Women in Tech stories - Page 25
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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kiwi startup spotlight
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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.
Microsoft women file over 200 complaints of gender discrimination & sexual harassment
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
New court documents reveal female Microsoft staff filed 238 complaints of gender discrimination and harassment in U.S-based tech roles between 2010-2016.
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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risk & compliance
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gender diversity
Gartner reveals grim statistics on gender diversity in boardrooms and the IT sector, highlighting a lack of women in leadership roles.
Interview: A chat with SolarWinds' Destiny Bertucci and how she discovered IT security
Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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cybersecurity
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solarwinds
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iwd
International Women’s Day may have passed, but there’s no reason why society shouldn’t keep up that recognition every day of the year.
Discrimination, advocacy, and standing together – Women in tech speak out
Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Xero’s International Women’s Day tea saw approximately 80 women who were Xero partners, customers, and employees coming together.
FEATURE: Tech’s female powerhouses tackle women shortage issue
Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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it automation
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skillsoft
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it careers
International Women's Day is here and what better time to tackle the elephant in the room that is the huge gender disparity in the technology sector.
How the digital economy is shifting the workforce playing field for women
Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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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software development
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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
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skills gap
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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fintech
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financial systems
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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united nations
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gender diversity
Australia is recommitting to global gender equality at the UN CSW62, emphasising female workforce participation, leadership, cyber safety, and tech influence.
Dames, professors & CEOs come together to draw more Kiwi women into data science
Sat, 10th Feb 2018
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data analytics
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data science
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martech
The New Zealand leg of the event is building on a global movement of inspiring more women to enter and excel in the data science industry.
Jacinda Ardern a great example for tech industry, says Tech Women NZ exec
Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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edutech
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nztech
Mistry previously worked for the Manukau Institute of Technology, Wang and Apple and has her own company CreateOps.
New report shines light on sexism and ageism in ICT industry
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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report
Preliminary study calls for urgent investigation into sexism and ageism in New Zealand's ICT industry. Women make up only a quarter of the workforce.
Step up for Kiwi women could boost economy by $881m a year
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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report
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gender diversity
Lack of female representation in leadership roles causing Kiwi companies to lose millions, says Minister for Women. #GenderEquality #BusinessOpportunities.
The global enterprise getting Kiwi kids into coding
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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coding
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hour of code
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accenture
Accenture employees across 55 of these countries have pledged to volunteer more than 10,000 hours to Hour of Code.
In depth: McAfee on thought leadership, women in security and the skills shortage
Mon, 4th Dec 2017
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casb
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cybersecurity
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mcafee
McAfee’s vice president & chief technical strategist Candace Worley speaks about the rich world of security & how it’s changing for women in tech.
Accenture: How to get more girls into technology
Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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coding
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accenture
Girls, we need you: New Zealand's technology sector calls for more female talent to achieve a fairer, gender-balanced workforce.
Investment platform startup Sharesies readies for growth
Mon, 27th Nov 2017
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sharesies
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startups
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job moves
The business has rapidly exceeded expectations hitting $5 mil invested through the platform and has had over 8,400 customers sign up to the service.