Episode Synopsis "Episode 5- Samantha Perry talks about bridging the gender diversity gap in the tech sector"

In this fifth episode of season two, we're in conversation with public relations consultant, public speaker and WomeninTechZA co-founder Samantha Perry. Through the work of WomeninTechZA, Perry aims to bridge the gender diversity gap in the tech sector. Working both as a journalist and PR professional in a consultancy and full-time capacity over the past 20 years, Perry has covered the ICT sector for the likes of Computing SA (editor), ComputerWeek, and Brainstorm magazine (editor). In her capacity as a PR professional and consultant, she has worked with listed and multinational organisations such as Striata, Google, Telkom, MTN and Dimension Data. She currently serves as the Johannesburg Agency Lead for public relations and integrated marketing agency Irvine Partners. We’d love to hear from you, tweet us @changevoices, find us on Instagram, connect with us on LinkedIn, and visit our website frayintermedia.com. If you have any specific women in mind that you’d like to hear from or if you want to support our endeavor, please contact Paula directly at [email protected] or direct message her on social media.

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