Opinion stories
IWD presents an opportunity to highlight how we can better prevent ongoing inequality and injustices that exist for women and non-binary people within tech.
I started building my career to escape the limits set for me by my background, but today I continue to do it because it's what I love.
Encouraging more women into the global tech industry represents an opportunity for businesses to tap into bigger talent pools and diversified skillsets.
Hybrid work arrangements have the potential to create gaps between those who work from home and those who work in the office, regardless of gender.
One of the more difficult challenges to overcome is that women, quite simply, aren't putting themselves forward or applying for these roles.
There are opportunities galore for women to make their mark in the cybersecurity and they should be encouraged to explore and embrace them.
Entrenched social norms, unconscious biases and a lack of representation of women in senior roles create barriers for women looking to enter the workforce.
As we 'celebrate' another International Women's Day, the time for Australian companies to take action to close the gender pay gap is now.
While remote work has given us increased flexibility and freedom, it has also blurred the lines between our work and home lives.
While the information management (IM) and data privacy sectors are well represented by women, the more senior the role, the bigger the gender disparity becomes.
It's important to remember that it's impossible to please everyone, and trying to do so is a recipe for unhappiness.
Despite progress made in bringing more women into the industry over the last few years, they still only make up 25% of the global cybersecurity workforce.
When women support and empower each other, we can both increase gender diversity in tech and create real change in the community and our workplaces.
Life isn't fair and many people find themselves in challenging circumstances that make it hard to get out of the starting blocks.
Greater female representation in Australian ICT organisations won't come about by accident, notes BeyondTrust's VP Talent Management, Laura Edwards-Lassner .
As businesses look to achieve greater output efficiency following years of stagnation, they often need not look further than their people.
Despite the immense growth the region has seen in recent years, a majority of consumers continue to be unbanked or underbanked.
At the very basic level, ensuring equity is very simply the right thing to do. Today, it has also become a table-stake for attracting and retaining top talent.
Being a subset of STEM, the information systems and technology space has also been male-dominated and riddled with gender biases and stereotypes.
The past decade alone has seen big changes to female representation in the workplace, but there's still a long way to go.
