Women in Technology stories - Page 20

Exclusive: New initiative aims to challenge stereotypes and help girls Dream IT
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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A new initiative from IT community CompTIA aims to challenge stereotypes and preconceived ideas and show year 7 and 8 girls tech really is cool.

Exclusive: IT industry called on to help girls Dream IT
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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IT community organisation CompTIA has put the call out for those involved in IT to speak out to encourage young girls into IT.

New initiative to boost women’s participation in ANZ IT industries
Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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The IT industry isn’t just a place for the boys and is in fact a great place for the girls - an initiative has been launched to promote this message.

CompTIA launches local initiative to encourage women into IT
Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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IT offers 'endless' opportunities for women - and now CompTIA has launched a local version of its global initiative to encourage women into IT.

Women's Group develops app to shut down domestic violence in NZ
Wed, 27th Apr 2016
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The Inner City Women's Group has developed an app to help Kiwi women fight domestic violence. The app is called 1 in 3 Be Free.

Should a woman act more like a man to succeed at work?
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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New study investigates why women are underrepresented in C-suite executive roles, with less than 20% of executives being women.

Women vital to NZ tech sector as event comes to Auckland
Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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Outgoing Xero NZ managing director Vic Crone to speak at NZTech event for women, discusses tech and mayoral campaign.

'Speed-interview' event addresses Australian IT industry gender gap
Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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The event was held to provide women new career opportunities and proactively address the growing issue of gender imbalance in Australia’s tech sector.

Govt needs to 'get with the programme' on NZ's gender pay gap
Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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The Green Party demands urgent Government action on NZ's worsening gender pay gap, as men earn nearly NZD $8k more than women, per the latest report.

ANZ channel meetings highlight local challenges
Mon, 30th Nov 2015
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Women in IT and local ANZ content highlighted at CompTia's ANZ Channel Community meetings in Sydney and Melbourne.

More women in management, says Statistics NZ
Tue, 27th Oct 2015
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Women are now almost as likely as men to work in managerial roles, according to a new report from Statistics New Zealand.

Lightning Lab to hold two accelerator programmes for Kiwi start-ups
Thu, 15th Oct 2015
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The Lightning Lab XX will focus on accelerating women-led companies, while the Lightning Lab Digital will take a closer look at applications and tech.

Fantail Network to help Wellington business women fly
Thu, 8th Oct 2015
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The Fantail Network spreads its wings to Wellington next week with the inaugural Wellington event for women in business offering a trio of speakers.

Managerial roles snapped up by men while women fall by the wayside
Mon, 28th Sep 2015
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In New Zealand and abroad there are far more men in managerial positions than women, and this number is growing.

NZTech seeks 'tangible outcomes' to women in tech issue
Mon, 7th Sep 2015
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NZTech is calling on all Kiwi tech players to help solve the issue of a lack of women in technology, with a summit set to form tangible outcomes.

MIT: Encouraging NZ's female students to get into tech
Thu, 27th Aug 2015
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In order to encourage young New Zealand women to consider a career in IT, MIT is holding an event on September 3 2015.

Kiwi student lands Google internship, hopes to raise awareness of women in tech
Wed, 19th Aug 2015
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Waikato University computer science student lands fully-paid internship at Google's Sydney office to enhance coding capabilities.

We need more female tech role models
Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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New Zealand needs to step up its game if it wants to compete with future industry demands, according the new principal of a leading private school.

NZ's IT industry: Where are all the women?
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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ANZ bank and WelTec have teamed up to encourage women to consider technology careers and address the shortage of skilled female IT professionals in NZ.

More women landing ICT internships in New Zealand
Fri, 7th Nov 2014
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A record number of women secure ICT internships in NZ, breaking gender barriers and boosting diversity in tech with Summer of Tech's aid.