Gender equality stories - Page 10

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

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

Organisations today must strive to constantly recalibrate their processes to promote a diverse, inclusive, and progressive workplace culture.

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

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

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

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

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

Look out for ways to boost diversity and inclusion while you’re shaking things up, says Lisa Baldwin, Regional Business Manager, Ricoh Australia.

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

We need to get more proactive about identifying and securing capable women who we can train and mentor into roles of increasing responsibility and challenge.

Tech's rapid evolution impacts society, the workplace, and the planet. FedEx's Shalini Mathur calls for more opportunities for women in STEM.

Cybersecurity is one of the remaining bastions where men continue to outnumber women, hindering diversity and representation.

It’s important organisations keep plugging away with programs and initiatives to make ICT a more female-friendly industry.

While we’ve come a long way, there is still much to do to ensure that we continue to make the workplace equitable for women.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, closing the global gender gap has increased by a generation from 99.5 years to 135.6 years.

In the high-tech space, where I’ve worked as a people and culture leader for many years, we’re still significantly underrepresented.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are vital for innovation and growth. Leaders must address biases and hire for diversity. #DEI #businessdevelopment.

In honour of IWD 2023, I encourage organisations working on their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies to actively avoid tokenism.