Looking back to last year's awards cycle, Women in Technology and Science Ireland was shortlisted for the Social Impact Award at The Association and Institutes Awards 2025, acknowledged for its Monthly Webinar Series that delivered accessible career development and mentorship to over 700 women in STEM. The initiative addressed persistent gender barriers in Ireland's technology and science sectors through free, digitally delivered professional development programming, fostering inclusion, collaboration, and knowledge exchange across all career stages whilst eliminating geographic and financial constraints that disproportionately affect women balancing caregiving and professional advancement.