Gender equality stories - Page 16

Australia's tech industry is thriving but struggling with gender equity. Women make up just 29% of the workforce, according to a report.

From artists to songwriters, producers, executives and beyond - women continue to be chronically underrepresented at all levels across the industry.

Greater female representation in Australian ICT organisations won't come about by accident, notes BeyondTrust's VP Talent Management, Laura Edwards-Lassner .

Gender quotas may not be the best solution for achieving workplace equality, says a journalist, as technology can help remove bias and hire the right people.

UK women in the ICT industry are working to challenge the tokenism and lack of knowledge about their roles in the sector.

Australian tech companies strive for gender equity, but work remains to close wage and leadership gaps, according to the 2022 Global Gender Gap Report.

In championing women in ICT, we must create equitable conditions for female ICT students and professionals to flourish at every stage of their career.

Mentoring and sponsorship can help women reach their full potential in male-dominated industries, like IT, on International Women's Day 2023.

As a turning point in my career, I decided to be openly creative with personality, which landed me a regional role based in Singapore.

Life isn't fair and many people find themselves in challenging circumstances that make it hard to get out of the starting blocks.

It's important to remember that it's impossible to please everyone, and trying to do so is a recipe for unhappiness.

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.

One of the more difficult challenges to overcome is that women, quite simply, aren't putting themselves forward or applying for these roles.

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.

Encouraging more women into the global tech industry represents an opportunity for businesses to tap into bigger talent pools and diversified skillsets.

While women have made significant strides towards gender equality in the workplace in recent years, gender equality remains a large social issue.

Going into this case study, we expected that we would gain an understanding of systemic factors that help bring more women into tech.

Although opportunities for women have grown in the workplace, there's still a significant gap between male and female employees in management.

Asuria leads the conversation by discussing what it truly means to embrace equity within its own sphere of influence in the employment sector.

We're so clearly already living in a digital-first world, so how do we start to solve the issue of the lack of gender balance in tech?.