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 "Welcoming Jyothyi Madanlal to TechWomen"
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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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TechWomen is delighted to announce the appointment of Jyothi Madanial to the Executive Council. With a career spanning two countries and twenty years, Jyothi has extensive experience in software and product design, development, and delivery. She is an enthusiastic problem solver dedicated to addres
April 2, 2024
Kia ora, We hope you had a fantastic summer break and a wonderful start to 2024! Did you know that only 29% of the New Zealand Digital IT workforce comprises females?* Our goal is to increase this number to 40% by 2040, but we can't do it alone. That's where you come in! As we g
February 16, 2024
Tēnā koe, Wow, what a year! After mainly virtual activities during COVID it was great to reconnect with members and supporters in person and get back to a full programme of activity. Here are some of our highlights from 2023: Record Community Growth The TechWomen community currently h
December 8, 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 secto
October 27, 2023
Tēnā koe, We celebrated Ada Lovelace Day on the 10th of October by diving into Gender Bias in Artificial Intelligence. It turns out AI is a lot like cake; AI is like a recipe passed down through generations, it doesn’t matter how good your oven is, the cake will never be delicious i
October 24, 2023
More than 600 secondary school girls spent a day shadowing tech experts at organisations across the country as part of ShadowTech Day, which ran from 12 - 14 September. For one day, girls in years 9-11 got to experience what working in the tech sector is like, encouraging them onto education pat
September 22, 2023
By Avina Vidyadharan September 13, 2023 In a world increasing tech-driven, half of the population make up only a third of the workers. But a tech day for school girls is helping them see themselves in the digital opportunities around them. Year 9-11 girls from Cambridge High and Te Awam
September 13, 2023
Hundreds of secondary-school girls will visit leading technology companies this coming week, as part of a programme to encourage women to have careers in tech. As part of TechWomen's ShadowTech Day, 600 girls in years 9, 10 and 11 will spend a day at one of 50 companies. Executive director Yv
September 10, 2023
ShadowTech Day 2023 is next week More than 600 secondary school girls have jumped at the opportunity to spend a day shadowing tech experts at organisations across the country next week. For one day girls in years 9-11 get to experience what working in the tech sector is like, encouragin
September 8, 2023