Women in Tech stories - Page 11
Exclusive: The women behind cloud computing
Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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Gender gap in IT is still a major issue, with few women in cloud computing. Sash Sunkara, CEO of RackWare, discusses the importance of diversity.
Kordia launches Women in Tech scholarship at the University of Waikato
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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The scholarship is established to acknowledge and support up-and-coming female talent and future technology leaders.
MYOB survey: Females & males take different approaches to business success
Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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MYOB survey reveals divergent paths to success for male and female SME owners, with women emphasising networking and men leaning towards technology.
Enspiral Dev Academy offers scholarships to Māori & Pasifika
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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Up-and-coming web developers now have the chance to grab one of 23 scholarships at Enspiral Dev Academy for its full stack web development programme.
MYOB addresses gender imbalance in tech with female developer programme
Mon, 21st May 2018
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It hopes that programmes such as developher will encourage other tech companies to be proactive about attracting women into technical roles.
Red Hat celebrates ‘women of open source’ at RHS 2018
Fri, 11th May 2018
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At RHS 2018, Red Hat celebrated its ‘Women in Open Source’ award winners, honouring Dana Lewis and Zui Dighe for their pioneering work in technology.
CompTIA launches global tech career directory for women and girls
Sat, 5th May 2018
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CompTIA’s Advancing Women in Technology Community has created an online resource to help women and girls find their feet in the IT industry.
Girl power: Championing women in tech
Thu, 3rd May 2018
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Looking forward it's essential that the tech sector continues to champion women and encourage them to get involved.
Te Papa’s digital chief ranked among NZ’s top 100 CIOs
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Melissa Firth’s team established Mahuki, the first business accelerator programme in the world focused on opportunities in the culture sector.
OMG Tech bridges gender gap early by keeping girls curious
Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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By the time girls reach high school, they’ve already made major decisions about life direction – so it’s vital to foster an interest in tech early.
Kiwi Startup Spotlight: HI Jewellery puts an aesthetic spin on the term ‘wearable tech’
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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3d printing
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human interface jewellery
HIJ is offering a unique and new style of jewellery for digital natives, and forward-thinking tech-loving individuals.
Exclusive interview: Kordia CEO tackles one of tech's biggest issues
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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Kordia's CEO Scott Bartlett discusses the need for action, not just talk, on diversity in New Zealand's tech sector.
10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Gartner reveals grim statistics on gender diversity in boardrooms and the IT sector, highlighting a lack of women in leadership roles.
Discrimination, advocacy, and standing together – Women in tech speak out
Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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Xero’s International Women’s Day tea saw approximately 80 women who were Xero partners, customers, and employees coming together.
How the digital economy is shifting the workforce playing field for women
Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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It’s no secret that there is a big gender gap in tech / engineering fields, and especially in the data center industry.
Exclusive: Here's what NZ's top CEOs are doing to improve gender diversity
Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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lenovo
You need to understand what’s going on in your own business and do something to fix it because if you don’t, all this talk –it’s just PR bollocks.
Where are all the women in tech? Survey finds answer
Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
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skillsoft
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it careers
Gender equality is something the tech industry has always struggled with despite offering bright career and pay prospects.
More focus on gender diversity needed in NZ tech - MYOB
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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A new report by MYOB says New Zealand’s tech sector lacks gender diversity and will need to do more to build a more inclusive industry.
Australia gets behind the global fight for gender equality
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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Australia is recommitting to global gender equality at the UN CSW62, emphasising female workforce participation, leadership, cyber safety, and tech influence.
In depth: McAfee on thought leadership, women in security and the skills shortage
Mon, 4th Dec 2017
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McAfee’s vice president & chief technical strategist Candace Worley speaks about the rich world of security & how it’s changing for women in tech.