Description
Women in Technology (WiT) is one of Australia’s biggest communities that support women in across all fields of science and technology. As a not-for-profit organisation, we exist solely to create opportunities for our members and provide a dynamic platform to empower women from all disciplines to unlock their career potential.
For more than two decades we have helped women find the inspiration and support they need to achieve their aspirations and, in doing so, we are helping our community take full advantage of the outstanding talent, energy and capacity they bring to our emerging digital economy.
WiT fills an important niche in the professional support resources available to women, helping to nurture, guide and support them during their whole career. We were the first organisation to bring women from all disciplines, all ages and all career levels together in a single, inclusive group.
Today, our community network brings together women and the champions of change who support them. Our community includes more than 8,000 corporate and individual members, affiliates, and over 25,000 online supporters – and our numbers continue to grow.
In recent years, there has been substantial investment in schools and universities to encourage and equip young women and girls to pursue careers in STEM. WiT builds on these pathways offering enrichment programs and support for women as they start their careers, as well as women facing the unique challenges of returning to work, those in middle levels wishing to advance and senior women taking on high level leadership responsibilities.
WiT focuses on the common ground shared by women in all areas of technology, providing collegial support and helping them build the confidence and skills to succeed in the workplace. This is critical to recruitment, retention and growth of female talent and leadership in STEM careers. The broad remit also distinguishes us from the many discipline-specific organisations, technical interest groups that have emerged in recent years.
WiT is headquartered in Queensland where technological innovation plays a key role in the State’s economic future and the demand for talent is creating new opportunities for women. But our reputation extends nationally and many of our development programs have been emulated by both commercial and not-for-profit groups around the country.
