The GICSA project has impacted on 137 young girls in educating them about the need for women involvement in cyber security education and training. Most of the girls (59%) who participated in the project expressed interest in continuing their education in cyber security. The project has inspired many participating girls but one of the participants ‘Tamara Baker’ stood out.
Tamara is currently a Year 9 student at Melbourne Girls Grammar where she is excelling academically, with a focus on cyber security and computer science. Tamara was recently chosen to be one of six Ambassadors for Melbourne Knowledge Week 2019, the only one of which was under 18. The nomination was partly due to her developing a highly innovative mobile app to help vision-impaired people cross roads safely. Tamara has developed a passion for pursuing a career in cyber security as a means of helping her community and family. Tamara has been featured in recent media interviews, including a segment on ABC Radio Afternoons where she expressed an interest in working for the Australian Signals Directorate. Tamara is a role-model for her fellow female students, encouraging them to take consider learning coding through programs like Code Like A Girl. Tamara is well-ahead of the curve for young ladies in cyber security and is deserving of the Best Student Security Leader recognition. Video and blog on her efforts (https://www.mggs.vic.edu.au/news/coding-for-the-future).
A short video about how the project has inspired a group of girls can be viewed through the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk3QJVb1B3U
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