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IWD 2024: Why it's time for a raise for women in tech
Unified Communications

IWD 2024: Why it's time for a raise for women in tech

New data exposes Australia's tech industry gender pay gap of 22.5%, underlining the urgent need to bolster fair compensation and career progression opportunities for women.

By Sally McKibbin • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Lessons in empowerment, authenticity, and preparation
Productivity

IWD 2024: Lessons in empowerment, authenticity, and preparation

Reflecting on International Women's Day 2024, a seasoned STEM professional discusses the invaluable lessons learnt from mentors advocating empowerment, authenticity and readiness.

By Margaret Hoagland • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: The big risk of too few women in Aotearoa's tech sector
EduTech

IWD 2024: The big risk of too few women in Aotearoa's tech sector

The scarcity of women in Aotearoa's tech sector, including cybersecurity, exacerbates risks of talent shortage, low productivity, staff turnover, and weaker business outcomes, experts warn.

By Melissa Cantell • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
HCLTech reveals advanced digital workspace, FlexSpace 5G
Unified Communications

HCLTech reveals advanced digital workspace, FlexSpace 5G

HCLTech unveils FlexSpace 5G, an advanced digital workspace underpinned by Verizon's network. Designed to enhance efficiency and security in the hybrid work model, it surpasses traditional Wi-Fi capabilities.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
HP introduces innovative suite of AI-enabled platforms & services
Digital Transformation

HP introduces innovative suite of AI-enabled platforms & services

HP has introduced a suite of solutions, including the AI-enabled digital experience platform WEX, at the Amplify Partner Conference 2024, advancing business growth and fostering a circular economy.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
HP launches the biggest AI PC range - hybrid workspaces to be reinvented
Artificial Intelligence

HP launches the biggest AI PC range - hybrid workspaces to be reinvented

HP Inc. is launching the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of AI-powered PCs on 8th March, designed to enhance productivity, creativity and user experience in evolving hybrid workspaces.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Active allyship: Making cyber a place for all
Cybersecurity

IWD 2024: Active allyship: Making cyber a place for all

IWD 2024 calls for authentic allyship in cybersecurity, urging organisations to move beyond the surface-level, performative displays, and pursue tangible diversity and inclusion annually.

By Yvonne Eskenzi • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
Adobe unveils productivity boosting updates for Illustrator
Marketing Technologies

Adobe unveils productivity boosting updates for Illustrator

Adobe unveils reimagined functionalities for the latest Adobe Illustrator, driving user creativity while boosting productivity and precision in design processes.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Harmony & flexibility: A blueprint for female leadership in fintech
EduTech

IWD 2024: Harmony & flexibility: A blueprint for female leadership in fintech

Amid a growing need for work-life balance, female leaders in fintech are ushering in a new approach, centred on harmony and flexibility, leading to more sustainable, inclusive, and creative workplaces.

By Sumedha Dutta • 6 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Emerald innovators: Irish women leading the digital health revolution
Artificial Intelligence

IWD 2024: Emerald innovators: Irish women leading the digital health revolution

Irish women are at the helm of transforming healthcare through digital innovation, improving patient outcomes, and shaping the future of health-tech worldwide.

By Judith Harrington and Sophie O’Grady • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: How Industrial IoT Can Enable Industry 5.0
Robotics

IWD 2024: How Industrial IoT Can Enable Industry 5.0

Industrial IoT's role in enabling Industry 5.0 is explored, highlighting how it boosts productivity, sustainability and worker welfare through digital transformation.

By Donna Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Seats at the table: How leaders can inspire inclusion at every level
Productivity

IWD 2024: Seats at the table: How leaders can inspire inclusion at every level

Business leaders are urged to inspire inclusivity by taking proactive steps and fostering diversity, equity and inclusion beyond the aspirational, in light of International Women's Day theme.

By Liz Adeniji • 6 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: The data behind the drive for gender equality in technology
Storage

IWD 2024: The data behind the drive for gender equality in technology

On this 49th International Women's Day, a top female tech leader addresses Australia's significant gender pay gap and advocates for action towards diversity, equality and inclusion.

By Amy Rushall • 6 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Productivity stories

IWD 2024: How project management can be the ideal entry point into an exciting industry
DevOps

IWD 2024: How project management can be the ideal entry point into an exciting industry

Amid a male-dominated ICT sector, project management emerges as a fruitful career for ambitious women, offering exciting opportunities and flexibility.

By Lauren Tuggey and Dominique Logan • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
£100m boost for UK's AI industry from Chancellor Hunt
EduTech

£100m boost for UK's AI industry from Chancellor Hunt

AI investment in the UL set to double with a £100m boost, targeting healthcare, environmental protection, and national security sectors.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: International Women's Day 2024: How sharing equity is inspiring inclusion for female founders
Productivity

IWD 2024: International Women's Day 2024: How sharing equity is inspiring inclusion for female founders

In 2023, female-founded US start-ups received only 2% total venture-backed capital; the International Women's Day 2024 theme 'Inspire Inclusion' aims to break down such barriers.

By Alicia Porter • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Female forward: How diversity drives organisational success
Productivity

IWD 2024: Female forward: How diversity drives organisational success

Recognising the value of women and embracing their unique leadership styles promotes business growth, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2023.

By Renée Funtanilla • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Women need to speak up to ensure AI benefits everyone
Large Language Models

IWD 2024: Women need to speak up to ensure AI benefits everyone

Greater diversity and women's input necessary in AI development to curtail risks of skewed real-world outcomes and ensure benefits for all, experts stress.

By Nicola Bridle • 5 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024