The IT Girl

Ann Moffatt, a legend of Australian IT and a long time champion of women’s role in the industry, has released her long-awaited biography. ‘The IT Girl: 50 years as a woman working in the Information Technology industry’ is the story of how a young girl who grew up in wartime England defied convention to become one of Britain’s top computer programmers. In a society and a profession dominated by males she had to constantly prove her abilities, which she did by sheer hard work and unconventional thinking.

Ann Moffatt writes about her early career in England and her entry, in 1959, into and progress through the growing profession of information technology. She survived a horrific accident and a marriage breakup to become recognised as a leading authority on software development and the emerging field of database management.

In her early 30s she moved to Australia, where again she succeeded through hard work, intelligence, and an unquenchable belief that ultimately she would succeed on her merits. The IT Girl is an engaging story of personal development, the growth of an industry, and the constant battle for equality of opportunity.

This is her story.

Source: web.archive.org/web/20210119054117/www.fitt.org.au/the-it-girl-50-years-as-a-woman-working-in-the-information-technology-industry-by-ann-moffatt/