Diversity & Inclusion Power List Winners
'Announcing our winners for 2025 as voted by you'
In an era where technology is shaping the future of industries, economies, and societies, women are driving innovation and breaking barriers like never before. Yet, their stories and contributions often remain untold or underappreciated. That's why GirlCodes is proud to present our annual Women in Tech Power List—a celebration of the trailblazing women who are not just reshaping the tech landscape but also inspiring the next generation of leaders.
From groundbreaking engineers and visionary founders to data scientists, product managers, and advocates for diversity in STEM, this year's Power List showcases a remarkable array of talent and tenacity. These women have harnessed the power of technology to create meaningful change, whether by developing life-saving software, championing ethical AI, or building inclusive tech communities. Alongside these inspiring individuals, we also recognize the vital role of company partners and coding bootcamps in fostering opportunities and empowering women to excel in tech.
As we unveil this year's honorees, we invite you to join us in applauding their achievements, amplifying their voices, and reaffirming our commitment to a more inclusive and equitable tech industry. Together, let's shine a light on the pioneers who are proving that when women lead in tech, everyone benefits.
Women in Tech Winners
Kasia Dutch
Hi, I'm Kasia, a mid-level software engineer, coding instructor, and mentor. I've been working at an EdTech start-up for three years since doing a boot camp. It's a huge honour to be living proof that taking an unconventional path into the tech industry can change your life! As a career-switcher, I'm deeply committed to making the industry a more diverse and inclusive space. With the work I do in my spare time as an instructor, mentor and GirlCode Ambassador, I'm hoping to encourage more women and girls to enter the tech world by paying my own experiences forward.
Martina Zurli
As a former nurse, I bring strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills to my transition into tech. I’m a fast learner and dedicated team player, I am unafraid to ask questions as part of my learning curve. Throughout my career, I've managed conflicts, being a role model in fostering a positive work environment and promoting psychological safety. I am eager to leverage my diverse skill set to make impactful contributions to innovative projects in tech.
Lead instructor, technical content creator, and Java specialist.
As a winner of the D&I Power List 2024 - Women in Tech awards by girlcode, I've spent the last year focussing on outreach for women in the early stages of their tech careers.
Over the past year, I've spoken at several events (regional and national), participated in panels, created a Java course, taught on several bootcamps as a lead instructor, and shared content through my tech instagram (@codeaddi).
Nasrin Raha
As a Software Engineer, I specialize in backend development, database management, and system integration. With proficiency in C#.NET, SQL Server, Python, and Oracle, I have successfully led significant projects, including the migration of 15 applications and the comprehensive redesign of SharePoint systems. These projects resulted in enhanced performance and substantial cost savings. I am dedicated to delivering robust, scalable solutions to achieve team success.
Judith Böhlert
Hey, I'm Judi, a freelance software engineer based in Berlin, Germany.
I have 6 years of experience with full-stack development using technologies such as React or Vue on the frontend and Node.js or Golang on the backend.
After a few years of full-time employment, I have realized that working in tech is awesome but can also be quite stressful. Therefore, I am currently embarking on a self-employment adventure, hoping to find a calm and sustainable approach to working in tech.
My name is Ania Kubow and I am a Software Developer in the day and Course Creator at night. I create content for my own YouTube channel and FreeCodeCamp (3mil+).
Anjali Sharma
Engineering Manager @ Checkout.com
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Mary Adenola
Growing up, there wasn't a role model I could look to in terms of pursuing a career in Maths and Statistics and I wanted to give future generations of boys and girls someone to look up to so it was a contributing factor in my decision to study the subject. Now, that I have the knowledge, I take part in mentoring programmes in and out of university. Outside of University, I got the opportunity to take part in a presentation highlighting the need for diversity in the workplace to the heads of departments within Virgin Galactic in the US. As an Ambassador and Instructor for CodeFirstGirls, I have the opportunity to mentor females interested in python as well as find solutions to problems with a talented group of females around the world.
Hi! I'm Ale, and Industrial and Systems Engineer turned Developer from Mexico. I'm very passionate about technology, learning new things, and sharing them with others. I currently divide my time between building an open-source project for testing in Kubernetes, and leading a web developer team for non-profits.
Meng Li Wong
I believe in empowering ordinary people to create extraordinary products. As an Engineering Manager, I've had the privilege of leading diverse teams across Asia and Europe to deliver impactful solutions for companies like IBM, SAP, and high-growth startups. I'm driven by curiosity—whether it's understanding human dynamics or improving complex systems. My passion lies in uncovering what works, identifying what doesn't, and fostering continuous improvement. I’m dedicated to supporting women in tech through mentorship, coaching, and by cultivating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
I sing at She*Choir Berlin when I am free!
Company Winners
Beatport
For over 20 years, Beatport has been the global leader in DJ and club culture, pushing the boundaries of dance music to all corners of the world. Created by DJs for DJs, Beatport has always been dedicated to innovating new products and services to support evolving generations of music performers and producers.
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HMS
Engineering HMS Networks was founded in 1988 in Halmstad, Sweden where you still find our head office. Today, millions of industrial devices all over the world use HMS products to get connected. We enable industrial hardware to meet IoT software — liberating data from machines for processing. We have a wide range of technologies that we work with; Industrial Internet of Things, Industrial Ethernet networks, 5G Connectivity, Industrial and Functional Security, @ Checkout.com
femtasy
femtasy is the audio-only streaming platform for female-centric erotica. We inspire women to explore and enjoy on their own terms; simple as that. We stand for zest for life – female empowerment is in our DNA. We are pioneering a female-centric product, are lead by a female CEO & Founder, and >90% of our team identifies as women+. We have already positively impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of women by re-defining female pleasure and are just getting started. How we work is almost as important to us as what we work on
Delivery Hero
As the world’s leading local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech but driven by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, we enable ambitious talent to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you’re from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero.
Riverty
At Riverty, we're not just a fintech company, we're a global community of creators, explorers, and innovators committed to redefining the financial landscape. Our shared commitment? To create human-centric products that empower everyone’s financial growth. But there's more to our story...
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Kiwi.com
At Kiwi.com, we believe everyone should be free to experience the world and that’s why we’re breaking down the barriers to low-cost travel. Using our powerful search technology, we create solutions to make affordable travel accessible for all.
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JPMC
We’re one of the world’s biggest technology-driven companies. We spend $15 billion in technology, at unparalleled global scale and speed
American Express
At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible— and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way.
Riverlane
Riverlane’s mission is to make quantum computing useful, sooner. From climate change to healthcare, large and reliable quantum computers will help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Riverlane is building the quantum error correction stack to make this happen. It’s a complex problem that requires a range of skills, talent and passion. We’re making remarkable progress and growing fast.
FundApps
FundApps is a SaaS scale-up that helps investment managers monitor and comply with worldwide regulations. We were one of the world's first "RegTechs" and we're shaking up an entire industry. Our client's love what we do (Net Promoter Scores of over 50) and this has lead to phenomenal and consistent revenue growth.
Scout24
Scout24 is home to ImmoScout24, Germany’s #1 for real estate. With ImmoScout24 we have been revolutionizing the real estate market in Germany and Austria for more than 20 years. Our goal is to build a digital ecosystem that brings homeowners, seekers, and agents together.
Coding Bootcamp Winners
Coding Black Females
Build | Learn | Support Coding Black Females was created in 2017. We are a nonprofit organisation, and our primary aim is to provide opportunities for Black female developers to develop themselves, meet familiar faces, network, receive support and build relationships through having regular meetups.
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Codeop
We're changing the culture of tech through our in-person and live-online bootcamps for women, trans, and non-binary people (women+). We're headquartered in Barcelona and our students and graduate network span 70+ countries. We believe education gives birth to new worlds and helps old worlds disappear: marginalisation, gender disparity, underrepresentation, biases— issues all too commonplace in an industry that aspires to uplift us all.
The Jump School
Want to change career and become a developer, upskill to advance your current career, or implement your own entrepreneurial ideas? Then The Jump can help you. We provide full-time and part-time coding bootcamps that are in-depth programmes of software-engineering training and optional career-change support, designed to help you make the jump to where you want to be. Our training is accessed remotely via Zoom Video Communications and is live, interactive and instructor-led and so we'll be right there when you need us.
School of Code
The School of Code believes that technology should benefit everyone. We teach people programming skills in an immersive short-course to help address the IT skills gap. This programme is open to everyone - we take in classes of mixed ages, backgrounds, and experience and our social mission is to use technology to tackle unemployment and give anyone the skills, tools, and opportunity to create and innovate with technology.
freeCodeCamp
freeCodeCamp is a community of millions of people around the world who are learning to code together. Learn to code with free online courses, programming projects, and interview preparation for developer jobs. We're a 501(c)(3) public charity. Get started at: https://www.freecodecamp.org
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Codeworks
Codeworks offers immersive courses to learn Software Engineering. Ranked as one of the best coding academies in the world, it provides remote and on-site programs. Their 8-week and 12-week courses give you solid Software Engineering foundations, a professional understanding of the latest full-stack JavaScript technologies, and hands-on experience with a portfolio of apps that you build. The school offers plans to finance your tuition and the possibility to pay only once you sign a satisfying job offer. Codeworks graduates have a top high hiring rate, with salaries well above the industry average. The school perks include lifelong career support, and a rich international alumni community.
Techswitch
Move into software development. Make a TechSwitch. TechSwitch’s mission is to make careers in tech accessible to everyone, regardless of their background. There are numerous programmes offering school- and university-leavers accessible, affordable ways into tech but things are very different for people wishing to enter or re-enter tech later in their careers. Our programme focuses on helping individuals transition from careers in other industries into tech, or to get back into the technology industry after career breaks.
Code Instutute
Code Institute is an online coding bootcamp offering a FullStack Software Development diploma. As a global coding educators our courses offer learners the skills and support to change careers and advance more quickly. We combine high-quality content, technology, analytics and support to facilitate learners’ success. At Code Institute you are guaranteed a superior learning experience and personalised support system to achieve success and land your first role in web development. Skills for employment - Learn cutting edge coding skills and programming languages from industry experts. Internationally recognised qualification - Our online coding course is university credit-rated and industry-aligned to give you the credentials to get hired anywhere in the world.
General Assembly
We transform careers and teams — including more than one third of the Fortune 100 — through dynamic courses in coding, data, design, and business. Today’s complex, global economy requires a skilled workforce that can leverage technology to fuel success. Our pioneering, experiential education includes full-time and part-time courses taught on-campus, online, and on site with companies, giving individuals and teams flexible options for growth and development. Learn more about our programs at https://ga.co/2yt8KJF. Our global network of 40,000+ full- and part-time alumni and 10,000+ hiring partners provide recent graduates with opportunities to find jobs and make connections, setting them up for success on the job, and in life.
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Softwire
Softwire is a privately owned software development company based in London. We are specialists in the delivery of software consultancy and bespoke, custom-built software solutions along with offering expert software development training. Softwire focuses on providing an exceptional level of service to a manageable number of customers. Our commitment to customer satisfaction is second to none - not least because repeat business is an important source of our revenue. We aim to be a complete technology partner for our clients, from initial consultancy and design phases right through to deployment and ongoing support, and we have partnerships with trusted third parties for services such as web hosting which we believe are best outsourced to established specialists in those fields.
Le Wagon
Le Wagon is a leader in immersive tech training. We teach people the skills they need to change their lives by kick-starting their tech careers or launching their own startups. Le Wagon offers Web Development and Data Bootcamps as well as Skill Courses - online and in 40+ cities worldwide. Founded in Paris in 2013, Le Wagon now boasts a community of 25,000+ graduates from all walks of life, including many entrepreneurs who built 210+ tech startups and raised $1B+ globally.