Who we are

Connecting Women in Technology was founded by Accenture, Dell and Microsoft in 2009, and has grown to become a network of over twenty Irish based technology companies with a shared mission to attract, retain and promote women in the technology sector.  CWiT member companies collaborate to ensure a more diverse and inclusive STEM industry, both now and into the future, through a variety of programmes, initiatives and events.

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What We Do

Driven by the CWiT mission and directed by our yearly strategy, CWiT volunteers from  member companies actively participate across a number of pillars. These volunteers give their time to initiatives within the pillars of: Attract, Retain, Promote, Events And Networking and Communications. 

Supported by CWiT

Our collaborative network shows the power of strength in partnerships and we are proud and willing as a network to support many initiatives led by partners or CWiT companies.

Piloted by Accenture, DCU and 30% club in 2016, this programme has now extended to a number of companies that members of CWIT and/or 30%Club. The objective of the programme is to provide pre-service teachers with first-hand experience of working in technology sector, dispel any misconception they may have about what type of people work in the sector and expose them to sheer variety of roles that exist and career paths that people take. Teachers are one of the biggest influencers for young people making subject and career choices and as these teachers with exposure to the industry embark on their pedagogical career they will be able to bring some of the transferrable skills like problem solving, brainstorming, design thinking skills they acquire from their internship to their classroom, and draw on their own experience and personal links to the industry to guide their pupils, particularly female students, towards pursuit of education and career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).

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CWIT has partnered with Teen-Turn, an organisation that works with girls from DEIS schools and disadvantaged communities, to identify girls with academic promise, placing them in ‘Teen-Turnships’ so they can picture themselves in Tech careers. Teen-Turn aims to influence course decision-making processes, inform participants on education and career options and combat stereotypes by strategically changing how girls identify with technology career environments through work placements and after school activities. As learning in the presence of female role models has been shown to impact girl’s self-image and confidence, encouraging girls to see themselves in new ways and stimulate new interests, female company representatives mentor Teen-Turn participants, perpetuating interest and enthusiasm. More girls exploring and gaining an interest in technology will lead to more women earning technology qualifications, thus meeting a demand for skills that is currently outpacing supply.

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Digital Futures is a program developed to raise students’ awareness of the diverse nature of career opportunities in the technology sector and promote STEM careers throughout Ireland. The program consists of an interactive presentation designed to be delivered in secondary schools and is ideally suited for Transition year students (Age 15-18), before they choose their Leaving Cert subjects. However, it may also be of interest to 5th and 6th year students who are considering their CAO choices. A number of CWIT member companies and partners deliver this program across Ireland, reaching in excess of 4,000 students each year.

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Tech We Can is a PWC initiative which is aimed at primary school pupils between 9 and 13 years. These sessions will be delivered both virtually and in person by CWiT volunteers and aim to inspire these pupils about technology.

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Careers

Our member companies are always looking for talented professionals to join their teams. Learn more about each company and click to check out the many career opportunities available. 

Accenture
Accenture
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Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders.
AMD
AMD
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At AMD, we are leading the industry transformation to build an adaptable, intelligent world. From self-driving cars, to world-record genome processing, to AI and big data, to the world's first 5G networks, we empower the world's builders and visionaries whose ideas solve every day problems and enhance people's lives.
Avanade
Avanade
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Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital and cloud services, business solutions and design-led experiences on the Microsoft ecosystem, and the power behind the Accenture Microsoft Business Group.
BT
BT
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BT is one of Ireland’s leading communication providers serving multinationals, major indigenous and public sector organisations. Our purpose is to use the power of communications to make a better world. To do this, we bring together the best networks, technology and people to make connections, drive innovation and create new possibilities.
eir
eir
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eir is the principal provider of fixed-line and mobile telecoms services in Ireland; and the largest telecoms infrastructure investor in the country. Our network reaches every community across Ireland and our vision is to be at the centre of the digital world.
Ericsson
Ericsson
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Ericsson is one of the leading providers of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to service providers. We enable the full value of connectivity by creating game-changing technology and services that are easy to use, adopt, and scale, making our customers successful in a fully connected world.
ESB
ESB
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Established in 1927, ESB is Ireland’s foremost energy company. We’re driven by an unwavering commitment to deliver a brighter future for our customers and the communities we serve.

We believe that electricity is a social good that should be accessible and affordable for all. We also believe in acting with integrity and transparency, protecting the world around us and creating an inclusive and flexible culture that protects and empowers people.

We are constantly driven to make a difference. Across our diverse range of businesses, we use our capability and expertise to develop smart and sustainable energy solutions to tackle climate change, one of the biggest challenges facing society today.

By delivering reliable, affordable and sustainable solutions for a zero-carbon world, we continue to transform lives and enable social and economic progress and change. This is our purpose.
HPE
HPE
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Hewlett Packard Enteprise is the global edge-to-cloud platform-as-a-service company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere. Built on decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open and intelligent technology solutions, with a consistent experience across all clouds and edges, to help customers develop new business models, engage in new ways, and increase operational performance.
IBM
IBM
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IBM is one of Ireland's leading cloud platform and cognitive solutions company using technologies like AI, blockchain and IoT to help our clients transform their industries.
Intel
Intel
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Intel Ireland began operations in Ireland in 1989. Since then, Intel has invested $15 billion in turning the 360-acre former stud farm into one of the most technologically advanced manufacturing locations in Europe. This is the largest private investment ever made in the history of the Irish State. Today, more than 4,500 people work at the campus in Leixlip.
Meta
Meta
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Meta is defined by our unique culture – one that rewards impact. We encourage our people to be bold and solve the problems they care most about. Meta employees work in small teams that move fast and iterate to develop new products. Together, we help others build stronger communities—and we're just getting started.
Microsoft
Microsoft
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Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Salesforce
Salesforce
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Salesforce is the #1 CRM, bringing companies and customers together in the digital age. Founded in 1999, Salesforce enables companies of every size and industry to take advantage of powerful technologies—cloud, mobile, social, blockchain, voice, and artificial intelligence—to connect to their customers in a whole new way. Salesforce is committed to a set of core values--trust, customer success, innovation, and equality of every human being. Salesforce is one of the leaders on Fortune’s World's Best Workplaces list, and Forbes has ranked the company one of the world's most innovative companies for nine years in a row.
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Our Team

CWIT is managed on a day to day basis by a team of professionals from member companies who oversee all aspects of the network from strategy, integration, communications, memberships and our education and early careers pillars.  

Steering Committee

The CWIT steering committee is comprised of senior leaders who provide insight and advice on the CWIT strategy. They also act as advocates for the network and help to build and grow connections.

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