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If AI can't quote you, do you exist? The new reality for communications
Digital Transformation

If AI can't quote you, do you exist? The new reality for communications

As AI becomes a sleepless gatekeeper of reputation, communicators must feed the machines or risk vanishing into background noise.

By Deborah Pead • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Designing for reality: What my non-traditional path taught me about diversity in tech
Artificial Intelligence

Designing for reality: What my non-traditional path taught me about diversity in tech

A technologist's non-traditional path shows why true diversity is now critical to build trustworthy, inclusive AI and products that work in reality.

By Nina Sekiguchi • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Women in transport tech: How diverse teams keep freight moving
Digital Transformation

Women in transport tech: How diverse teams keep freight moving

Women at MyTrucking are reshaping transport tech, blending empathy with efficiency to keep freight moving in smarter, more human ways.

By Sarah Macdonald • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
It's time to make a genuine effort to retain experienced and capable women
DevOps

It's time to make a genuine effort to retain experienced and capable women

Tech must scrap the 'invisible shelf life' on mid-life women and redesign work so experience, not age, determines who leads and stays.

By Emma Mani • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Balancing the scales: Women's authority and risk-taking still judged differently in marketing and tech
Marketing

Balancing the scales: Women's authority and risk-taking still judged differently in marketing and tech

Women in marketing and tech still see their authority doubted and risk-taking questioned, while male confidence is too often overvalued.

By Fabrizia Roberto • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Building trust & confidence in hybrid work for women
Fintech

Building trust & confidence in hybrid work for women

As hybrid work reshapes careers, leaders are urged to build trust, model boundaries and help women silence self-doubt to truly thrive.

By Alison Morris • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage
Hybrid Cloud

HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage

HPE revamps Complete Care Service into a unified, AI-powered support model to simplify hybrid IT, bridge silos and scale enterprise AI.

By Mark Bakker • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Customer success is not support, it is stewardship
Digital Transformation

Customer success is not support, it is stewardship

Customer success must evolve from reactive support to strategic stewardship, aligning stakeholders so tech investments deliver lasting value.

By Nidhi Suresh • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Invisible labour in a digital world
Partner Programmes

Invisible labour in a digital world

As digital marketing leans on empathy and nuance, women shoulder unseen emotional labour that powers brands but rarely gets its due.

By Simran Kaur • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
International Women's Day: The Australian entrepreneur proving you don't have to scale fast to succeed
Customer Experience

International Women's Day: The Australian entrepreneur proving you don't have to scale fast to succeed

Ahead of IWD 2026, Craft Club's Nakisah Williams champions slow, sustainable growth over blitzscaling as a new model of female leadership.

By Nakisah Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
International Women's Day - women, confidence, and the credit gap
Fintech

International Women's Day - women, confidence, and the credit gap

Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.

By Natalie Ip • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR
Partner Programmes

Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR

From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.

By Aleesha Naxakis • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Diverse perspectives driving innovation for the real world
Customer Experience

Diverse perspectives driving innovation for the real world

Female leadership at Tineco ANZ is reshaping consumer tech, proving diverse perspectives are vital to real-world innovation and growth.

By Jade Tang • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Start training for a job that doesn't exist yet
Data Analytics

Start training for a job that doesn't exist yet

On International Women's Day, a data leader urges young women to train for unseen careers, valuing curiosity and pivots over rigid plans.

By Jo-Ann Foo • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The hidden role of integrated systems in meeting ESG goals
EduTech

The hidden role of integrated systems in meeting ESG goals

Integrated security systems are quietly becoming ESG powerhouses, slashing energy use, waste and risks across global supply chains.

By Jeff Fields • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Reflecting on diversity in leadership: Safety, confidence and different perspectives to empower teams
Hybrid & Remote Work

Reflecting on diversity in leadership: Safety, confidence and different perspectives to empower teams

A gay woman tech leader shares how change, safety and visibility shaped her inclusive style and why allyship is vital for diverse teams.

By Donna Yeaw • 7 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
How female-led healthtech can close the gender gap
Health Technologies

How female-led healthtech can close the gender gap

Women bear the brunt of chronic illness, but a new wave of female-led health tech aims to tackle root causes and close the gender health gap.

By Nora Cavani • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Purpose beyond profession: The impact of a career in tech
Digital Transformation

Purpose beyond profession: The impact of a career in tech

As women reshape the tech landscape, careers in engineering and AI are offering purpose, impact and fulfilment far beyond the job title.

By Aileen Ryan • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
High-stakes digital world: A Women's Day reflection on technology, resilience, and influence
DevOps

High-stakes digital world: A Women's Day reflection on technology, resilience, and influence

In a world where software outages can ground planes, women tech leaders are redefining resilience, responsibility and influence.

By Priya Jayaraman • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026