Career paths
This page is a public resource for women in IT and Tech, STEM initiatives, educators, partners, and Swiss public-sector programmes that want to understand how career transitions actually happen.
Why it matters
WIT{CH} treats career paths as lived experiences, not generic funnels. The goal is to make transitions legible: what helped, what blocked progress, where mentorship mattered, and which practical next step made the path possible in Switzerland.
From science to data
Women with backgrounds in biology, chemistry, physics, economics, and social sciences often bring strong research habits, statistics, documentation, and critical thinking. The path into IT and Tech can start with analytics projects, SQL, Python, data storytelling, or research operations.
From operations to product
Many women enter IT and Tech through coordination, support, project work, customer success, or business operations. Their advantage is knowing where systems fail in real life and how teams actually use tools.
From education to tech
Teaching and training backgrounds can lead into learning design, support engineering, developer relations, UX research, data, or IT project roles. The key is showing how explanation, patience, and curriculum thinking support technical teams.
From first job to specialization
Some women start with internships, helpdesk, junior analysis, testing, or project coordination. The next step is often not a total reinvention, but a focused specialization in cloud, cybersecurity, software, product, UX, or data.
Role models
Filter by field, background, skills, location, or entry point. Each path is shown as a web story for SEO and accessibility, with a printable PDF where available.
Basel-Land
Founder WIT{CH} / Team Lead Cloud Systems Operations
Daniela's path shows how people skills, HR digitalisation, application support, project management, and curiosity can build a bridge into IT and Tech. Her story is especially relevant for women who do not come from a traditional technical background but are drawn to systems, people, operations, and cloud work.
For Swiss STEM initiatives
Public initiatives can use WIT{CH} as a listening and activation layer: where women discover possible roles, meet role models, find mentors, and connect to concrete opportunities.
