Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) stories - Page 14

Entrenched social norms, unconscious biases and a lack of representation of women in senior roles create barriers for women looking to enter the workforce.

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

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

A key factor in growing the number of women founders is attracting and retaining more women in the sector in the first place.

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

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

Despite the celebrated response to the pandemic by female leaders, women still trail men when it comes to securing decision-making and C-suite positions.

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.

Brands and companies still have a long way to go to ensure that visual representation reflects our increasingly diversified workforce.

Women only make up 36% of enrolments in university STEM courses and just 16% of enrolments in vocational STEM courses.

This year, we have more case studies and proof points than ever of the ability to create and reap the benefits of gender-balanced teams.

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.

This year's theme challenges us to deepen our understanding and use it to cultivate a more inclusive and supportive ecosystem.

Making our digital world more gender-balanced requires both including more women in tech roles, as well as creating an environment for them.

Being a subset of STEM, the information systems and technology space has also been male-dominated and riddled with gender biases and stereotypes.

The gender gap in the tech industry is still a prevalent issue, but progress is being made through initiatives and female leadership.

Diversity is crucial in data analytics for better decision-making. Alteryx promotes diversity through education and mentorship programs.

The campaign to encourage girls into STEM subjects is an admirable one, but there's more to gender equity than education alone.

Despite the immense growth the region has seen in recent years, a majority of consumers continue to be unbanked or underbanked.

As businesses look to achieve greater output efficiency following years of stagnation, they often need not look further than their people.