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“We need to create role models. Passive inclusion
is not enough, we have to keep saying ‘Come into this space’ until it will become normality and those once a minority will just walk in by themselves.” The collaboration’s second event will be an all-day
‘un-conference’ around the topic of failure, providing a platform for women to discuss their failings as milestones on the road to success. But first, We ARE Here intends to take a step towards further diversity in tech and the event is open to all genders, providing an opportunity to find out about the different women in tech groups that can help support entrepreneurs and businesses. “We want people to know that we exist. Men and
Anne Heraty , co-founder and CEO, CPL Resources and Regina Moran, CEO of Fujitsu Ireland
happened after Enterprise Ireland announced a first funding round for women only; the next time they had a mixed-gender funding round, more women participated. This is also what is happening in CoderDojo: more girls are participating in mixed CoderDojo classes after CoderDojo Girls was established.
women. We want them to join us, with ideas, or because they need help or they want to help. But what we really want is to make change happen,” says Wade.
Additional reporting by Elaine Burke. Ann O’Dea is CEO and editor-at-large and Elaine Burke is a reporter with Silicon Republic, Ireland’s tech and innovation news service, which runs the Women Invent Tomorrow campaign: www.
siliconrepublic.com/womeninvent
Photography: Conor McCabe Photography Issue 7 Autumn/Winter 2013 INNOVATION IRELAND REVIEW 53
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