Kate Kirwin

Kate Kirwin is the 2024 WA Young Australian of the Year.

Kate founded 'She Codes Australia' in 2015 with the aim of teaching women coding skills, helping them enter technical careers and building a likeminded community.

As a country girl, Kate strongly believes in empowering women from some of Australia’s most remote regions. So far, more than 6000 women from all over the country have learned to code through She Codes.

Kate’s work is closing the gender gap in tech, where only 30 per cent of employees are women. She has sourced more than $1 million to support women in STEM.

Her achievements have also been recognised with the '40 Under 40 Award' and The West Australian Newspapers' Rising Star Award.