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Gender diversity stories - Page 4

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Singapore's Best Workplaces 2019 revealed
Thu, 14th Nov 2019
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Singapore's best workplaces for 2019 revealed, with HubSpot & Grab in top five.
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Chorus recognised for efforts to eliminate gender pay gap
Thu, 14th Nov 2019
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Chorus has walked away with three awards at this year’s 2019 YWCA Equal Pay Awards, which recognise female leadership and equality in the workplace.
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Forget personal development, women want to be leaders
Fri, 1st Nov 2019
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Few training programmes focus on leadership, despite women's ambition to be leaders, says leadership expert Dr Sue Watson.
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Security industry riddled with gender diversity issues & burnout
Thu, 31st Oct 2019
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Gender and racial disparities persist in the cybersecurity industry, with over 91% of professionals identifying as male, according to a survey by Exabeam.
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Women underrepresented in cybersecurity in half of enterprises - Kaspersky
Wed, 30th Oct 2019
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Despite some diversity initiatives, women constitute 39% of the labour force and only 25% of management positions worldwide in general.
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NZ missing out on billions due to lack of women investors
Tue, 29th Oct 2019
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NZ investment gender gap could cost billions, says Sharesies.
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Whitecliffe helping more women get into IT careers with flexible training hours
Tue, 10th Sep 2019
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Expecting mother Brooklyn thrives in IT studies with Whitecliffe's adaptable approach.
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Bridging the gender gap in IIoT - Claroty
Thu, 29th Aug 2019
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IIoT's rise sees women like Galina Antova break through the tech gender gap, securing our future.
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Mind Lab at MOTAT hosting event to promote young women in tech
Tue, 14th May 2019
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Gender diversity in the tech industry is a hot topic around the world, but it’s one that New Zealand is looking to tackle head on.
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Two students win US apprenticeship with global data center giant
Tue, 14th May 2019
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Park Place fosters gender diversity in IT with women's STEM apprenticeship win.
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AWS launches new initiative to get more girls in IT
Thu, 9th May 2019
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It is designed to introduce all Year 8 students (12-13 year olds) in the UK to cloud computing and digital skills.
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Gender gap in AU’s STEM workforce obstructing national prosperity
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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New research reveals Australia has not yet made the systemic changes required to achieve diversity in STEM, threatening the nation’s prosperity.
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Report: Women being sexually harassed at tech conferences
Wed, 13th Mar 2019
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A new survey has uncovered some startling findings, with not only misrepresentation of women but also sexual harassment.
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Where to from here? Women in cybersecurity speak up
Fri, 8th Mar 2019
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International Women's Day: Cyber women unite to challenge tech's gender imbalance.
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Google discovers it’s not women that it’s underpaying - it’s men
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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After conducting a pay equity analysis, the company uncovered some unexpected findings that resulted in $9.7m of pay rises for underpaid staff.
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How innovation links to talent attraction and staff retention
Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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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.
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Kordia launches Women in Tech scholarship at the University of Waikato
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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The scholarship is established to acknowledge and support up-and-coming female talent and future technology leaders.
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MYOB survey: Females & males take different approaches to business success
Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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MYOB survey shows gender divide in attributing business success, with NZ women valuing networking more.
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Exclusive: Tackling the challenges faced by women in cybersecurity
Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
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Some companies though do an incredible job of recruiting women into their workforces, but they have problems retaining them.
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MYOB addresses gender imbalance in tech with female developer programme
Mon, 21st May 2018
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It hopes that programmes such as developher will encourage other tech companies to be proactive about attracting women into technical roles.
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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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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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Microsoft: There’s no such thing as a typical ‘techie’
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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New Zealand is progressive in gender diversity, but still lags in tech industry gender equality. Action is needed.
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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.