TY Visit to Google: Inspiring Women in Tech and the Future of STEM

As part of International Women's Day, our TY year group took a trip to Google's European Headquarters in Dublin.  

They informed us about the role that women have in Google's operations, and multiple employees told us their personal stories  of how they came to work in Google. They also addressed how women are less likely to choose a career in STEM compared to men, because of a lack of accessibility to Computer Science as a Leaving Cert subject, which they want to change.

Overall, the trip to Google was very enjoyable, however there was a question about AI's role in art theft, which we thought wasn't properly addressed by the Google employees.

By Lara Curran & Nóra Rose Nic Suibhne