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AcademyEX celebrates diversity in landmark New Zealand graduation
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New Zealand's academyEX celebrates the graduation of a 100-strong, diverse cohort, endorsing its successful learning model.
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AI can empower women & increase work-life balance, says Microsoft director
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) could tackle female workplace challenges like burnout, and lack of professional development, according to Microsoft NZ's Emma Barrett.
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IWD 2024: New paths for women into data analytics
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IWD 2024: Unconventional strategies such as mid-career resets and conversion courses seek to increase women's representation in data analytics, amid concerning gender gap.
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IWD 2024: How and why tech companies should help women reach the c-suite
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Revealing only 26% of UK tech staff are women, an op-ed explores how tech firms can secure gender balance and women's progress to leadership roles.
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IWD 2024: Let's create a secure digital world for women, together
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On International Women's Day 2024, it's a crucial necessity to jointly combat gender-based cyber crimes and establish a secure digital space for women worldwide.
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IWD 2024: Breaking barriers with resilience and gratitude
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IWD 2024 illuminates the power of resilience and gratitude in overcoming life's challenges, as demonstrated by a woman who rose from adversity to establish her own successful business.
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IWD 2024: Business owners, it’s time to inspire inclusion
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In light of IWD 2024, business leaders are urged to inspire inclusionary practices as women still only constitute 28% of the tech workforce.
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IWD 2024: How sponsorship can help women in male dominated industries accelerate their career journeys
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With career advancement still stunted for women in male-dominated industries like ICT, sponsorship is becoming an increasingly vital tool for gender balance, say Access4 leaders on IWD 2024.
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IWD 2024: Why including more women in the cybersecurity sector is a win-win
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For International Women's Day 2024, this piece explores the significant benefits and growing need to involve more women in the cybersecurity sector.
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UN urges green economy shift for inclusive Women's Day
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This International Women's Day, the UN emphasises the need for regenerative sustainability as a means to address gender inequalities, urging organisations to lead this vital societal transformation.
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IWD 2024: Why women are increasingly on the front foot when it comes to sales and cricket
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As part of this year's International Women's Day, Darshana highlights the parallels between cricket and a career in sales and how both rely on teamwork and strategic thinking in order to succeed.
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IWD 2024: A mentor mindset: The next generation of women in cybersecurity
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Female leaders look to curb Australia's talent shortage in cybersecurity by fostering a mentor mindset, countering the woefully low 17% of women in the field today.
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IWD 2024: Empowering and inspiring inclusivity for women at all levels
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IWD 2024 focuses on 'Inspire Inclusion', promoting diversity and empowering women at all facets of their lives and careers through shared experiences and mentorship.
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IWD 2024: How taking centre stage professionally encourages other women in ICT to do the same
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Taking the professional spotlight combats imposter syndrome and boosts female representation in male-dominated ICT industry.
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IWD 2024: Take the fear factor out and ask for support
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\Female leaders break barriers and redefine tech sector - experts from Eagle Eye emphasise diversity and female empowerment in the workplace for progress acceleration.
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IWD 2024: Are we investing enough in women and open-source?
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IWD 2024 puts spotlight on the need for greater investment and inclusion of women in the tech sector, particularly in the historically male-dominated world of open-source.
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IWD 2024: Why female representation is key to unlocking AI’s full potential
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Despite making up 50% of the UK population, women only account for 22% of AI and data professionals, limiting AI's full capabilities due to lack of diversity.
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IWD 2024: Empowering New Investors with Clear Communication
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Clear, accessible shareholder communication is vital to empower a growing generation of female investors, in an increasingly complex financial climate.
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IWD 2024: Inspiring more women in technology - why representation is key
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On International Women's Day 2024, the focus is inspiring more women towards technology and the critical role of representation in overcoming systemic gender disparity in STEM fields.
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IWD 2024: Beyond the server racks - Championing women in data centers
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Drawing attention to the vital yet overlooked role of women in the data centre industry during IWD 2024, amid ongoing diversity and inclusivity challenges.
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IWD 2024: Advancing women in private equity could have dramatic global impact
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Boosting female representation in private equity's decision-making roles could trigger a major global economic shift, as gender diversity in firms has been linked to improved performance and innovation.
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IWD 2024: Empowering women for the FinTech revolutions future
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In tech, gender parity remains elusive with women holding just 11% of FinTech board positions; the journey towards inclusivity is celebrated this International Women's Day.
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IWD 2024: Better together: why the UK’s tech sector needs to double down on diversity and inclusion
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The UK's tech sector falls short in diversity, with women occupying only 28% of positions and a mere 22% in senior roles, hindering innovation and widening the industry's skill gap.
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IWD 2024: Finance and Tech: the double jeopardy for women?
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Despite male-biased gender issues, women in Fintech stand poised to seize timely opportunities as societal shifts and a push for workforce diversity spur change in the sector.