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Where to from here? Women in cybersecurity speak up
International Women's Day

Where to from here? Women in cybersecurity speak up

Women in cybersecurity discuss challenges from gender pay gaps to toxic workplaces on International Women's Day, urging for a more gender-balanced industry.

By Kai Ping Lew • 8 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2019
Google discovers it's not women that it's underpaying - it's men
Google

Google discovers it's not women that it's underpaying - it's men

After conducting a pay equity analysis, the company uncovered some unexpected findings that resulted in $9.7m of pay rises for underpaid staff.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Mar 2019
How innovation links to talent attraction and staff retention
Hays

How innovation links to talent attraction and staff retention

Half of ANZ's bosses have their heads in the sand when it comes to understanding the business and innovation benefits of diversity and inclusion.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Feb 2019
Exclusive: Tackling the challenges faced by women in cybersecurity
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Exclusive: Tackling the challenges faced by women in cybersecurity

Some companies though do an incredible job of recruiting women into their workforces, but they have problems retaining them.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
MYOB addresses gender imbalance in tech with female developer programme
Gaming

MYOB addresses gender imbalance in tech with female developer programme

It hopes that programmes such as developher will encourage other tech companies to be proactive about attracting women into technical roles.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 21st May 2018
10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology
Risk & Compliance

10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology

Gartner reveals grim statistics on gender diversity in boardrooms and the IT sector, highlighting a lack of women in leadership roles.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Gender diversity stories

Why the trucking industry is looking to female drivers
Recruitment

Why the trucking industry is looking to female drivers

Driver shortages may ease if more women are recruited, as new training courses attract female students and boost industry retention.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 27th Jan 2019
Kordia launches Women in Tech scholarship at the University of Waikato
Kordia

Kordia launches Women in Tech scholarship at the University of Waikato

The scholarship is established to acknowledge and support up-and-coming female talent and future technology leaders.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2018
MYOB survey: Females & males take different approaches to business success
Fintech

MYOB survey: Females & males take different approaches to business success

MYOB survey reveals divergent paths to success for male and female SME owners, with women emphasising networking and men leaning towards technology.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
Women of Influence Diversity award winner announced
Northland

Women of Influence Diversity award winner announced

Recognition for women in infrastructure comes after Sarah Lang grew the Women’s Infrastructure Network to seven chapters and 1,000 members.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
EPIC campaign for epic industry
Facebook

EPIC campaign for epic industry

Thousands of new workers will be needed to deliver planned infrastructure investment, putting pressure on contractors to widen the talent pool.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 29th Jul 2018
New course addresses driver shortage
Supply Chain

New course addresses driver shortage

Female enrolments at Manukau Institute of Technology’s new transport course are helping tackle a driver shortage that has hit freight operators hard.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Jul 2018
A summit to promote diversity in senior leadership
Transpower

A summit to promote diversity in senior leadership

Women remain under-represented in senior roles, prompting the sector to back a summit aimed at widening the leadership pipeline.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Jun 2018
Engineers and architects confront their gender problem
Social Media

Engineers and architects confront their gender problem

Nearly 40 organisations have backed a push to lift women’s representation in New Zealand engineering and architecture by 20 percent by 2021.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 15th Apr 2018
OMG Tech bridges gender gap early by keeping girls curious
Fintech

OMG Tech bridges gender gap early by keeping girls curious

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.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
Exclusive interview: Kordia CEO tackles one of tech's biggest issues
Kordia

Exclusive interview: Kordia CEO tackles one of tech's biggest issues

Kordia's CEO Scott Bartlett discusses the need for action, not just talk, on diversity in New Zealand's tech sector.

By Julia Gabel • 7 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
Microsoft: There's no such thing as a typical 'techie'
Microsoft

Microsoft: There's no such thing as a typical 'techie'

New Zealand is progressive in gender diversity, but still lags in tech industry gender equality. Action is needed.

By Vanessa Sorenson • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018