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Leveling the business playing field for women
Facebook

Leveling the business playing field for women

Facebook partners with SheOwnsIt NZ to empower female entrepreneurs with free marketing training, addressing bias and enabling a fairer business landscape.

By Melinda Petrunoff • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020
SolarWinds welcomes Chrystal Taylor to Head Geeks group
DevOps

SolarWinds welcomes Chrystal Taylor to Head Geeks group

Chrystal Taylor joins SolarWinds' Head Geeks to bolster IT expertise with extensive technical skills and deep customer support background.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2020
Melinda Gates behind $50m drive to get women into tech
Pivotal

Melinda Gates behind $50m drive to get women into tech

Melinda Gates is spearheading a US$50 million initiative to bolster female representation in tech through GET Cities, targeting US-based emerging tech hubs.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Feb 2020
Exclusive: Mellanox VP on how diverse teams move companies forward
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Exclusive: Mellanox VP on how diverse teams move companies forward

TechDay spoke to Mellanox vice president Yael Asseraf Shenhav about why fast-moving technology companies need diverse teams.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Jan 2020
Talend taps key leadership talent from SAP Concur ranks
SAP

Talend taps key leadership talent from SAP Concur ranks

Talend appoints Christal Bemont, ex-chief revenue officer at SAP Concur, as new CEO, alongside Ann-Christel Graham as CRO and Jamie Kiser as CCO.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Jan 2020
New study reveals 'huge' gender disparity in Indian businesses
Intel

New study reveals 'huge' gender disparity in Indian businesses

Improving gender diversity in the workplace requires uniform women-friendly programs and male allies, according to a new study.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jan 2020
From the lounge to the big leagues: Nexacu recognised in Deloitte's Tech Fast 50
Deloitte Fast 50

From the lounge to the big leagues: Nexacu recognised in Deloitte's Tech Fast 50

Brisbane-based software skills firm Nexacu has been voted one of the top 50 fastest growing technology firms in Australia by Deloitte.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jan 2020
Women in Media and The Trade Desk announce collaborative partnership
Unified Communications

Women in Media and The Trade Desk announce collaborative partnership

Women in Media partners with The Trade Desk to deliver a shared programme of activity in 2020, aiming to support women working in media.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jan 2020
Nintex recognised for innovation in workflow and content automation
Robotic Process Automation

Nintex recognised for innovation in workflow and content automation

Nintex has added visual BPM and no-code RPA capabilities to its platform in the last 18 months and earned its 3rd Aragon Research Women in Technology Award.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Dec 2019
Men feel less welcome in tech workplaces - Harvey Nash report
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Men feel less welcome in tech workplaces - Harvey Nash report

A Harvey Nash report reveals men now feel more unwelcome in tech workplaces, despite improvements for women over the past year.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Dec 2019
AiSP launches ladies in cybersecurity mentorship programme
Association of Information Security Professionals

AiSP launches ladies in cybersecurity mentorship programme

AiSP launches mentorship programme to groom female cybersecurity professionals in Singapore, addressing talent shortage.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Dec 2019
Women in Payments Symposium recognises leaders & rising stars
Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Women in Payments Symposium recognises leaders & rising stars

The awards included five categories: Emerging Leader, Innovation, Thought Leader, Advocate for Women, and Distinguished Payments Professional.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Nov 2019
Stevie Awards for Women in Business winners announced
Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards for Women in Business winners announced

The 16th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business celebrated women executives globally, with over 1,500 nominations and attendees from four continents.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Nov 2019
Samoa to host ITU's global Girls in ICT Day 2020 celebrations
International Telecommunication Union

Samoa to host ITU's global Girls in ICT Day 2020 celebrations

The celebration, which is held in April every year, aims to raise visibility and the importance of bringing women into ICT careers.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 4th Nov 2019
Women underrepresented in cybersecurity in half of enterprises - Kaspersky
Kaspersky

Women underrepresented in cybersecurity in half of enterprises - Kaspersky

Despite some diversity initiatives, women constitute 39% of the labour force and only 25% of management positions worldwide in general.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2019
APAC lights the way for women in executive roles
Board of Directors

APAC lights the way for women in executive roles

Asia Pacific leads in women executive roles, as global female board representation doubles in a decade, says Credit Suisse's 2019 Gender 3000 report.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Oct 2019
On the front line: Perspectives from women in the tech industry
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

On the front line: Perspectives from women in the tech industry

October 8 marked Ada Lovelace Day, a memorial for the first computer programmer. But it was a lot more than celebrating one woman's achievements.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Oct 2019
Deloitte and AWS build advanced portal for Tech Girls Movement Foundation
Hyperscale

Deloitte and AWS build advanced portal for Tech Girls Movement Foundation

Deloitte and AWS have developed a competition portal for Tech Girls Movement Foundation to enhance STEM participation among girls in Australia and New Zealand.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Sep 2019