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CompTIA launches global tech career directory for women and girls

Sat, 5th May 2018
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CompTIA's Advancing Women in Technology Community has created an online resource to help women and girls find their feet in the IT industry.
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Girl power: Championing women in tech

Thu, 3rd May 2018
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Looking forward it's essential that the tech sector continues to champion women and encourage them to get involved.
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Te Papa's digital chief ranked among NZ's top 100 CIOs

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Melissa Firth's team established Mahuki, the first business accelerator programme in the world focused on opportunities in the culture sector.
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Kiwi company chosen for women-only Aus tech accelerator

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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New Zealand's RIP Global is among eight firms picked for Springboard Enterprises Australia's women-only accelerator, boosting fintech's growth and global reach.
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OMG Tech bridges gender gap early by keeping girls curious

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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By the time girls reach high school, they've already made major decisions about life direction – so it's vital to foster an interest in tech early.
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Kiwi Startup Spotlight: HI Jewellery puts an aesthetic spin on the term 'wearable tech'

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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HIJ is offering a unique and new style of jewellery for digital natives, and forward-thinking tech-loving individuals.
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Microsoft women file over 200 complaints of gender discrimination & sexual harassment

Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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New court documents reveal female Microsoft staff filed 238 complaints of gender discrimination and harassment in U.S-based tech roles between 2010-2016.
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Exclusive interview: Kordia CEO tackles one of tech's biggest issues

Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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Kordia's CEO Scott Bartlett discusses the need for action, not just talk, on diversity in New Zealand's tech sector.
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10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Gartner reveals grim statistics on gender diversity in boardrooms and the IT sector, highlighting a lack of women in leadership roles.
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Interview: A chat with SolarWinds' Destiny Bertucci and how she discovered IT security

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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International Women's Day may have passed, but there's no reason why society shouldn't keep up that recognition every day of the year.
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Discrimination, advocacy, and standing together – Women in tech speak out

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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Xero's International Women's Day tea saw approximately 80 women who were Xero partners, customers, and employees coming together.
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FEATURE: Tech's female powerhouses tackle women shortage issue

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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International Women's Day is here and what better time to tackle the elephant in the room that is the huge gender disparity in the technology sector.
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How the digital economy is shifting the workforce playing field for women

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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It's no secret that there is a big gender gap in tech / engineering fields, and especially in the data center industry.
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Exclusive: Here's what NZ's top CEOs are doing to improve gender diversity

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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You need to understand what's going on in your own business and do something to fix it because if you don't, all this talk –it's just PR bollocks.
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Where are all the women in tech? Survey finds answer

Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
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Gender equality is something the tech industry has always struggled with despite offering bright career and pay prospects.
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More focus on gender diversity needed in NZ tech - MYOB

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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A new report by MYOB says New Zealand's tech sector lacks gender diversity and will need to do more to build a more inclusive industry.
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Dames, professors & CEOs come together to draw more Kiwi women into data science

Sat, 10th Feb 2018
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The New Zealand leg of the event is building on a global movement of inspiring more women to enter and excel in the data science industry.
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Jacinda Ardern a great example for tech industry, says Tech Women NZ exec

Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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Mistry previously worked for the Manukau Institute of Technology, Wang and Apple and has her own company CreateOps.
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New report shines light on sexism and ageism in ICT industry

Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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Preliminary study calls for urgent investigation into sexism and ageism in New Zealand's ICT industry. Women make up only a quarter of the workforce.
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Step up for Kiwi women could boost economy by $881m a year

Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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Lack of female representation in leadership roles causing Kiwi companies to lose millions, says Minister for Women. #GenderEquality #BusinessOpportunities.