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AI speeds up workdays but doesn't lighten workloads

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AI is speeding up shorter workdays but piling on more tasks, with rising collaboration, multitasking and weekend work, a study finds.
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WaveMaker women urge shared support to 'Give to Gain'

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WaveMaker women leaders call for shared support at home and work, saying inclusive cultures help teams 'Give to Gain' and drive innovation.
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Women tech leaders urge shift from mentoring to sponsorship

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Women tech leaders say firms must move beyond mentoring to sponsorship, trust and reciprocity to keep women in the industry and drive growth.
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'He/Him Salary' & hidden barriers still hold women back

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'He/Him Salary', hidden networks and biased hiring still block women's careers and pay, business leaders warn ahead of International Women's Day.
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From side hustles to scalable brands: How marketplaces are paving the way for female entrepreneurs

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Digital marketplaces are empowering UK women to turn side hustles into scalable brands, bypassing traditional funding bottlenecks.
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5 ways women in tech can negotiate a pay rise

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Women in tech are still paid less and promoted slower; here are five strategic steps to negotiate the rise your impact deserves.
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Bizcap named among Australia's top workplaces for women

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Bizcap named among Australia's Best Workplaces for Women 2026, with Great Place To Work citing its focus on equity, flexibility and leadership.
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Leadership, transformation, and designing what's next for women

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An Iranian tech leader calls for women to claim space in AI and redesign leadership so work and family expand, not limit, their futures.
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Designing for reality: What my non-traditional path taught me about diversity in tech

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A technologist's non-traditional path shows why true diversity is now critical to build trustworthy, inclusive AI and products that work in reality.
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When bandwidth Is capped but ambition Isn't

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As my bandwidth shrank with motherhood and caregiving, my ambition didn't - but workplaces quietly rationed away the complex work.
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It's time to make a genuine effort to retain experienced and capable women

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Tech must scrap the 'invisible shelf life' on mid-life women and redesign work so experience, not age, determines who leads and stays.
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Women in tech call for systemic change beyond quotas

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Women in tech mark International Women's Day by urging systemic fixes to finance, culture and leadership, saying quotas alone fall short.
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Building trust & confidence in hybrid work for women

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As hybrid work reshapes careers, leaders are urged to build trust, model boundaries and help women silence self-doubt to truly thrive.
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Allyship is the missing piece to the leadership puzzle

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Allyship, especially from male leaders, is emerging as the crucial lever to dismantle subtle barriers keeping women from top technical roles.
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How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s

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Women in their 40s are reclaiming tech careers, proving life experience, grit and curiosity can trump age bias and fast-track reinvention.
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Balancing the scales for women’s leadership in tech

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Women are entering tech in force, but stubborn bias and weak support for carers still block their rise to the executive suite.
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The beautiful chaos of parenthood is SEO's secret sauce

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Amid the beautiful chaos of parenthood, an SEO leader reveals why empathy and flexible work are now digital marketing's sharpest edge.
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Why influence matters this International Women's Day

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On International Women's Day, cybersecurity leaders say progress means women shaping tech risk decisions, not just being in the room.
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How CMTG Is rewriting the rules on women in tech and why the industry can't afford to wait

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CMTG puts inclusion at the heart of its tech strategy, arguing women's leadership is now critical to innovation, resilience and growth.
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Women in tech call for real power beyond IWD praise

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Tech leaders use International Women's Day to demand structural change, real equity and female power in shaping AI and senior decisions.