Work-life balance stories - Page 2
From practicing lawyer to legal engineer: Why the safe bet isn't always the best bet
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document management
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digital transformation
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ecm
A former BigLaw lawyer explains how swapping the safe partnership track for legal tech unlocked purpose, innovation and a front-row seat to AI.
Wit, grit and a whole heap of bullsh1t
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risk & compliance
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data privacy
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e-commerce
Female founders, starved of capital yet rich in resolve, are quietly building tougher, smarter businesses through a whole heap of bullshit.
The next generation of women in tech doesn't need inspiration. They need infrastructure
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it industry
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leadership
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kpmg
Women in UK tech don't need more pep talks; they need pay, promotion and parental policies built to keep them and let them rise.
Women in tech call for systemic change beyond quotas
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fintech
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socs
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supply chain
Women in tech mark International Women's Day by urging systemic fixes to finance, culture and leadership, saying quotas alone fall short.
How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s
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devops
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data analytics
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apm
Women in their 40s are reclaiming tech careers, proving life experience, grit and curiosity can trump age bias and fast-track reinvention.
International Women's Day: The Australian entrepreneur proving you don't have to scale fast to succeed
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cx
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martech
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e-commerce
Ahead of IWD 2026, Craft Club's Nakisah Williams champions slow, sustainable growth over blitzscaling as a new model of female leadership.
Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR
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partner programmes
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clean technologies
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marketing
From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.
Breaking in without a blueprint: Lessons learned from my nontraditional path to cybersecurity
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
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threat intelligence
From door-to-door sales to tracking ransomware, one woman proves cybersecurity careers can thrive far from the traditional path.
You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier
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leadership
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flexible work
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engineering
On International Women's Day, a telecom leader argues that mentorship lets women give to gain, multiplying influence across STEM.
This International Women's Day, lean on proof (of skill, of impact and of potential)
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uc
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e-learning
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hcm
This International Women's Day, experts urge proof of skills through hands-on practice to close confidence gaps and drive real career growth.
What women actually want from the future of work (Hint: It's not ping-pong tables)
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hcm
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hybrid & remote work
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clean technologies
Women say the future of work must prioritise flexibility, parental support, pay equity, health policies and real power in decisions.
Words of wisdom from Chaos female leaders: Leadership lessons for the future of technology
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hcm
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cmo
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ict sector
Female leaders at Chaos share lessons on empathy, ambition and resilience, redefining what successful tech leadership looks like today.
The women winning in AI aren't the ones who had it all figured out
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digital transformation
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ai
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iwd
Women rising fastest in AI are those embracing uncertainty and adaptability, not those waiting until they feel fully prepared or perfectly ready.
Why women's influence in tech matters beyond headcount
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cx
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martech
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ai
International Women's Day in tech must go beyond hiring targets, giving women real power over what gets designed, funded and shipped.
AI exposes emotional labour silently draining women
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hcm
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ai
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ai ethics & governance
AI is exposing the invisible emotional labour taxing women leaders, turning unmeasured mental load into hard data companies can't ignore.
How digital burnout helped me convince 2 million people to take a break from tech
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hybrid & remote work
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productivity
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leadership
Plagued by digital burnout, a tech founder sparked techtimeout tuesday, convincing 2 million workers to step away from their screens.
Women in tech & finance call for systems to catch up
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digital transformation
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fintech
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erp
Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.
Give to gain: Navigating the tech frontier from first principles
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fintech
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api
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payment technologies
On International Women's Day 2026, a fintech leader urges women to harness first principles, allies and mentoring to cross tech frontiers.
Why more women should choose to be sigma women
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iwd
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opinion
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mental health
Sigma women reject shrinking and approval-seeking, choosing self-led clarity, quiet power and boundaries at every stage of life.
From NOC night shifts to leading change in network ops
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hybrid & remote work
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it industry
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flexible work
On Women's Day, a former night-shift engineer shares how resilience, support and fair chances turned NOC grind into tech leadership.