Award winning journalist and podcaster, Nance Haxton, celebrates the 25th anniversary of Australia's Women in Technology (WiT).

In this podcast, you will hear the inspiring stories of six women from the heart of the WiT community whose impact has created ripple effects felt across Australia’s digital world.

Hear from WiT founding members Sonja Bernhardt AO, Ann Uldridge and Bernadette Hyland-Wood, as they reflect on WiT’s grassroots beginnings and how the organisation and community have evolved over the past 25 years.

WiT Board Director Bronwyn Venus (2022) shares the harsh challenges she faced growing up in rural Australia, her unconventional pathway into the world of science and the ‘sliding doors moment’ that made her truly appreciate her impact on others and the world around her – further fuelling her passion and confidence to drive change as a science leader and advance into board leadership to extend her impact and influence.

WiT Chair Iyari Cevallos (2022) reflects on growing up in both Australia and Mexico. She also discusses why the annual WiT Awards play a crucial role in empowering women and why it is important to continue having conversations with advocates, change-makers and influencers in organisations, to highlight the additional barriers and bias people from culturally and linguistically diverse can face in the workplace.

WiT member Lynore Close shares her journey from working as a farmhand in the Adelaide Hills, to becoming the first female indigenous ICT trainee in South Australia and building a career in IT – a pathway Lynore thought was not even an option for her. Lynore talks about the loneliness she felt during the early years of her IT career and why it is important to have community support from other people who have faced similar challenges.

Today, WiT is one of the biggest communities for professional women in Australia with more than 9,600 members and affiliates and more than 56,600 network followers. Visit us online at www.wit.org.au

WiT Real Women Unreal Stories 2022

Sharon Hunneybell, winner of the Excellence in Industry Leadership Award at the 2023 WiT Awards, spoke with ABC Radio Gold Coast about how the Gold Coast's Tech sector and start-up landscape has evolved and thrived in recent years, and why she's so passionate about continuing to grow the impact of Gold Coast's start-up community at local and global scales, and encouraging more women and girls to participate in technology.

Interview snippet courtesy of ABC Radio Gold Coast.

WiT Real Women Unreal Stories 2022

Women In Technology (WiT)

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