Embracing Change this Autumn

04 April 2024

We will be announcing dates for our key programmes, Mentoring Circles and ShadowTech soon, keep an eye out for dedicated communications about those.

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Welcoming Jyothyi Madanlal to TechWomen

02 April 2024

TechWomen is delighted to announce the appointment of Jyothi Madanial to the Executive Council.

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Welcome to TechWomen 2024!

16 February 2024

Kicking off 2024 with IWD, ShadowTech, Mentoring and more!

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Shadowing tech mentors inspires ākonga

27 October 2023

As part of TechWomen’s ShadowTech Day in September, around 600 wāhine in Years 9, 10 and 11 spent the day at one of 50 companies across Hamilton, Cambridge, Wellington, Tauranga, Christchurch, Dunedin and Auckland. The aim? To inspire more girls to forge a path in the rapidly evolving tech sector in Aotearoa. ShadowTech is a … Continue reading "Inspired by stories of diversity"

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Inspired by stories of diversity

Recently, I have attended several events with inspirational speakers exploring diversity.  Together, these talks have helped strengthen my understanding of diversity and how it really works in organisations. For example, just twenty years ago, the New Zealand Police entry requirements included minimum height, excellent vision, fitness, intelligence and no history of depression.  Now however, the … Continue reading "Inspired by stories of diversity"
29 November 2017
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NZTech Q&A: Priti Ambani

We asked the newly appointed Visa’s Everywhere Initiative New Zealand judge about empowering women in tech and what motivates her. 
29 October 2017
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Step up to make a difference!

I recently joined the NZTech Women High Impact Team, with the honour of being the group’s first male representative. This has significantly improved the teams gender diversity to a proportion not far off the percentage of women in tech in New Zealand businesses!
31 August 2017
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Why political correctness is hurting diversity

Within a mere ten days, I have bounced between speaking in front an audience comprised of just five percent women to another skewed at 99 percent. The former audience included over 800 Chief Information Officers (CIOs) for The New Zealand CIO Summit 2017, the latter around 60 young girls during ShadowTech Day.
28 June 2017
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Research needed for more women get into tech careers

New Zealand needs more research on why younger generations of women are not considering a career in Tech and why we see a high dropout of women dropout of the workforce, a NZTech leader says.
07 May 2017