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IWD 2023: Paving the way for the next generation of female leaders
Thu, 9th Mar 2023
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While the proportion of women working across STEM-qualified industries has increased since 2016, in Australia, less than a quarter of all STEM graduates are female.
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IWD 2023: Closing the gender gap and promoting equality in innovation and tech
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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To promote gender equality in cybersecurity, it is essential to embrace both innovation and technology, as they have the power to transform the industry.
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IWD 2023: How programs can contribute to a healthier gender balance
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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Greater female representation in Australian ICT organisations won’t come about by accident, notes BeyondTrust’s VP Talent Management, Laura Edwards-Lassner
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IWD 2023: What ‘International Women's Day’ means to me
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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careers
I started building my career to escape the limits set for me by my background, but today I continue to do it because it's what I love.
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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: Architecting change to truly embrace equity
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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girls in stem
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, closing the global gender gap has increased by a generation from 99.5 years to 135.6 years.
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Megantic mentorship program helps female eCommerce leaders
Tue, 7th Mar 2023
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web development
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In celebration of International Women's Day, Megantic highlights its success in helping female eCommerce leaders with its program, Megantic Mentors, since 2021.
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Microsoft expands APAC Enabler Mentorship Program
Thu, 23rd Jun 2022
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"Mentors are the key to success for every professional. A good mentor is a coach, a guide, as well as a vocal advocate."
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IWD 2022: Jamf on what you can do to break the bias
Tue, 8th Mar 2022
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Both last year’s #choosetochallenge and this year’s #BreakTheBias themes for International Women’s Day should serve as a wake-up call to the IT industry.
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IWD 2022: Barracuda talks fixing the gender imbalance
Tue, 8th Mar 2022
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Making a career in the sector more appealing would see more women applying for advertised roles, writes Barracuda’s Angelina Liu.
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Infosys & Tennis Australia foster leadership & digital inclusion
Thu, 27th Jan 2022
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"We agreed that the next phase in our relationship would be to jointly build programs that have a larger positive impact on our community.”
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InterTech AU to run mentorship program for LGBTQI+ tech workers
Wed, 13th May 2020
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“The new mentorship is an opportunity to expand our support of the LGTBQI+ community working in tech startups to help them embed diversity and inclusion into their company culture."
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Mentorship key to bringing women into cybersecurity - Microsoft
Mon, 30th Mar 2020
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“Diverse teams make better and faster decisions 87% of the time compared with all male teams, yet the actual number of women in our field fluctuates between 10 and 20%. What ideas have we missed by not including more women?”
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Lenovo launches mentorship programme for SMBs
Thu, 26th Dec 2019
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With connectivity being a key driver to the success and growth of regional SMBs, the ThinkBook Mentorship Programme will focus on upskilling the businesses digitally.
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AiSP launches ladies in cybersecurity mentorship programme
Tue, 3rd Dec 2019
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women in technology
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association of information security professionals
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cybersecurity strategy
The initiative aims to plug the industry’s talent gap, spur female participation in cybersecurity, and transform the role women play in Singapore’s cyber defence.
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Saving the lost boys
Sun, 1st Oct 2006
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education
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“We’re the ones putting technology in front of kids in the first place. This isn’t about making money it’s about investing time in the future of New Zealand."
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