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IWD 2024: Moving past quotas: Inclusivity & neurodiverse talent in cybersecurity
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

IWD 2024: Moving past quotas: Inclusivity & neurodiverse talent in cybersecurity

On International Women's Day 2024, the cybersecurity industry is urged to surpass quota systems, embracing not just gender diversity but also neurodiversity for enhanced innovation and resilience.

By Jessie Jamieson • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Celebrating Innovation on International Women's Day
Marketing Technologies

IWD 2024: Celebrating Innovation on International Women's Day

Innovating with Gen AI on International Women's Day: Engaging with pre-eminent female tech leaders as they shape the marketing landscape for a data-driven future.

By Teresa Sperti and Joyce Gordon • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Embrace Your Vulnerability to Drive Growth
Amazon

IWD 2024: Embrace Your Vulnerability to Drive Growth

On International Women's Day 2024, women are urged to harness moments of vulnerability and change to drive personal and professional growth, challenging fears and embracing innovation.

By Kate Gooden • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Inside Decentralization: Not as Scary as it Sounds
Digital Transformation

IWD 2024: Inside Decentralization: Not as Scary as it Sounds

Decentralized infrastructure reshapes digital world, offering privacy, security, and democratized access beyond big tech.

By Betty Kolibačová • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: The big risk of too few women in Aotearoa's tech sector
EduTech

IWD 2024: The big risk of too few women in Aotearoa's tech sector

The scarcity of women in Aotearoa's tech sector, including cybersecurity, exacerbates risks of talent shortage, low productivity, staff turnover, and weaker business outcomes, experts warn.

By Melissa Cantell • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Why the future is bright for women software engineers
Software engineering

IWD 2024: Why the future is bright for women software engineers

On IWD 2024, three female software engineers at WiseTech Global illustrate why now is the perfect time for women to dive into this burgeoning sector.

By Rianna Libdy, Holly Craig, Lana Lazareva • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: The neuroscience behind storytelling
Marketing Technologies

IWD 2024: The neuroscience behind storytelling

Exploring cognitive empathy, storytelling and the need for greater female representation in technology, with a focus on the unique skills women bring to the industry.

By Olivia Wagner • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: From Chennai to California: What I've learned from a lifetime in STEM
EduTech

IWD 2024: From Chennai to California: What I've learned from a lifetime in STEM

Gayathri Natarajan, a Program Manager at Synopsys Inc, shares her journey from Chennai to California as she explores the significance of STEM in her life and role as a female empowerment advocate.

By Gayathri Natarajan • 6 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Are we investing enough in women and open-source?
Artificial Intelligence

IWD 2024: Are we investing enough in women and open-source?

IWD 2024 puts spotlight on the need for greater investment and inclusion of women in the tech sector, particularly in the historically male-dominated world of open-source.

By Ann Schlemmer • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Mentorship, diversity, and effective communication
Cybersecurity

IWD 2024: Mentorship, diversity, and effective communication

IWD 2024: Unveiling the underrepresentation of women in the tech sector, calling for a shift in focus to enhance mentorship, diversity and effective communication.

By Elly Beal • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024

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IWD 2024: Funding - The key to empowering female entrepreneurs in the UK
Government

IWD 2024: Funding - The key to empowering female entrepreneurs in the UK

As mere 2p in every £1 invested in early-stage UK businesses goes to women, the IWD 2024 focus is on addressing the disparity in funding for female entrepreneurs.

By Ali Skidmore • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Forging the path – The inspirational stories of women codebreakers
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

IWD 2024: Forging the path – The inspirational stories of women codebreakers

In celebration of IWD 2024, we share compelling tales of unsung female codebreakers of WWII, laying the groundwork for today's women in cybersecurity.

By Leanne Salisbury • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Empowering women in tech: Measuring success one day at a time
Public Sector

IWD 2024: Empowering women in tech: Measuring success one day at a time

On International Women's Day 2024, a female techie sheds light on her journey in the sector, underscoring the importance of empowerment and taking the path to success one day at a time.

By Natalie Smith • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Why female representation is key to unlocking AI's full potential
EduTech

IWD 2024: Why female representation is key to unlocking AI's full potential

Despite making up 50% of the UK population, women only account for 22% of AI and data professionals, limiting AI's full capabilities due to lack of diversity.

By Alison Orr • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: From top to bottom rung: The secret to success is inclusion & diversity
Fintech

IWD 2024: From top to bottom rung: The secret to success is inclusion & diversity

Ahead of IWD 2024, the tech and fintech industries grapple with serious diversity issues despite women making up 42% of the workforce; inclusion and diversity could be the path to success.

By Tamsyn Cole • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: So you want to become a female tech leader? How to make the leap
International Women's Day

IWD 2024: So you want to become a female tech leader? How to make the leap

In celebration of IWD 2024, we delve into practical advice for aspiring female tech leaders, examining company and self-development, using networks for growth, and developing solid coping strategies.

By Alyssa Sliney • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: You don't need to be a techie to work in tech
EduTech

IWD 2024: You don't need to be a techie to work in tech

Underrepresentation persists in the tech sector, with alternative, non-techie routes into the industry being key for greater female inclusion, as per PWC survey.

By Caroline Cole • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024