Women in Tech

Success Story: An Inspiration for Women in IT

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Dhanya Himaja first heard about Ribit when she was studying to complete her Masters in IT at Macquarie University. A talented international student, she joined Ribit’s community because despite her impressive credentials and experience, she was struggling to find part-time work in Australia that was relevant to her studies. In Ribit’s latest success story, Himaja …

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Inspiring women to pursue a career in STEM

This year the theme for International Women’s Day is ‘Each for Equal’. On March 8 and all-year-round there is an increasing global focus on celebrating women’s achievements and increasing visibility while calling out inequality. At Ribit we are passionate about highlighting the benefits of inspiring women to explore education and careers in ESTEAM (Entrepreneurship, Science, …

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Case Study: Tessa Atkinson

Student triumph in the HealthTech startup space. Tessa Atkinson and Wanngi – UX/UI & Marketing  Just a year shy of graduating from a Bachelor of IT and Multimedia at Griffith University, self-confessed geek and social media enthusiast, Tessa Atkinson, attended Ribit’s Fishburners speed-networking event. Successfully, she secured herself a role with Brisbane-based medtech startup, Wanngi – …

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Dispatch from the Match: from Intern to Analyst now Innovator

Lakshmi Balasubramani was in the final semester of her Masters in Actuarial Studies at UNSW, when she received an invitation to an Ribit internship networking opportunity, “Fintern Fever”, which was being held at Stone & Chalk, a fintech and regtech innovation hub and co-working space. It was November 2015 and little did she realise how …

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From Reinventure to Reinvention! From Fintern to McKinsey Consultant

Nicole Lui is one of Ribit’s very first “Finterns”, having attended the inaugural “Fintern Fever” at Stone and Chalk in December 2015. She had recently completed an internship in investment banking and was in the final year of a Bachelor of Commerce at UNSW. “I was looking for something different. I’d always wanted a chance …

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