Gender diversity news stories - Page 2

Tata Consultancy Services has reportedly modified its health insurance policies to cover same sex relationships, by replacing the word ‘spouse’ with ‘partner’.

“Micron believes that collaboration across our diverse workforce is the key to unlocking strength and innovation, and we are passionate about building a culture of inclusion where all team members are seen, heard, valued and respected.”

The awards recognized organizations that were top of their game for building high-performing cultures where employees trust their leaders, are proud of what they do, and enjoy the people they work with.

Chorus has walked away with three awards at this year’s 2019 YWCA Equal Pay Awards, which recognise female leadership and equality in the workplace.

“What we are hearing is that women want to develop the capabilities that will support them to be better leaders and add value to their organisations."

“The lack of diversity in this survey is a microcosm of the wider problem plaguing the cybersecurity industry."

Despite some diversity initiatives, women constitute 39% of the labour force and only 25% of management positions worldwide in general.

New Zealand is losing out on billions of dollars due an investment gender gap.

The New Zealand IT industry simply isn’t marketed towards women interested in studying technology.

At almost 5 years old, Claroty has grown to more than 130 employees worldwide and has raised $100 million in venture capital with customers spanning 15 different industries.

Gender diversity in the tech industry is a hot topic around the world, but it’s one that New Zealand is looking to tackle head on.

Park Place Technologies has been doing its bit to promote gender diversity in the IT industry.

It is designed to introduce all Year 8 students (12-13 year olds) in the UK to cloud computing and digital skills.

New research reveals Australia has not yet made the systemic changes required to achieve diversity in STEM, threatening the nation’s prosperity.

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

International Women’s Day is an opportunity to reflect on how far the industry has come in treating women more equally, but also to rally together and look at how this can be improved.

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

Half of A/NZ’s bosses have their heads in the sand when it comes to understanding the business and innovation benefits of diversity and inclusion.

The scholarship is established to acknowledge and support up-and-coming female talent and future technology leaders.

Those that make it to the top of the success ladder will often attribute their success to very different factors – according to one MYOB survey, females and males have very different ideas about how they got there.

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

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

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.

"The tech community is very male, very pale and it's at risk of going very stale."