Women are slipping into STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) like feet into Manolo Blahniks – easily and with no small amount of style. South Africa’s career landscape is dotted with those who are taking their roles as leaders and mentors very seriously indeed, and we catch up with three women to find out how they are inspiring the younger generation to get into tech.

✱ Lee-Anne van Zyl, CEO of FNB OnlineLee-Anne van Zyl has been the CEO of FNB Online for the past four years and her portfolio encompasses FNB.co.za, online sales and the online banking platform. She is the mistress of FNB’s digital bank that spans from the consumer banking base to the multinational and large corporates in South Africa, Africa and India.