Welcome to our WiT Monthly Roundup

Happy New Year and Welcome to 2025! ??

We’re kicking off 2025 with energy and excitement, ready for another incredible year ahead! We can’t wait to travel alongside you on your WiT journey, bringing you inspiring events, programs, and content to support and celebrate women in TECH and STEM.

Of course, none of this would be possible without our 2025 Powered by Partners, Sponsors, our hardworking Board, and our amazing WiT Team!

Some of our favourite events will be back bigger and better, including the WiT Awards, WiT Leadership Programs, Mentoring, Board Readiness Workshops, and our signature networking events. Plus, we’ve got some exciting new initiatives in the works!?

As always, we’re here when you need us—reach out anytime. Here’s to an inspiring and impactful 2025!

Many thanks, The WiT Team?

We are grateful for the generous support received from our Powered By partners Powerlink,?QUT, UQ?and?Auto & General?who have come on board as our Powered By Partners in 2025.

Thanks to their generous financial support, WiT is able to:

• Advocate, connect, and foster a strong, supportive community for our members and the broader STEM industry.
• Deliver impactful programs, events, and initiatives—including our flagship WiT Awards—that drive our vision forward.
• Empower women in technology and STEM by unlocking potential in meaningful and exciting ways.

Together, we are shaping a more inclusive and equitable future, ensuring all Australians can participate in and benefit from our nation’s thriving digital economy and STEM industries.

Interested in becoming a WiT Sponsor? Click below to learn how you can make a difference.

Click here to find out more about becoming a Powered By Partner

Meet your WiT Team for 2025

Our Board is composed of accomplished professionals from the Tech and STEM industries who are deeply committed to supporting, mentoring, and empowering women in these fields. They bring a wealth of experience, leadership, and passion to drive meaningful change, fostering an environment where women can thrive, advance, and reach their full potential in their careers. If you want to connect with any of our board members or find out more about them please click here.

Your leadership team is made up of experienced professionals dedicated to delivering impactful events, innovative programs, strategic marketing, and strong community support. While they may not all come from traditional tech industries, they deeply understand and value the importance of working in and supporting a not-for-profit organisation like Women in Technology.

Quick Wins with Karen Tisdell

Achieve your professional goals for 2025 and beyond with?Quick Wins, a new program designed to empower our Women in Technology community. These monthly, bite-sized 1-hour lunchtime sessions provide actionable insights while minimising impact on your working day. Can’t attend live? Recordings will be available for all registered participants.

Expressions of Interest - Board Readiness Program

This 8-week Program is designed for female leaders from STEM industries to develop the skills, confidence and networks required to take the next step to becoming a successful board director, all within a safe and inclusive environment.

Program inclusions:

• Introduction to the Role of the Director & Learning how to strategically think as a board director - facilitated by AICD
• Finance for board directors - build confidence in interpreting financial reports to support strategic decision-making
• Personal branding - find out how to position your CV to stand out at Board level
• Engage in insightful panel discussions with experienced board directors, offering real-world perspectives and strategies
• And having the opportunity to put the above into practice by recreating a board meeting environment with your fellow participants and working through a set scenario
• Graduation ceremony and luncheon

Register Your Interest

Introducing Our New & Improved Jobs Portal????

We’re thrilled to unveil our upgraded WiT Jobs Portal, designed to provide a seamless, more comprehensive experience for both employers and job seekers. We’ve invested time and resources to create a platform that makes job searching and hiring easier, smarter, and more efficient.

?? For Employers: Gain insights into job views and applicants, and manage the entire hiring process in one streamlined space. ?? For Job Seekers: Create an account to access STEM and Tech-specific opportunities with employers who are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

With a dedicated jobs portal for women in tech and STEM, you can be confident that potential employers value diverse talent and foster inclusive work environments—or are actively working towards them.

Jobs Portal

Interesting Read

WGEA's 2024 Gender Equality Scorecard presents the key insights from 7,414 employer reports submitted to the Agency earlier this year.

It shows what these employers were doing in the lead-up to WGEA publishing employer gender pay gaps for the first time. The good news is that many were taking action. 68% of employers that report to WGEA conducted a gender pay gap analysis to find out what was causing their gender pay gap. Of those, 75% acted on the data they found.

Read the full report to find out more including:

• the gender pay gap between women and men CEOs
• the proportion of men taking parental leave
• the industries most likely to offer parental leave to women only
• ?the proportion of employers that consult their employees on gender equality

View the individual data on WGEA's Data Explorer - Click Here.