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Women in technology and their allies, to support and advocate for change.
Founder · since 8 March 2019
SheLeadsTech
SheLeadsTech (SLT) is ISACA's diversity programme. On International Women's Day, 8 March 2019, Jenny founded and localised SheLeadsTech Singapore — turning a global initiative into a community shaped around Singapore's needs and centred on female self-leadership.
Engage · Empower · Elevate
What SheLeadsTech stands for
Empower
Women as leaders, role models and mentors in their fields.
Elevate
The role of women in technology across the industry.
10,000+
female students reached
~50
professionals converted into tech roles
100+
ambassadors in the first year
7
years of community — and counting
The story
From the only woman on the board to a movement
SheLeadsTech Singapore began with a simple observation: for years Jenny was the only woman on the ISACA Singapore Chapter board. Rather than accept that as the norm, she built a platform to change it — one that focuses on self-leadership and inclusion rather than on gender alone.
Since 2019 the programme has grown into an award-winning, cross-border female leadership and knowledge-sharing platform. It runs an annual International Women's Day conference, student symposiums, workshops on everything from public speaking to AI literacy and mental wellness, and an ambassador network of women and male allies.
Its most distinctive initiative is the SheLeadsTech Conversion Programme, which Jenny pioneered in 2022 to bring non-IT women into technology governance, risk and compliance careers through training, mentoring, internships and attachments with leading employers. Close to 50 mid-career professionals have made the transition.
The programme's recognition includes the Women Programme of the Year (Asia) award in 2022, and it contributed to the ISACA Singapore Chapter's Outstanding Chapter awards in 2022 and 2025.
“Empowering women in technology begins with empowering individuals to lead themselves, inspire others and create meaningful impact within their communities.”— Dr Jenny Tan, Founder, SheLeadsTech Singapore
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Women in technology, careers and leadership: questions for the SheLeadsTech community and its allies. No account needed: add your name and share your view.
What really stops mid-career women from moving into technology roles?
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