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ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Organisations: 4. Tech Girls Movement

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Tech Girls Movement

Location: Australia

The Tech Girls Movement was founded on International Women’s Day in 2014. They focus on encouraging girls into STEM with books that have real-life female role models, and have given a phenomenal 80,000 free books to schools across Australia. They also run a number of activities and programmes, such as the TechGirls Competition, Robotics Workshops and Academy for Enterprising Girls.

You can follow their work here:

Twitter: @TGAsuperheroes
Facebook: facebook.com/techgirlsmovement
Instagram: @techgirlsaresuperheroes
YouTube: Tech Girls Are Superheroes
Website: techgirlsmovement.org

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ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Advocates: 3. Dr Emma Burrows

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Dr Emma Burrows

Location: Australia

Emma is a neuroscientist and change agent for equity in STEM. She leads a team at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health researching genetic mutations in disorders such as autism. She is also a board director of Women in STEMM Australia, co-founder of Women in Science Parkville Precinct, a science communicator, and mentor for early-stage researchers.

You can follow her work here:

Twitter: @embws
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/embws
Website: emmaburrows.net

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ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Organisations: 3 Women in STEMM Australia

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Women in STEMM Australia

Location: Australia

Women in STEMM Australia is a not-for-profit association for women in STEM, who advocate for gender equity and equality. They run a blog where STEM leaders talk about their careers and thoughts on diversity and inclusion, and profile Australian Women in STEM. They also have a list of groups they collaborate with and advise, in particular other women in STEM organisations.

You can follow their work here:

Twitter: @WomenSciAUST
Facebook: facebook.com/womeninscienceaustralia
Instagram: @womeninstemmau
LinkedIn: Women in STEMM Australia
Website: womeninscienceaust.org

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ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Advocates: 2. Vic Jack

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Vic Jack

Location: New Zealand

Vic runs her own recruitment and human innovation agency, Maslow, which supports women in the tech industry, and in 2020, co-founded Actualise which has recently launched an online careers planning tool Actualise.me. Vic also runs a podcast to celebrate female heroines in tech.

You can follow her work here:

Twitter: @vicjacktweet
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vicjack
GitHub: vicjack
Website: maslow.co.nz/podcast

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ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Organisations: 2. TechWomen

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TechWomen

Location: New Zealand

TechWomen was formed by a group of ICT and tech professionals who are focused on addressing the shortage of women in tech. They inspire girls, support the growth of women in tech roles, and help develop policy to improve diversity in the workplace, supported by NZTech. They manage a community of 800 members, run Mentoring Circles and events such as ShadowTech Days.

You can follow their work here:

Twitter: @TechWomenNZ
Facebook: facebook.com/TechWomenNZ
Instagram: @techwomennz
YouTube: NZ Technology Industry Association
Website: techwomen.nz

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