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 "Leverage new Return to Tech content to inspire others"
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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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As June and July have brought the usual cold wintery weather, this year there has been a stronger awareness of a potential shift in mindset thanks to our new public holiday for Matariki; marking a time for reflection and planning ahead. Embracing this moment can drive progress, or prompt planning f
August 2, 2022
We’ve got a jam packed newsletter this month as we welcome two new Council Members, Vickie King and Vivian Fu, look back on the International Women's Day event from March, and look ahead to Techweek, 16 - 22 May. Techweek is one of my favourite times of year, not only because of the vast
May 6, 2022
Senior and diverse Christchurch female leaders will ‘walk and talk’ with aspiring female leaders when Mentor Walks launches its first New Zealand event in Christchurch on Thursday 19 May.Mentor Walks is a simple idea designed to have a big impact on women’s careers - a one hour walk and conve
May 4, 2022
As part of our commitment to advancing Women in Tech, we welcome you to apply for a spot in the 2022 TechWomen Mentoring Circle programme. You can register your interest in participating as either a Mentee or Mentor for Circles in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington or Auckland. We welcome both
April 20, 2022
For this year's International Women's Day, TechWomen NZ hosted a virtual panel of five speakers covering the topic of Imposter Syndrome. Our diverse and experienced panel of speakers consisted of four women and one man - our "diversity in the room"! Each speaker had a passionate a
March 10, 2022
As a recent addition to the TechWomen Committee, I have the honour of authoring the first newsletter for 2022. With International Women’s Day coming up next week I find myself contemplating the purpose of this day: celebration of steps taken towards equality, yes; supporting each other on progres
March 4, 2022
Women founders looking to fast-track their startup can today apply to join the Electrify Accelerator, Aotearoa’s only accelerator focused on supporting women startup founders to succeed. An attempt to answer long-standing gender inequality issues in the startup world, Electrify Accelerator has
March 1, 2022
Life Changing Learning Experiences offered in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington & Tauranga Are you a talented mid-career professional, ready to step up?Are you wondering where your career is heading?Are you nervous about taking the next step?Has your resilience been tested, and do you want
February 15, 2022
An award-winning wahine tech CEO whose new game animates South Auckland historical stories has been chosen as one of just two edutech businesses to represent Aotearoa at January’s World Expo in Dubai. Amber Taylor is CEO of ARA Journeys, which is about to launch Tuwhiri, an augmente
December 17, 2021