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Women in tech are over mentored and under sponsored: Here's what needs to change
Human Capital Management

Women in tech are over mentored and under sponsored: Here's what needs to change

Women in tech are drowning in mentorship but starved of sponsorship, leaving careers stalled and leadership pipelines chronically underused.

By Roni McGuire • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
How the power of mentorship can progress your career
IT Industry

How the power of mentorship can progress your career

BeyondTrust chief Janine Seebeck shows how mentorship can fast-track careers, build confidence and inspire the next generation of women in tech.

By Janine Seebeck • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
From data to decisions: How women leaders turn intelligence into impact?
Data Analytics

From data to decisions: How women leaders turn intelligence into impact?

From dashboards to boardrooms, women leaders are turning AI-driven data into ethical, scalable decisions that reshape business strategy.

By Priyanka Aeron • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Why diverse SaaS leadership must be a board priority
Digital Transformation

Why diverse SaaS leadership must be a board priority

Homogeneous leadership in SaaS is more than a cultural concern; it is a strategic risk that stifles innovation, resilience and commercial performance.

By Anwen Robinson • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Give to gain: Why mentoring is a leadership responsibility in tech
Unified Communications

Give to gain: Why mentoring is a leadership responsibility in tech

In today's tech world, mentoring is not a perk but a core duty, unlocking talent, widening opportunity and strengthening leadership.

By Wendy Johnstone • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
The future of work could be women's biggest opportunity in tech
Digital Transformation

The future of work could be women's biggest opportunity in tech

As work shifts to flexible, capability-led models, women in tech gain a rare chance to turn non-linear careers into leadership power.

By Sara Kahlau • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
When work design fails, equity fails with it
Human Capital Management

When work design fails, equity fails with it

As stress soars despite supportive managers, flawed work design quietly widens equity gaps, punishing those with lives beyond work.

By Joanne Gladding • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
PropTech must end the invisible admin tax on agents
Digital Transformation

PropTech must end the invisible admin tax on agents

PropTech's biggest threat is not disruption, but an invisible admin tax draining agents' time, equity and long-term career potential.

By Rebecca Moroney • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Beyond the peripheral: Why Australia must master the gender gap in tech
Data Science

Beyond the peripheral: Why Australia must master the gender gap in tech

Australia's tech sector is missing out on a USD $6.5 billion boost by failing to close the gender gap and fully harness female talent.

By Marisol Vargas • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Tech must swap office perks for real support for women
Human Capital Management

Tech must swap office perks for real support for women

Game rooms won't fix gender gaps; women need trust-based flexibility, robust leave and healthcare that match messy, real working lives.

By Lee Cortez • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026

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This IWD and beyond, let's elevate women into IT leadership
Human Capital Management

This IWD and beyond, let's elevate women into IT leadership

As International Women's Day nears, leaders urge bold action to elevate more women into creative, influential roles across IT and technology.

By Rachel Day • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Redefining leadership in technology: A woman leader's perspective in the age of artificial intelligence
Data Protection

Redefining leadership in technology: A woman leader's perspective in the age of artificial intelligence

As AI reshapes security and infrastructure, women leaders are stepping up to drive responsible, inclusive and human-centred innovation.

By Diya Girish • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
AI leadership needs emotional intelligence, and more women at the table
Artificial Intelligence

AI leadership needs emotional intelligence, and more women at the table

AI leadership must prioritise emotional intelligence and structural support so women are truly visible, trusted to lead and shape key decisions.

By Huijun “JoJo” Lao • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
IWD 2026 - Balancing the scales by design, intention and execution
Hybrid & Remote Work

IWD 2026 - Balancing the scales by design, intention and execution

Clicks Group embeds gender equity into everyday systems, using data, flexibility and fair hiring to balance the scales beyond IWD slogans.

By Tamara Ryf • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
AI as a career accelerator: expanding influence beyond the IT function
Digital Transformation

AI as a career accelerator: expanding influence beyond the IT function

AI is helping women in HR and beyond gain strategic influence, speeding policy work and reshaping leadership paths outside IT.

By Amy Curran • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Mentoring won't fix tech's gender gap but sponsorship will
Hyperscale

Mentoring won't fix tech's gender gap but sponsorship will

Asia's tech sector is failing women: only bold sponsorship, not well-meaning mentoring schemes, will finally close the leadership gap.

By Laura Coad • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
AI is changing who succeeds in tech. Are we preparing women for that shift?
Digital Transformation

AI is changing who succeeds in tech. Are we preparing women for that shift?

As AI reshapes tech careers, New Zealand faces a pivotal chance to draw more women into the sector before they are shut out of its future.

By Genevieve Clark • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
How the hidden cost of disconnected care falls on women
Digital Transformation

How the hidden cost of disconnected care falls on women

Australia's disconnected health system shifts hidden admin and care burdens onto women, reinforcing gender gaps in time, work and wealth.

By Rachael Powell • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026