Mentorship programme news stories

"Mentors are the key to success for every professional. A good mentor is a coach, a guide, as well as a vocal advocate."

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.

Making a career in the sector more appealing would see more women applying for advertised roles, writes Barracuda’s Angelina Liu.

"We agreed that the next phase in our relationship would be to jointly build programs that have a larger positive impact on our community.”

“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."

“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?”

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.

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.

“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."