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Debugging your operating system: Why gut health is the missing link in human performance
Productivity

Debugging your operating system: Why gut health is the missing link in human performance

On International Women's Day, experts say optimising gut health could be tech workers' secret upgrade for sharper minds and lasting energy.

By Dr Corin Storkey PhD. • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Debiasing the digital future: Why AI needs healthy friction
DevOps

Debiasing the digital future: Why AI needs healthy friction

Treating AI as a 'digital toddler', experts warn that without gender-diverse leadership it will simply automate and amplify human bias.

By Rachel Hughes • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The hidden tax on women in tech: Masking, nervous systems, and sustainable performance
Hybrid & Remote Work

The hidden tax on women in tech: Masking, nervous systems, and sustainable performance

Women in tech pay a hidden tax of constant masking, draining their nervous systems and undermining true high performance at work.

By Gemma Rose • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Global Stories

International Women's Day (IWD) stories

Why legal literacy is the ultimate empowerment for women in tech
Software-as-a-Service

Why legal literacy is the ultimate empowerment for women in tech

Women in tech gain real power not just by innovating, but by mastering legal literacy to protect their work, legacy and leadership.

By Renee Roumanos • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Start training for a job that doesn't exist yet
Data Analytics

Start training for a job that doesn't exist yet

On International Women's Day, a data leader urges young women to train for unseen careers, valuing curiosity and pivots over rigid plans.

By Jo-Ann Foo • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Beyond the glass ceiling: Behavioural intelligence is the power skill for women in tech
Leadership

Beyond the glass ceiling: Behavioural intelligence is the power skill for women in tech

Behavioural Intelligence is emerging as the crucial power skill helping women in tech move beyond the exhausting leadership tightrope.

By Preetie Boler • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
How a strong professional network gifts its members the support they need to stretch and grow
IT Industry

How a strong professional network gifts its members the support they need to stretch and grow

A strong professional network offers candid counsel, shared experience and support, helping individuals make bolder, more deliberate career moves.

By Nicola Gerber • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Why 'Give to Gain' needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model
Unified Communications

Why 'Give to Gain' needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model

Communications must abandon hoarding influence and make advocacy a core business strategy, not a selfless virtue expected only of women.

By Lizi Sprague • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier
Leadership

You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier

On International Women's Day, a telecom leader argues that mentorship lets women give to gain, multiplying influence across STEM.

By Lisa Marie Maxson • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
This International Women's Day, lean on proof (of skill, of impact and of potential)
Unified Communications

This International Women's Day, lean on proof (of skill, of impact and of potential)

This International Women's Day, experts urge proof of skills through hands-on practice to close confidence gaps and drive real career growth.

By Sarah Noe-Danzl • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
How women can build influence in critical tech roles
Hyperscale

How women can build influence in critical tech roles

A woman charts a nonlinear path through telecom and data centres, showing how curiosity and courage can amplify female voices in tech.

By Carlie Shooner • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

International Women's Day (IWD) stories

Scaling the AI economy: Infrastructure at speed, talent at scale
DevOps

Scaling the AI economy: Infrastructure at speed, talent at scale

As AI drives explosive data centre growth, success hinges on power-ready sites, faster build-out and cultivating cross-functional talent.

By Jennifer Reininger • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Women in tech: revealing diverse careers beyond code
DevOps

Women in tech: revealing diverse careers beyond code

Broadening tech career narratives beyond coding lets more women see paths that match their talents, ambitions and leadership potential.

By Beth Harwood • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
35 years of marketing in technology: A front-row seat to change
Customer Relationship Management

35 years of marketing in technology: A front-row seat to change

A veteran marketer reflects on 35 years in tech, tracing the journey from hand-coded web pages to data-fuelled, curiosity-driven SaaS leadership.

By Jeannie Zaemes • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Beyond the 2%: Turning a gender problem into a founder-alignment problem
Partner Programmes

Beyond the 2%: Turning a gender problem into a founder-alignment problem

As women still secure just 2% of VC funds, one founder argues the real hurdle is misaligned investor expectations, not founder ambition.

By Leigh Sevin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
This International Women's Day, let's stop hoarding power
Digital Transformation

This International Women's Day, let's stop hoarding power

On International Women's Day, leaders are urged to stop hoarding power and hand women real mandates that shape growth, AI and value.

By Ingrid Curtis • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Progress in motion: Women, AI, and the future of inclusive innovation
Digital Transformation

Progress in motion: Women, AI, and the future of inclusive innovation

As AI reshapes power and opportunity, women demand seats at the table to design fairer systems and lead the next wave of innovation.

By Christine Meyers Callum • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026