The gender gap

that threatens everything

Digital security hangs in the balance. Yet 83% of those protecting us look the same.

Through intimate conversations with Australia's cybersecurity leaders, advocates, and changemakers, director Kate Tartsus exposes the complex forces driving women away from the industry and the silent pressures crushing men beneath outdated expectations.

SEVENTEEN PERCENT | Official Teaser Trailer | Cybersecurity Gender Gap Documentary

Coming November 2025

  • The 'boys' club' mentality doesn't just exclude women—it forces men into boxes they never asked to be in.

    Lukasz Gogolkiewicz

  • The same systems that push women out are the ones that trap men in rigid, unhealthy patterns. We all need liberation from this.

    Tim McKay (OkRdy)

  • We're not just missing out on 50% of the talent pool—we're missing out on 50% of the perspectives that could be solving these problems.

    Ally Watson (Code Like A Girl)

  • Every day I have to prove I deserve my seat at the table, while others are assumed competent until proven otherwise.

    Harriet Farlow (Mileva Security Labs)

  • The constant need to be exceptional just to be considered equal is exhausting. That's why women leave.

    Melody

  • Young girls aren't choosing to avoid tech—they're being subtly directed away from it at every turn.

    Gabriela Guiu-Sorsa (Cyber Security Champions of Tomorrow)

  • Seventeen percent isn't our destiny - it's our starting point. Where we go from here is entirely up to us.

    Daisy Wong

  • We keep asking why women leave tech. We should be asking why the industry makes staying so impossible.

    Jacqui Loustau (AWSN)

  • We've created a culture where vulnerability is seen as weakness, and that hurts everyone's mental health, regardless of gender.

    Mat Franklin

  • The 17% isn't just a number—it's a warning sign that we're approaching security challenges with one hand tied behind our back.

    Laura O'Neill 

  • I stopped counting the number of times I was the only woman in the room. Eventually, you start to question if you belong there at all.

    Renece Brester (Her Tech Circle)