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Women in Tech United (WITU)

Women in Technology United (WITU) 

Women in Technology United (WITU) aims to progress initiatives in TU Dublin which retain women, trans, and gender non-conforming students in technology courses and increases gender diversity in technology courses.
staff members at the WITU meeting, September 2022 WITU meeting, September 2022

In alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) our aims are to: 

  • Retain students in technology courses 
  • Increase gender diversity in technology courses
  • Create pathways for all 

Only one in four people working in STEM in Ireland are women.  Research with Irish secondary school girls indicates that they attribute this to a range of factors including: 

  • Gender stereotypes i.e. STEM jobs are ‘male jobs’ - 46% 
  • Lack of confidence – 11% 
  • Lack of information on or access to STEM subjects – 10%
  • Lack of support –9%
  • Perceived lack of opportunities for women in STEM – 7%
  • Lack of interest – 5%
  • Other – 17% 

(I Wish Survey)

We achieve our aims through:

  • Events to promote gender diversity in technology. 
  • Helping current students come together and providing a network of support and recognition of equality, diversity & inclusion in technology courses. 
  • Reaching out to primary and secondary schools to promote and normalize gender diversity in technology.  

Our events and initiatives include online design challenge events, coding events, speaker events, coffee mornings and promoting EDI in technology on social media platforms 

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