28 August 2019
Beginning early in 2020 TechWomen are supporting a new leadership programme aimed at mid-career women: Growing Greatness for Mid-career Women in Tech. The Growing Greatness programme
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28 August 2019
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Tēnā koe Readers In 2017 TechWomen in partnership with MBIE, Ministry for Women, the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women, and NZRise ran a pilot programme called “Return to IT”. The programme’s focus was on assisting women who have taken a career break to return to wo
August 29, 2019
We know there are some very particular challenges for mid-career women in tech. Mid-career is the limbo land between what you thought you wanted and the reality of working life. It’s the point at which you’re no longer sure if you are on the right path, or indeed any path. When you look at more
August 28, 2019
In 2017 TechWomen in partnership with MBIE, Ministry for Women, the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women, and NZRise ran a pilot programme called “Return to IT”. The programme’s focus was on assisting women who have taken a career break to return to work in the digital tech
August 28, 2019
Tēnā koe Readers We have all heard of the gender pay gap. But have you heard of the awards gender gap? Yes it’s real. In this newsletter we share a number of awards happening not only in New Zealand, but globally. Yet we don’t see enough entries from women. I get it, we are often
July 25, 2019
As the shortest day of the year ticks over and New Zealand celebrates Matariki, the Māori New Year, it is a great time for reflection, renewal and planning for the year ahead. I have enjoyed travelling the country the past few weeks meeting some amazing people doing absolutely fantastic w
June 27, 2019
The New Zealand Technology Industry Association, which became known as NZTech, began in 2008 with the aim of promoting and nurturing New Zealand’s tech industry through a membership model. [1] By 2019, many, if not all, of New Zealand’s tech-related companies were a part of NZTech. TechWomen
June 24, 2019
Today, diversity and inclusion (D&I) is top of mind for most boards and executives. Many businesses have policies and initiatives in place to look at how they can improve D&I within their organisations. Unfortunately, a lot of these programmes are run by women for women and have been focus
May 31, 2019
Young New Zealand female students have the opportunity to be mentored by high profile Kiwi tech companies at ShadowTech Days around the country next month. The first ShadowTech Day for 2019 will be held in Auckland next Friday (June 7) with well over 200 schoolgirls taking part around the city.
May 28, 2019
Kia ora Readers, I hope everyone is getting out and making the most of TechWeek. I was able to attend the launch event in Auckland and hear from some amazing speakers and panellists on the New Zealand CleanTech and CreativeTech scene. There was some great conversation around diversity and inclus
May 24, 2019