Dr Katherine Iscoe challenges us to think "What stories do you tell yourself about risk that serve as both a shield and a cage?" at the #witwa #techplus24 #seeherbeher

"It's not just an aspirational goal, it's an economic and social imperative" - Minister Dawson on making sure women and girls have STEM skills and embark on STEM careers #witwa #techplus24

"I wanted to talk about race in a way that was able to express my anger and my rage but also to take the reader on a journey" - Shankari Chandran on her Miles Franklin Award winning Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens at #perthfest #writersweekend

"I had been working on it for 10 years and it never had an ending before." - @molly_e_schmidt on one of the impacts of the Hungerford Award on her novel Salt River Road at #perthfest #writersweekend

"My grandma died, which helped - I mean I adored my grandma, I was very close to her. But I knew she's not going to be reading it." - Rachael Johns on how to deal with the awkwardness of writing sex scenes at #perthfest #writersweekend

"I always think that we're not at all squeamish about young girls getting murdered but we are about sex - personally I'd much rather have sex than get murdered." - Natasha Lester on the Leading Ladies panel at #perthfest #writersweekend

"When there are no more 'firsts', I think then we'll be well on our way." - Dr Parwinder Kaur answering "When do you think we'll reach gender parity?" at the @WITWA conference #WiTWA #techplus #25years #seeherbeher

"We need to start celebrating the efforts and the wins in our space... and the more we do that, the more or encourages others to do it too." - Sue Ward on leaders at the @WITWA conference #WiTWA #techplus #25years #seeherbeher

"It is OK to be you, you don't always have to fit in." - Dr Parwinder Kaur at the @WITWA conference #WiTWA #techplus #25years #seeherbeher

"We talk about the numbers but I think the stories are more important." @KateKirwin on how to measure the impact of @shecodesaus, at the @WITWA conference #witwa #techplus #25years #seeherbeher

"We need to harness this technology before it harnesses us." @TraceySpicer speaking about AI at the @WITWA conference #witwa #techplus #25years #seeherbeher

"Nothing can replace the nuance and imagination of human thought." - Donna Hughes taking about AI storytelling at @WITWA #witwa #SeeHerBeHer #techplus #25years

"I feel hopeful that we can create better laws.... but I also feel that the horse has sort of bolted." - Esther Krogdahl on AI at the @WITWA conference #witwa #techplus #25years #SeeHerBeHer

"We can tell our story together.... just don't tell my story without me." - Jessica Bailey on the Storytellers panel at @WITWA #witwa #techplus #25years #seeherbeher

"I've had to practice listening, because I like to talk .... and I think a lot of men could be good at learning that...." - Lucy Cooke on the storytellers panel at @WITWA conference #witwa #techplus #25years #seeherbehear

When @KemiNekvapil1 asked us to picture a lawyer, a doctor and a professor, I immediately didn't picture a white male professor because I was talking to Prof. Sarah Dunlop yesterday. Really hammered home the importance of seeing women in these roles #seeherbeher #witwa #25years

"We don't have to feel like it's all in our heads; it's something we can use." - Lucy Peach talking about our relationship with periods at the @WITWA conference #witwa #techplus #25years #seeherbeher

"As women we are socialised that our value and our worth come from being likeable and available all the time." - @KemiNekvapil1 at #witwa #techplus #25years #seeherbeher

"There's a type of power that says 'If I have power, you can't have any.' This is a form of power that leaves people feeling powerless." - @KemiNekvapil1 at #WITWA #25years #techplus #seeherbeher