International Women's Day (IWD) stories - Page 21

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.

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

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.

While women make up 51% of the population and half of the workforce, they account for just 16% of the Quantity Surveying profession.

I've been a manager for more than 15 years, and during that time, I've learned not only from others' mistakes and best practices but from my own.

The past decade alone has seen big changes to female representation in the workplace, but there's still a long way to go.

Sarah Danzl, VP of Communications and Customer Advocacy at Degreed, discusses how to build a lasting career this International Women’s Day. .

We know that Australia's skills and labour challenge is not a regional problem, it's global. So, where are all these people going to come from?.

There are opportunities galore for women to make their mark in the cybersecurity and they should be encouraged to explore and embrace them.

As we 'celebrate' another International Women's Day, the time for Australian companies to take action to close the gender pay gap is now.

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.

IWD presents an opportunity to highlight how we can better prevent ongoing inequality and injustices that exist for women and non-binary people within tech.

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

One way to tackle the underrepresentation challenge is by encouraging greater numbers of young women to consider IT as a career choice.

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.

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

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.

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

Companies will embrace equitable policies and practices faster if senior candidates make it clear that they matter.