GDG Cloud Edmonton, Aleo and LeetCode Night present IWD 2025: Redefine Possible Edmonton
Hack the Bias: Develop tech solutions that shatter gender stereotypes and empower young women to pursue any career they choose.
Develop AI solution or interactive platforms that challenge gender stereotypes and promote gender equality from a young age.
Bring your most innovative and creative ideas to the table to challenge gender stereotypes and empower young women (from 12 - 19 year old) in their career journeys. Develop cutting-edge tech solutions that disrupt the status quo and create new pathways to opportunity. Think outside the box, push the boundaries of technology, and inspire the next generation of female trailblazers.
Based on an Analysis elaborated by the Province of Quebec. Women are more likely to be restricted to a limited range of trades and occupations than men. The choices that young people make are also explained by various factors: education, tradition, personal ability, occupational role models in their families and among their friends and, especially, very persistent gender stereotypes. Children unwittingly assimilate the gender stereotypes passed on by the people around them and through books and toys. Children's books and films, as well as toys, are still disseminating stereotypical ideas about men and women in the labour market. This exposure to a limited range of models influences young people's opinions about the areas in which they envision themselves working, and this ultimately influences their study and career choices.
Requirements
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Female, Non-Binary or Two-Spirit developer or tech enthusiast.
- Located in Edmonton and the Metro Area.
What to Build
Hack the Bias: Develop tech solutions that shatter gender stereotypes and empower young women to pursue any career they choose.
What to Submit
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Provide a URL to your code repository for judging and testing.
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Indicate which technology you use to develop your solution:
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Google Gemini, Gemma or other Google Technologies
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Show how you used Google Gemini, Gemma or other Google technology was used in your project. If it was included, please provide how it was used.
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Include a video (about 3 minutes) that demonstrates your submission. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, or Instagram and made public.
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Text description of the project, including how this would contribute towards empowering young girls to pursue the career of their dreams free of judge and stereotypes.
Privacy Track with Aleo:
- 10 Hackathon Ideas with Aleo:
- Private Login – Secure authentication without revealing user identity.
- ZK Voting – Anonymous and verifiable elections.
- Confidential Transactions – Private peer-to-peer payments.
- Reputation System – Users prove credibility without exposing full history.
- Anonymous DAO Governance – Vote without revealing choices.
- ZK File Sharing – Verify access rights without exposing file contents.
- Private NFT Ownership – Prove NFT ownership without revealing wallet details.
- Secure Auctions – Bidders submit private bids without leaking data.
- Age/ID Verification – Prove identity attributes (e.g., 18+) without sharing full ID.
- Private Smart Contracts – Build Apps where transactions remain confidential.
All submissions must be original work; PLAGIARISM of any kind will result in disqualification.
Prizes
1st Place
Project with the highest scores
Runner Up
Second Place
Privacy Track
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Sherry Yang
Engineering Manager | The Adaptavist Group
Baljeet Kaur
AI & Data Science Educator | NAIT
Leah Elzinga
Product Manager | Workleap
Shalon McFarlane
Research Manager | Edmonton Unlimited
Annee Ngo
Head of Ecosystem | Aleo
Judging Criteria
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Technical
*Software Dev practices -
AI & ML
How you used Gemini, Gemma or other Google Technologies -
Presentation
-Is your product pitch clear to understand how it tackles the problem statement? -Technical Concepts explained
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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