Join us to hear inspiring stories from women in tech and network with others who are passionate about helping more women into tech careers. This year the Women in Tech Breakfast series is going regional and we’ll be focusing on how we can build capacity in the tech sector, especially by promoting diversity. Each …
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Campaign theme is #BalanceforBetter Better the balance, better the world. How will you celebrate women’s achievements on Friday March 8, while calling for a more gender-balanced world? Planning is underway by groups worldwide. Partnerships and Collaborations are invited for 2019 (& 2020), so don’t delay in making contact with the International Women’s Day organisers.
26 February 2019
Looking back since the last TechWomen newsletter, I’m wondering where has the year gone? We are now in July, and the last two months have been all go for us here at TechWomen. On June 13, we were proud winners of the CIO award for ShadowTech where the judges were impressed with TechWomen’s model for …
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This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #PressForProgress and with good reason. Unfortunately, data shows that the gender gap is widening across the globe, instead of taking 170 years to close the gap at the current rate of progress, it is estimated that gender parity across the world will take over two centuries.
18 March 2018
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is the next wave of technology and New Zealand must present a fresh window to help encourage women into tech roles.
07 March 2018
The worm has turned in the tech world as a wave of females are joining the tech community, according to national and global reports.
05 March 2018
Gender-balanced tech firms are up to 40 percent more profitable and it is important that Kiwi companies and leaders acknowledge and accept that when hiring staff, the new executive director of Tech Women NZ says.
30 January 2018
Do you tire of having to explain to colleagues, yet again, the benefits of diversity? Sometimes, it seems that our mission to celebrate and promote diversity in the tech sector falls on deaf ears. Let’s be honest, diversity and inclusion is a particularly sensitive issue and it is not well understood.
10 December 2017
Recently, I have attended several events with inspirational speakers exploring diversity. Together, these talks have helped strengthen my understanding of diversity and how it really works in organisations. For example, just twenty years ago, the New Zealand Police entry requirements included minimum height, excellent vision, fitness, intelligence and no history of depression. Now however, the …
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