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The IT Girl: 50 Years as a Woman Working in the Information Technology Industry

2020

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Synopsis

Ann Moffatt spent a lifetime in the computer industry in the United Kingdom and Australia, rising to the top of her profession at a time when women were second class citizens in business and in technology. She succeeded through hard work, intelligence, and an unquenchable belief that ultimately she would succeed on her merits.

Through her career she faced subtle and no-so-subtle sexual discrimination on many levels. She never let it get her down, proving by example that it was unwarranted and showing other woman the path to equality.

Her personal life was also marked by poor treatment, which she overcame with remarkable equanimity. She never complained, but got on with the job, and with life.

Ann was born in England in 1939. She showed a remarkable aptitude for math and became one of the UK’s first female computer programmers. She became recognized as a leading authority on software development and the emerging field of database management.

She moved to Australia in her early 30s when she was headhunted to work on the biggest computer implementation in the country. She became a leading figure in the Australian IT industry and a noted educator and champion for women in the profession.

This is her story

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