11 December 2024
As we close out 2024, I am filled with immense pride and gratitude for the incredible strides we have made together. This year has been a testament to our collective dedication to empowering wāhine in the New Zealand technology sector.
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10 December 2024
The TechWomen community now has nearly 800 members, up 25% and still growing, with a wider network of over 3,000 subscribers to our newsletter and LinkedIn group.
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05 December 2024
We’re delighted to announce the return of ShadowTech Day in August 2025.
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02 October 2024
Kia ora, On September 12, TechWomen, supported by the AI Forum and the Asia New Zealand Foundation, hosted a special event featuring Vicky Nyamsuren. Born into a nomadic life in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, Vicky shared insights about her upbringing, and her journey to becoming a leading female influencer in tech. She spoke passionately about her … Continue reading "Overcoming ICT’s barriers to diversity"
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07 August 2024
Here at TechWomen we are seeing a similar trend with record-breaking participation in two of our key programmes this year, Mentoring Circles and ShadowTech.
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10 June 2024
As a foundation partner of TechWomen, Westpac's support not only helps us create programs that bridge the gender gap but also inspires young girls to explore tech careers through ShadowTech and helps develop policies that boost diversity in the tech workforce.
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31 May 2024
AWS Community Day Aotearoa is an annual one-day, user-run single-day AWS technical conference that is planned, organised, and delivered by the AWS user group community leaders.
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29 May 2024
We hope you had the chance to participate in the broad range of events during last week’s TechWeek, designed to showcase the value and impact of technology on the lives of New Zealanders. It was a roaring success and you can check out some of the highlights here.
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23 May 2024
As part of our TechWeek24 Women Across Generations series, Meg Ryan shares a look at the evolving office dress code in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Originally published on Computerworld on 30 May 2018 How students participating in the annual ShadowTech programme get early lessons on inclusive leadership As a teenager, Angie Judge remembers hearing a young, female Kiwi entrepreneur talk about how she built a successful technology company. “Th
May 30, 2018
Today 200 secondary school girls converged in the Capital at Te Auaha New Zealand Institute of Creativity to experience ICT for the day as part of ShadowTech. The Wellington ShadowTech is the first in a nationwide series of technology-focused events up and down the country. ShadowTech’s Execu
May 21, 2018
The ShadowTech youth development programme has been selected as a finalist for the Engaging Youth in ICT award; part of the 2018 CIO Awards for New Zealand. ShadowTech is an annual technology career experience day for girls in years 9-11, who meet in their regional centres to hear from local tech l
May 17, 2018
Welcome to the first newsletter of TechWomen! It’s been three months since I joined TechWomen in the role of Executive Director, and there has never been a dull moment with so many initiatives and projects on the go. For those who haven’t met me before, please feel free to connect with me di
May 14, 2018
As a woman in tech, I have been involved in mentoring, and sharing career advice with many young women. It has always given me a great sense of joy when I see these talented women go on to have successful careers in the technology industry. So, I started thinking, 'how can we do more to reach yo
May 13, 2018
On Monday 21 May, 35 Wellington companies will host 150 secondary school girls for a day, gaining first-hand experience of ICT in its various applications. ShadowTech is an NZTech initiative, supported by the Wellington Institute of Technology and Whitireia Community Polytechnic, which is designe
May 13, 2018
ShadowTech provides girls in Y9–11 with an opportunity to experience what working in the tech sector is like, encouraging them onto education pathways that lead into tech sector roles. The programme connects girls at school with women working in the tech sector, who act as mentors. Secondary sch
May 8, 2018
Te Papa Tongarewa museum’s first chief digital officer Melissa Firth, who built a digital team almost from scratch, has been named among the top 100 CIOs in New Zealand for 2018. Only 15 women were named among the top 100 chief information officers. Others included Liz Gosling (AUT), Sonya Cros
April 16, 2018
A New Zealand start-up company, RIP Global, is among eight companies to be selected for the next women-only Springboard Enterprises Australia (SBE) accelerator programme. SBE Australia, a not-for-profit with the first female-only startup accelerator in Australia, says the founders, lead successful
April 10, 2018