"In the year ahead, senior leadership has even more opportunity to keep driving this change, especially using powerful technology and tools to stay informed by data-driven insights and reporting."

From moulding sculptures and art collections, to telco towers, I decided to educate myself on current trends, and the emergence of the digital era immediately drew my eye.   

While COVID-19 had a devastating impact on global health and economies, it also acted as a catalyst for modernisation in the workplace.

Every one of us needs to make a conscious and concerted effort to create the platforms and make the space for every voice to be heard and opinion to be counted.

Yvonne Bernard, CTO at Hornetsecurity, shares her thoughts on the importance of gender diversity within companies at all levels and how this can inspire innovation.

Kirstie van Oerle, partner at international IT services business, Netcompany, shares her views on women's social, economic, cultural, and political achievements.

I shifted my focus to honing my unique qualities and skills to become a manager, leader, and founder of a company in a way that comes authentically to me.

Being in a progressive democracy like New Zealand provides an invaluable perspective: generally, women aren’t disadvantaged in the workplace.

The recruitment process is not a one-way street; it’s a meeting of the minds to uncover how both parties can effectively provide value and set roles up for success.

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

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

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

If you haven't already learnt about the benefits of having more women in the workplace, it's time to educate yourself and your peers.

The technology industry is growing at a fast pace, and keeping that in mind, it is increasingly important that all businesses should be represented by a gender-diverse workforce.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Despite women comprising 47.9% of Australia's workforce and enrolling in STEM courses at a faster rate than men, they still only make up 26% of the country's technology workers.

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