Refugio 26L backpack for each member of the winning team

Best Mobile App Hack

Chromecast for each member of the winning team

Evidation Health - Best Health Hack

A hack that has positive influence on people's health.

Google - Best IoT Hack

A hack that connects different parts of your life together in a wireless network.

MLH Best Use of Google Cloud Platform

Google Home Mini for each member of the winning team

MLH - Best Domain Name Registered with Domain.com

Raspberry Pi Kit for each member of the winning team

Best Use of SmartCar API

Google Home Mini for each member of the winning team

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Diba Mirza

Diba Mirza
UCSB CS Lecturer

Caitlin Davis

Caitlin Davis
Invoca Senior Engineer

Sanketh Katta

Sanketh Katta
Smartcar CTO

Charlotte Koche

Charlotte Koche
Smartcar

Nevena Golubovic

Nevena Golubovic
Graduate Student

Audrey Dutcher

Audrey Dutcher
Graduate Student

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
    How creative has the group been in solving the problem? Has the problem been previously addressed?
  • Technical Difficulty
    How difficult is it to create this hack? Are there many different technologies involved?
  • Polish
    Does this hack look refined? Is the user experience intuitive?
  • Special Requirement
    Did the group cater to the special challenge? Is it an important part of this hack?
  • Viability
    Is this hack feasible? Will people use it in daily life? Does it have economic and societal value?

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