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MYOB survey: Females & males take different approaches to business success
Fintech

MYOB survey: Females & males take different approaches to business success

MYOB survey reveals divergent paths to success for male and female SME owners, with women emphasising networking and men leaning towards technology.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
OMG Tech bridges gender gap early by keeping girls curious
Fintech

OMG Tech bridges gender gap early by keeping girls curious

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.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
Exclusive interview: Kordia CEO tackles one of tech's biggest issues
Kordia

Exclusive interview: Kordia CEO tackles one of tech's biggest issues

Kordia's CEO Scott Bartlett discusses the need for action, not just talk, on diversity in New Zealand's tech sector.

By Julia Gabel • 7 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
Microsoft: There's no such thing as a typical 'techie'
Microsoft

Microsoft: There's no such thing as a typical 'techie'

New Zealand is progressive in gender diversity, but still lags in tech industry gender equality. Action is needed.

By Vanessa Sorenson • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018
Grant Thornton on gender diverse leadership: 'NZ has hit rock bottom'
Grant Thornton International

Grant Thornton on gender diverse leadership: 'NZ has hit rock bottom'

Gender balance in senior leadership roles in New Zealand has reached an all-time low of 18%, according to a report by Grant Thornton.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018
Exclusive: Air NZ's CEO on creating a 50% female senior leadership team by 2020
Air New Zealand

Exclusive: Air NZ's CEO on creating a 50% female senior leadership team by 2020

On International Women's Day, Air New Zealand's CEO, Christopher Luxon, unveils their ambitious goal of achieving a 50% female Senior Leadership Team by 2020.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018
Exclusive: Here's what NZ's top CEOs are doing to improve gender diversity
Software Development

Exclusive: Here's what NZ's top CEOs are doing to improve gender diversity

You need to understand what's going on in your own business and do something to fix it because if you don't, all this talk –it's just PR bollocks.

By Julia Gabel • 10 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018

Global Stories

Gender diversity stories

Report: Women being sexually harassed at tech conferences
Hyperscale

Report: Women being sexually harassed at tech conferences

A new survey has uncovered some startling findings, with not only misrepresentation of women but also sexual harassment.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Mar 2019
Where to from here? Women in cybersecurity speak up
International Women's Day

Where to from here? Women in cybersecurity speak up

Women in cybersecurity discuss challenges from gender pay gaps to toxic workplaces on International Women's Day, urging for a more gender-balanced industry.

By Kai Ping Lew • 8 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2019
Google discovers it's not women that it's underpaying - it's men
Google

Google discovers it's not women that it's underpaying - it's men

After conducting a pay equity analysis, the company uncovered some unexpected findings that resulted in $9.7m of pay rises for underpaid staff.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Mar 2019
How innovation links to talent attraction and staff retention
Hays

How innovation links to talent attraction and staff retention

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.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Feb 2019
Exclusive: Tackling the challenges faced by women in cybersecurity
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Exclusive: Tackling the challenges faced by women in cybersecurity

Some companies though do an incredible job of recruiting women into their workforces, but they have problems retaining them.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
MYOB addresses gender imbalance in tech with female developer programme
Gaming

MYOB addresses gender imbalance in tech with female developer programme

It hopes that programmes such as developher will encourage other tech companies to be proactive about attracting women into technical roles.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 21st May 2018
10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology
Risk & Compliance

10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology

Gartner reveals grim statistics on gender diversity in boardrooms and the IT sector, highlighting a lack of women in leadership roles.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018
How the digital economy is shifting the workforce playing field for women
DataCentre infrastructure

How the digital economy is shifting the workforce playing field for women

It's no secret that there is a big gender gap in tech / engineering fields, and especially in the data center industry.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Gender diversity stories

Singtel cleans up at Singapore's HR awards
Human Capital Management

Singtel cleans up at Singapore's HR awards

Singapore's Singtel scoops top awards at HRM Awards, including Best Talent Management, Best Leadership Development, and Outstanding Contribution to HR.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018
Gender equality: The importance of understanding what motivates your workforce
Seek

Gender equality: The importance of understanding what motivates your workforce

Women want to participate equally in leadership positions, so why does gender imbalance in top-level roles still exist?.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018