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Equality stories

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Kiwi workers at breaking point in wake cost-of-living crisis
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Women hardest hit as 66% report that cost of living has had a negative impact on their mental health compared to 49% of men.
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Datacom, Yoobee partnership to increase women in tech
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The partnership delivers course-to-career scholarships and help balance the gender scales by supporting more women into New Zealand's technology workforce.
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IWD 2023: Why women are more attracted to problem-solving than technology
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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Kirstie van Oerle, partner at international IT services business, Netcompany, shares her views on women's social, economic, cultural, and political achievements.
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IWD 2023: Women don’t need special consideration, we need competence and motivation
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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Being in a progressive democracy like New Zealand provides an invaluable perspective: generally, women aren’t disadvantaged in the workplace.
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IWD 2023: Women form the majority of the unconnected population
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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Conscious of how much more needs to be done to achieve equality, our efforts are deliberate towards bridging the gap and enabling ”equity” with specific goals.
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IWD 2023: Connecting the Dots - True Crime and Women in Cyber
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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From true crime enthusiasts to cybersecurity: How some women’s aptitude for problem-solving could make them ideal for cybersecurity roles.
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IWD 2023: How women in tech can ‘embrace equity’ by supporting each other
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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When women support and empower each other, we can both increase gender diversity in tech and create real change in the community and our workplaces.
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IWD 2023: Diverse perspectives for post pandemic regeneration
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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As businesses look to achieve greater output efficiency following years of stagnation, they often need not look further than their people.
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IWD 2023: How men can, and should, support women in tech
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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Advocating for women and helping to bridge the gender gap in tech is not something done on the side. Instead, it must become a mindset.
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IWD 2023: Growing and leading high-performing teams during times of rapid change
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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Now more than ever, leaders must ensure they are supporting their teams to learn and adopt digital technologies that can make our lives and our work better.
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IWD 2023: Listen, learn and lean in to improve equity
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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Times are changing, “traditional” roles in the workplace, at home and in society are evolving at a rapid pace, alongside the technological advancements that enable them.
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SAS launches human-focused responsible innovation initiative
Tue, 17th May 2022
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SAS has launched a responsible innovation initiative, furthering its commitment to equity and putting people first.
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International Women’s Day honored with virtual coffee talk
Thu, 24th Feb 2022
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Rocket Software will be hosting its quarterly Women Leaders in Technology Coffee Talk on International Women's Day, 
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SAS named as one of Asia’s Best Workplaces for 2020
Wed, 8th Apr 2020
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The award recognises SAS’ corporate culture through means such as creativity, inclusivity, innovation, and work/life balance, and the impact on employees.
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Proposed RBNZ changes should ensure a level playing field - Kiwibank
Tue, 2nd Jul 2019
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Kiwibank acknowledged that with any increase in capital requirements there would be costs for consumers.
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Fujitsu Australia rolls out 12-month Reconciliation Action Plan
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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“The ICT industry at large has been challenged by concerns around diversity and inclusion for some time."
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NZTech responds to digital divide report: "The government is right to raise this concern"
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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"Left unaddressed this digital divide will exacerbate the social divide."
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Government report shines light on NZ's digital divide
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Curran says the previous government didn’t make the report public until after the election as it exposed the digital divide in New Zealand.
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New initiative pushes equal access to learning for all corporate staff
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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“Equity of access for all goes beyond being compliant, to striving and setting new standards of excellence."
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Radical generosity funding model supports female-led companies
Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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New Zealand is the first country outside North America to introduce SheEO.
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MYOB tackles gender inequality with Male Champions of Change STEM
Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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"Businesses will not reach their innovation potential unless the full capabilities of women and men are harnessed within the workplace." - MYOB CEO
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Unconscious bias in Kiwi recruitment - is tech the solution?
Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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A 'foreign' named applicant will be 3x less successful in getting an initial job interview than someone with a duplicate CV and 'local' name.
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