History of Go Girl, Go for IT

This free careers event has been running in Victoria since 2001.

The first event took place at Monash University in 2001 and have subsequently been organised by Women4Stem (formerly Vic ICT for Women) in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, and 2023; all at Deakin University.

For the COVID-19 pandemic, the event moved online to Go Girl Cyber Edition in 2020 and 2021.

Since 2001, thousands of secondary school girls have attended Go Girl events.

The first 6 events were 2-day events until the format changed in 2014 to a single day.

Past ambassadors and themes

Each event has an ambassador who headlines the careers showcase with a theme that ties in the latest IT trends.

2022 Go Girl, Go for IT

Ambassador: Dr. Jenine Beekhuyzen OAM

2021 Go Girl, Go for IT

Ambassador: Dr Muneera Bano, April Storm, Sharbani Dhar

2020 Go Girl, Go for IT

Ambassador: Dr Muneera Bano, April Storm, Sharbani Dhar

2018 Go Girl, Go for IT

Ambassador: Ally Watson, Co-founder, Code Like a Girl

2016   Any Girl 4 IT
Ambassador: Sophie Blachford, Brand Manager, Instagram

2014   IT is it
Ambassador: Karen Stocks, MD, Twitter Australia

2012   Shape your World
Ambassador: Janet Matton, Vice President of Operations at IBM

2010   IT’s Possible: Step into the Digital Age
Ambassador: Jacqueline Korhonen, MD and CEO, Infosys Australia and New Zealand

2008   Behind the Scenes  
Ambassador: Marianne Broadbent, Senior Partner at NGS Global

2006   
Ambassador: Jane Treadwell, CIO at State Government of Victoria