The Australian education sector workforce is dominated by women in all verticals with one glaring exception: the EdTech ecosystem.
Australians are overwhelmingly taught by women at every level of education. Women make up 96% of early learning teachers, 85% of primary school teachers, 68% of secondary school teachers and 58% of university teachers.
Female representation in education is completely reversed when considering the education technology and innovation sector, where female entrepreneurs and executives account for only 29% of the total employment at these ranks, increasing from 25% in 2020.
In celebration of International Women’s Day, here are 30 female EdTech leaders you should know:
Alina Hunter
Co-Founder of Cleverbean
cleverbean.co
Ange Alcock
Founder of Flohh
flohh.com.au
Belinda Harries
Co-Founder of Pivot Professional Learning
pivotpl.com
Brianna MacDonald
Founder of The Care Co
thecareco.online
Caitlin Macleod
Co-Founder of Pivot Professional Learning
pivotpl.com
Caroline Cotton
Founder of BioBrain
biobrain.com.au
Chris Pymble
Founder & CEO of Graphics et al.
graphicsetal.com
Cleo Westhorpe
Co-Founder of Pivot Professional Learning
pivotpl.com
Daniele Tanner
Founder & Co-CEO of Social Media College
socialmediacollege.com
Elaine Starkey
Founder & CEO of Global Study Partners
globalstudypartners.com
Esther Cheung
Co-Founder of 3C Learning
3clearning.com.au
Fiona Boyd
Co-Founder of EdSmart
edsmart.com
Fleur Johntson
Founder & CEO of PeopleBench
peoplebench.com
Gloria Gomez
Co-Founder of OB3
ob3.io
Hansi Nissanka
Founder & CEO of You2Mentor
you2mentor.com
Jeanette Cheah
Co-Founder & CEO of HEX
startwithhex.com
Jeannette Tran
Managing Director of STEM Reactor
stemreactor.com.au
Lidija Loridon
Co-Founder & CTO at Literatu
literatu.com
Louise Metcalf
Founder & CEO of Gheorg
gheorg.com
Lucy Chambers
Co-Founder of Cleverbean
cleverbean.co
Mandy Bell
Co-Founder & Director at Australian Teacher Aide
australianteacheraide.com.au
Monica Duran Hayhurst
Director at BTOUCH
btouch.com.au
Nikki Bonus
Founder & CEO of Life Skills GO
lifeskillsgo.com
Ros Lugg
Founder of The Learning Staircase
stepsweb.com
Sandy Heldsinger
Founder & Managing Director at Brightpath
brightpath.com.au
Sarah Chamberlain
Founder & CEO of ReadyTeacher
readyteacherco.com
Sarah Rich
Co-Founder of Inquisitive
inquisitive.com
Shamima Yasmin Anwar
Director at StudyNet
studynet.com.au
Stella Liliendal
Co-Founder & Director at Australian Teacher Aide
australianteacheraide.com.au
Vivian Fan
Director at Golden Education Group
gaodun.com