Women in Technology news stories

Industry findings by Coursera discussed as part of a webinar jointly organised by Huawei and Reuters Events found 6% more women enrolled in tech courses this year than in 2021.

A Kiwi fintech founder is making waves in Asia, representing New Zealand female excellence in the technology sector through a global enterprise.

International Women's Day offers an opportunity for the world to step back and look at women's cultural, economic, political, and social achievements.

There are gender disparities in many business sectors, but perhaps none are more glaring than the IT industry. From its early days in the 1960s, IT has been dominated by men.

TechnologyOne has partnered with UNIQ YOU to increase the number of women in the tech industry by encouraging participation in these roles.

ESET Australia has announced it is joining the company's global Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship program, awarding $5,000 to a woman currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program majoring in a STEM field.

Both last year’s #choosetochallenge and this year’s #BreakTheBias themes for International Women’s Day should serve as a wake-up call to the IT industry.

Since late 2020, I've worked as a pre-sales engineer for Zscaler, the cloud security company that's kicking big goals in the zero trust space. 

A new survey from HP has set out to provide perspective on attitudes towards gender bias and roles within the workplace.

Degreed has announced the implementation of its Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) program has seen a significant increase in women in leadership roles.

We’re currently witnessing one of the greatest shifts in workplace culture in history with 'control and command' leadership fading out.

It's interesting to consider that, in the third decade of the 21st Century, there is still a gender imbalance in the IT industry. It might be closing slowly, but there is still a very long way to go.

The technology industry continues to see gender biases, pay gaps, and women thinking twice before expressing their opinions—and it’s deterring young female talent from entering the industry.

First and foremost, workplace culture and conditions are critical for attracting and retaining women in IT.

Becoming a parent is exciting, overwhelming and exhausting as you come to grips with your new ‘job’ looking after the most important little human in the world – your own. 

For starters, we need to continue to bury the misconception that the tech and cybersecurity industry is reserved for men only.

The IT industry is facing an ongoing problem. The gender balance that has been evident for many years remains entrenched, and a solution needs to be found.

I am surprised to find myself in the IT industry…considering my early aspirations were to become an actress.

Making a career in the sector more appealing would see more women applying for advertised roles, writes Barracuda’s Angelina Liu.

The gender disparity within the information technology sector remains significant; however, some clear steps can be taken to help remedy the situation.

As an industry, we are still overcoming the bias that a career in tech or cybersecurity is primarily for men.

Achieving a gender balanced senior leadership team won't happen by chance, says Marketplacer Jennifer Kreutzer.

McGrathNicol cyber partner, Joss Howard specialises in helping companies assess and improve their security posture, developing strategies, and identifying initiatives to achieve cyber best practice.

Execute more workshops and create more mentoring programmes with women leaders who are already part of the organisation, as well as external sources too.