I love your blog and tweets. It’s encouraging to see women working in Data Science and willing to share their journey.

A topic I’d love to see you poll or talk about is: metros which are friendly to folks transitioning into Data Analyst/Scientist roles.

I’m from Dallas, TX and have a social science background. I’ve acted as a data reporter for 4 years, and lead the Women Who Code community in my area. Much of what I’ve observed and experienced is that employers in my area are generally not open to hiring analysts who don’t have a traditional background (i.e. Bachelors/Masters in Information Management, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) — bootcamp graduates, self-paced learners, etc with portfolios don’t seem to have much success, either.

I’m wondering if any folks in the Becoming Data Sci community have advice on cities that may be more open to non-traditional backgrounds, have more Analyst roles, are more data literate, etc.

Some areas I see beyond SF & NY which may potentially fill this description are Chicago, Seattle, and Boston.
Anyway, I think this could be an interesting topic for many!

Thanks in advance :)
Warmly, Christine