Women in STEM

Looking for role models, mentors, speakers and generally amazing people working in science, technology, engineering and maths ?

We’re proud to have profiled more hundreds of women in STEM combining STEM with their ‘X’ – their passion, interest or another field.

Florencia Irena

Graduate Googler

Studying Computer Science Engineering at UNSW helped Florencia land the job of her dreams at Google.

Karen Cogan

Graduate data analyst

Karen's Deloitte career path has been so rewarding, she's encouraging other young women to join the field.

Aleisha Amohia

Junior developer

Junior developer, Women in Tech president and VUW student Aleisha Amohia is breaking down barriers for young women studying engineering.

Renee Noble

Software engineering star

Software engineering grad Renee Noble is a developer for tech education start-up Grok Learning.

Angel Dixon

Activist for inclusion

Angel Dixon works on passion projects based on universal design and disability inclusion

Nicky Ringland

CS specialist

Computer science education expert Dr Nicky Ringland is passionate about developing tech teaching resources.

Nilufar Baghaei

Edu-games guru

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Dr Nilufar Baghaei, uses gamification to teach tech and support mental health.

Sanam Mustafa

Immunity illuminator

Dr Sanam Mustafa is figuring out how the brain's immune system affects our behaviour and pain management.

Alyona Medelyan

Computational linguist

Dr Alyona Medelyan, CEO of analytics tool Thematic, combines two of her passions: computer science and linguistics.

Sue Keay

Robotics researcher

Dr Sue Keay runs the world's first robotic vision research centre.

Reshma Abraham

Software eng student

Macquarie Uni Software Engineering student Reshma Abraham is a coding tutor and aspiring entrepreneur.

Francesca Maclean

Diversity consultant

Dr Francesca Maclean is an advocate for STEM diversity and inclusion and a consultant for engineering firm Arup.

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