New research reveals Australia has not yet made the systemic changes required to achieve diversity in STEM, threatening the nation’s prosperity.

Annabel Lee says the gender imbalance in data centre and IT circles will have a significant impact in the future with more jobs than graduates to fill them.

International Women’s Day is an opportunity to reflect on how far the industry has come in treating women more equally, but also to rally together and look at how this can be improved.

After conducting a pay equity analysis, the company uncovered some unexpected findings that resulted in $9.7m of pay rises for underpaid staff.

Not only is there a clear gender disparity in the industry, but Papouchado says the existing workforce is aging.

A South Island legal startup that has successfully conquered much of the South Island has been recognised by the United Nations.

A study has revealed the average women-owned startup receives less than half the funding of their male counterparts, despite earning more revenue.

Some of the features included a keynote from Baroness Martha Lane Fox, the first ever InfoSec Europe Symposium, and various awards.

When it comes to making a difference to gender equality in tech, men tend to come up with excuses on why they shouldn’t be involved.

“Digital and technology talent is scarce. And, as expected, that scarcity drives up the median salary."

I don’t think of myself as a typical ‘techie’, and the truth is such a thing doesn’t exist.

Women want to participate equally in leadership positions, so why does gender imbalance in top-level roles still exist?

"When it comes to digital specifically, women make up around 30% of both our total digital employee base and our digital leadership team."

You need to understand what’s going on in your own business and do something to fix it because if you don’t, all this talk –it’s just PR bollocks.

A new report by MYOB says New Zealand’s tech sector lacks gender diversity and will need to do more to build a more inclusive industry.

One of the key barriers to implementing change of this nature is getting middle management on board.

“We hope to accomplish a great deal during our time together to further gender equality and empowerment.”