The Sydney Morning Herald named Ally Watson as one of Australia’s nine most influential female entrepreneurs of 2017. She’s a developer, computer science graduate and co-founder of Melbourne’s highly acclaimed Code Like a Girl.

Code Like a Girl is an Australian organisation set out to spark change in the tech community; inspiring new generations of girls to acquire coding as a skill through their workshops and events.

Ally and her teams efforts in addressing the gender gap in tech have been commended numerously; receiving a Gold Disruptor award at last year’s Australian Computer Society Awards, B&T Women in Media Award and taking home an Education award at last year’s City of Melbourne Tech Diversity Awards.

At the heart of Code Like a Girl is a passion to create innovative learning environments where every girl, from any background feels included, inspired and capable in the world of technology