Women in technology

Women are under-represented in the fields of engineering, technology, science and mathematics. These fields change the way we live – but they need more women and people of colour to help create new developments that serve all of society, not just a small segment.

Our female students, staff and alumni are proving they can play key roles in these male dominated fields. We also run programmes for high school and primary school students so we can inspire more girls to get into these fields.

Events, meetups and groups

Check out these groups and network with other women in technology.

AUT STEM Women

AUT STEM Women is a Facebook group run by students which aims to encourage and support women studying in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) courses by helping them develop networking skills and succeed in their field of study. They focus on bringing together driven women from different backgrounds and positions to form a tight community within the university and also get connected with women working in the industry.

AUT STEM Women on Facebook

TechWomen NZ

TechWomen is a group of passionate New Zealand tech, digital and ICT focused individuals from leading organisations that work together, with the support of NZTech, to help address one of the major challenges for the successful growth of technology in New Zealand – a shortage of women in tech roles.

TechWomen NZ website

She Can Code

She Can Code began as an online event in 2018. The event celebrated the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Aotearoa by recognising the girls, women, and non-binary people who write much of our inventive code. The aim was to get as many girls, woman and non-binary people coding as possible, even if they had never coded before. The event was so successful that we decided to run She Can Code every year during Tech Week.

She Can Code website

She Sharp

She# aims to encourage women in computer science, computer engineering, IT, and tech-related fields to develop academically and professionally.

She Sharp website

Refactor

Refactor wants to keep improving the New Zealand tech industry by inspiring women to not only stay in it but get to the top — running teams, in board positions, on the speaker line-ups at conferences, and as visible leaders to inspire an incoming generation of smart women.

Refactor website

Girlcode

An eight-week software adventure for young women aged 15 to 25.

Girlcode website

GirlBoss

GirlBoss was founded to inspire, empower and equip New Zealand girls to become the changemakers of the future. They encourage girls to embrace male-dominated STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) fields, develop their leadership and entrepreneurial skills, connect with like-minded youth, and aid and enable their communities.

GirlBoss website

Women's Collective

Women's Collective runs workshops and speaker events with an aim to foster conversations about global issues that affect our community.

Women's Collective website

Hardware Meetup

Showcasing New Zealand's coolest products and the founders and engineers creating them, Hardware Meetup holds bimonthly events in which 50% of tickets are available to people who identify as women and non-binary, and 50% to people who identify as men.

Hardware Meetup AKL website

Auckland Game Developers Meetup

Every month AUT's Creative Technologies hosts the Auckland Game Developers Meetup. A diverse group of game developers, programmers, artists, musicians, animators and game enthusiasts meet to discuss game design and collaborate on computer game projects.

Auckland Game Developers Meetup

Watch the video: AUT Women in Tech

Check out this video featuring our inspiring staff and students talking about why they are interested in technology and engineering.

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Claudine Nalesu
Sarah Manikam
Michelle Extross
Rachel Takoar
Sabrina Naseem

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