What would the internet look like if there were more women building it?
Girl Geek Academy is teaching one million women
to learn technology by 2025.
Tech has a pipeline problem. Let’s talk about the holes in the pipe.
By the age of 6, children classify jobs as male and female.
By the age of 8, they are limiting aspirations
By 13 many of them have already ruled out career options that don’t fit with gender stereotypes.
By ages 16-17 60% of girls aspire to stereotypically ‘female’ jobs.
Let’s work together to increase the number of women and girls in tech, games, making, robotics, 3D printing, aviation, drones and space.
From ages 5 and up
We can help you support young girls in primary schools, libraries and workplaces to inspire them at a crucial time in their lives. We build corporate education programs and teacher training for schools and libraries for young girls ages 5-8.
Upper primary school
By upper primary school, girls want to build with technology. We create programs that teach technical skills to young girls ages 9-12 to make the most of their curiosity and passion. We also created the “Girl Geeks” book series (published by Penguin Random House) to encourage this growth phase through popular culture.
Work experience at high school
We can all picture a scientist or a hairdresser at work. But what does a technologist at work look like? Our high school programs are all about work experience as a vehicle for building career aspirations. We work with corporates to build on-site work experience programs and in-school career planning programs to inspire young women in Grades 9 and 10 to choose technology electives in Grade 11 and 12.
Get yourself a girl gang at university
Women in male dominated fields often experience isolation at university and our university programs serve as a support structure to ensure women don’t leave the industry before they even start. We work with Australian universities and major corporates to build clubs and societies for women in STEM. We also specialise in delivering hackathons, game jams and work placements at companies in technology and games.
Early career support
For early career practitioners we focus on networking, career planning and mentoring to ensure we retain women in industry in a sustainable way. We also run career incubators for women in various industries.
Mid career development
For mid-career practitioners we support women to be bold and raise their profile, coach them on closing the gender pay gap and develop their ability to role model the next generation.
More women in senior executive leadership roles
For women in senior tech leadership and women founders we run pre-accelerator programs and Women in Technology programs in partnership with corporates.
Building women who build companies
For women in our SheHacks program who want to build their business and their futures stategically.
Meet the Girl Geeks!
Get to know Hamsa, Eve, Niki and Maggie in this new book series published by Penguin Random House.
Download our toolkit of actions for a list of things you can do towards gender equality and the many ways we can help.
Let’s work together to change the ratio.
Come sit with us. We are appearing at these upcoming events:
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Gender Equality Game Jam Workshop - 4th SEPTEMBER
** This event is for successful participants selected for the Gender Equality Game Jam only**
Wed 4 September 2019, 6 pm – 9 pm AEST @ The Arcade
Join us for a workshop on Wednesday 4 September @ 6pm to hear from a range of health & games industry professionals to learn more about the drivers of inequality and how games can challenge these issues.
Apply now for the Gender Equality Game Jam! Registration close Friday August 16, 2019.
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Gender Equality Game Jam - 14 & 15 SEPTEMBER
We’re looking for people of any gender who have some technical skills that can be used to create a game – preferably some experience in making a game. Whether you’re an industry veteran or just tinker in your spare time, we’d love to have you join us.
Our teams will be divided into three core roles:
Hacker – the technical legends who get that coding done.
Hipster – designers/artists who help make your game look & feel
Hustler – the all-important producer role to keep everyone on track and bring the project together.14-15 September 2019
The Arcade
164 Kings Way
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#MissMakesCode Women and Girls Program - 14 & 15 SEPTEMBER
Girl Geek Academy presents a fabulous experience full of fun, developing friendships and learning to code where girls and women* will learn together!
#MissMakesCode is the first initiative in the world created to build confidence and self-efficacy in the areas of algorithmic thinking, programming and coding for young girls aged 5-12 years old.
14-15 September 2019
The Arcade
164 Kings Way
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Global Startup Weekend Women - 14 & 15 SEPTEMBER
Join The Global Movement! 54 hours to boost women-led entrepreneurship around the world.
A weekend for people of action!!
Startup Weekend Melbourne is back! Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event where developers, designers and business development folks come together to pitch an idea, validate, and launch a business, all in one weekend.Test your ideas, meet potential co-founders, build your community in Melbourne and launch your next startup!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-startup-weekend-women-melbourne-tickets-66824115729
14-15 September 2019
The Goods Shed | Victorian Innovation Hub
710 Collins St
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Screen It 2019
The legendary @lisyk from @LeagueofGeeks & @GirlGeekAcademy wants to play your videogames! So make sure you enter #ScreenIt2019; Australia’s largest moving image competition for primary & secondary aged students. Entries close September 25. pic.twitter.com/KX0Rwts9SH
— ACMI Education (@ACMI_Education) August 28, 2019
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Girl Geek Academy's Games Career Incubator - 17th SEPTEMBER
** This event is for members of the Games Career Incubator only **
Anyone hungry? Well, we can’t help you right now, but breakfast is on us for the next Games Career Incubator session! We’ve got another great guest speaker for you, plus a yummy breakfast and all the caffeine you can handle.
Same place (Trunk, 275 Exhibition St), and same time (7:30am).
** This event is for members of the Games Career Incubator only **
Tuesday 17 September 2019
7:30 am – 9:30 am AESTTrunk
275 Exhibition Street
Melbourne VIC 3000 -
PAX AUS 11 - 13 OCTOBER
We are going to be at PAX AUS in Melbourne!
More info and schedule to follow.
11 – 13 October 2019
We also work with the media to change hearts and minds.
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The Age - Girls and their mums learning coding for equality
Chloe and Nicola Nye chat with The Age about Girl Geek Academy’s Miss Makes Codes workshop and how early education in Chloe’s age group is the key to a much-needed shift in the IT industry and our wider culture. -
Kidspot.com.au - Girl Geek Academy is going to change the world
Girl Geek Academy’s CEO Sarah Moran, talks all things girls, gender balance and STEM industries with News.com.au’s parenting site Kidspot.
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Sydney Morning Herald - How to stem the gender inequality in the tech sphere
Girl Geek Academy’s CEO Sarah Moran chats with the Sydney Morning Herald to unpack the complex problems and achievable solutions, underlying gender inequality in STEM fields.
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Smart Company - The power of a girl gang: Girl Geek Academy launches Games Career Incubator with $50,000 investment from Film Victoria
Girl Geek Academy announce a brand new Games Career Incubator, giving women and non-binary people a leg up in the gaming industry and discuss building a community and supportive network with Smart Company.”
https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/news/girl-geek-academy-games-career-incubator/
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2018 Young Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outstanding Alumni Award
Lisy Kane, Sarah Moran, and Tammy Butow are the recipients of the 2018 Young Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outstanding Alumni Award.
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