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Getting girls past 'sweaty boy gamer geek' image of tech industry

With only 23% of IT workforce female, something needs to change, tech leader Victoria MacLennan says.

Gill South Fri, 05 Apr 2019

Many girls and their parents don’t know what a job in technology looks like in reality, leading tech business owner Victoria MacLennan says.

Ms MacLennan, managing director of OptimalBI and an active promoter for bringing more women into the ICT sector, says schoolgirls still associate

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Gill South Fri, 05 Apr 2019
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