8/3/2018
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Waterford Institute of Technology celebrate international women’s day.
Be brave in the choices you make – secondary school students hear on International Women’s Day
From left; Jessica Gaynor ,Meave Holohan, Rebecca Doyle ,Siobhan O’Mara from Scoil Mhuire Carrick On Suir.Photo;Mary Browne
Be brave in the choices you make – secondary school students hear on International Women’s Day
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Hundreds of female secondary school students were inspired by the career path of Women in Technology keynote speaker Regina Moran, Vice President of Transformation, EMEIA, Fujitsu on International Women’s Day in Waterford.
The event was co-ordinated by lecturers from Waterford Institute of Technology and featured 10 female speakers telling their personal stories.
Moran told the audience how it’s important to be adaptable to change – she changed roles at least 30 times, lived through recessions and boom times, layoff and hirings, had been promoted and demoted – and survived.
“I have had and still intend to have an amazing career but way back in the 1980s it began here in this college and for that I will always be grateful,” she said.
“I chose to do engineering back when it was an unusual choice for a girl. It opened up a world of possibilities. The road less travelled led to becoming CEO of Fujitsu in Ireland for 10 years and last May I became CEO of Fujitsu UK and Ireland, an amazing role. I have just recently taken on a European wide role.”
Speakers and representatives from 30 companies showcased technology careers to young women this International Women’s Day in Waterford.
Hundreds of second-level students from across the south east region – Gorey, Enniscorthy, Fermoy, Kilkenny, Carrick-on-Suir, Waterford city – descended on the Women in Technology event on International Women’s Day 2018 at the WIT Arena which has been organised by lecturing staff in physics, engineering, architecture and computi
