By Imogen Feder In late 2019, Robogals sat down with Alexa Nguyen, a Software Developer at SEEK, to discuss the importance of encouraging girls to try coding and programming at a young age. Pathway to Coding Alexa first started a Science degree in 2013 at the University of Adelaide. Like a lot of […]
By Imogen Feder Elspeth De Fanti A message lost in communication led forestry student Elsepth De Fanti to remote Tasmania, where she hiked through incredibly dense bush and worked on field sites for 10 weeks. At the time, she didn’t realise that she was almost overlooked for the forestry placement, which was “90% outdoors […]
Robogals University of Nairobi President Catherine Akinyi Odera Catherine Akinyi Odera is the inaugural President of the newly established University of Nairobi Robogals chapter in Kenya. She is currently awaiting graduation from her course of Geospatial Engineering. What inspired you to start the University of Nairobi Chapter of Robogals? We found out there were […]
This blog is part of our #PeopleOfRobogals series. This series highlights our volunteers from across the organisation, from our chapters to our leadership team and board members. Robogals is made possible by our amazing volunteers from across the globe, ranging from students to professionals of all genders, ages and backgrounds. We come from a wide […]
Champagne Soda is a Melbourne-based tech company using virtual reality to drive immersive experiences specialising in the real estate industry. We sat down with their CEO, Brooke Smith, to hear about her experiences as a female driving digital innovation. What is it like being a female CEO? In the VR world, there aren’t many female […]
This blog is part of our #PeopleOfRobogals series. This series highlights our volunteers from across the organisation, from our chapters to our leadership team and board members. Robogals is made possible by our amazing volunteers from across the globe, ranging from students to professionals of all genders, ages and backgrounds. We come from a wide […]
By 2020, Robogals is aiming to reach 200,000 girls worldwide. To ideate new and innovative solutions to reach this target, Robogals invited various stakeholder groups, both internal and external to the organisation, to participate in the inaugural Robogals Design Thinking Day at One Roof Melbourne. The half day workshop saw over 30 volunteers, supporters and […]
Happy 10th Birthday, Robogals! Robogals hosted their 10th Anniversary Gala on July 14, bringing together current volunteers and alumni to celebrate Robogals’ achievements over the past decade and reflect on the nights’ theme – Diversity, Development and Disruption.The event was generously hosted by the Melbourne and Monash chapters here in Melbourne where Robogals was founded […]
This blog is part of our #PeopleOfRobogals series. This series highlights our volunteers from across the organisation, from our chapters to our leadership team and board members. Robogals is made possible by our amazing volunteers from across the globe, ranging from students to professionals of all genders, ages and backgrounds. We come from a wide […]
On the 14th of July, Robogals will be celebrating its 10th birthday! To mark this milestone, we’re excited to announce the Around the World Tour: an international series of workshops specially designed around the theme of “a global community” and run by local Robogals chapters worldwide. These workshops will embody the Robogals’ vision, “A global […]
