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 "A busy quarter with more underway"
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24 October 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 if the ingredients … Continue reading "A busy quarter with more underway"
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08 September 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, encouraging them onto education pathways that … Continue reading "A busy quarter with more underway"
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09 August 2023
We invite you to participate in a short survey. Your views matter as they help inform where TechWomen should focus its priorities and attention to deliver the value and support you require. Please complete the survey by 25 August 2023. It should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.We look forward to your feedback. If you … Continue reading "A busy quarter with more underway"
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02 August 2023
During our last webinar, I spoke about the importance of men in sharing the load when it comes to diversity and inclusion initiatives. This struck a chord with attendees so I thought I would expand on it further here. The power to change the gender diversity gap in tech sits with all of us, the majority … Continue reading "A busy quarter with more underway"
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07 June 2023
I thought I’d take the opportunity to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of TechWomen. For the past year and a half I have been working at NZTech as Strategic Programmes Director, overseeing all our events and conferences and key strategic programmes aimed at encouraging more people into tech. As part of this role … Continue reading "A busy quarter with more underway"
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We’ve had a busy few months at TechWomen with lots to catch up on. Starting with Techweek2021 back in May, changes on the board, IoT events, and much more. We would like to start with thanking the community and our members for all their hard work that has a positive impact on offering fai
July 30, 2021
There is no doubt that the New Zealand technology sector is a significant contributor to the New Zealand economy, as a strong performing employer of over 114,450 people (source: NZ Statistics, 2019). However, in 2018 when MYOB released the MYOB Women in Tech report, only 23% of the tech sector’s
June 24, 2021
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) is seeking tech companies from Australia and New Zealand who are considering the UK for international expansion. The selected group will join the official hybrid mission to London Tech Week in September 2021. LTW is Europe’s la
June 23, 2021
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June 3, 2021
Microsoft/TechWomen and Sponsors got together to host this event in Christchurch for the community impacted by the Christchurch shooting incident to support, enable and upskill the community. This was primarily widows and young sons and daughters of the victims. Part of the event consisted
May 25, 2021
International Women's Day IWD celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Based on the IWD 2021 campaign theme, #ChooseToChallenge, TechWomenNZ will be hosting a virtual panel with
March 19, 2021
Yoobee Colleges support women to succeed in an historically male dominated field by offering a 90% Scholarship on their Yoobee Bachelor of Software Engineering Degree tuition fees each year. If you identify as female and have consistently demonstrated exceptional potential, and a passion for techno
January 12, 2021
Thank you all for your continued support of TechWomen throughout what has been a challenging year for many of us. Congratulations, you made it! Bring on 2021. This year we were proud to be able to provide one of our flagship programmes Mentoring Circles throughout the country. Based on our sur
December 15, 2020
TechWomen ran another successful series of Mentoring Circles this year from May – October around the country. The program was sponsored by InternetNZ with many of our members volunteering their time as mentors. While running the sessions virtually was challenging and participants w
December 11, 2020