31 May 2024
AWS Community Day Aotearoa is an annual one-day, user-run single-day AWS technical conference that is planned, organised, and delivered by the AWS user group community leaders.
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29 May 2024
We hope you had the chance to participate in the broad range of events during last week’s TechWeek, designed to showcase the value and impact of technology on the lives of New Zealanders. It was a roaring success and you can check out some of the highlights here.
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23 May 2024
As part of our TechWeek24 Women Across Generations series, Meg Ryan shares a look at the evolving office dress code in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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02 October 2024
Kia ora, On September 12, TechWomen, supported by the AI Forum and the Asia New Zealand Foundation, hosted a special event featuring Vicky Nyamsuren. Born into a nomadic life in … Continue reading "NZTech Q&A: Edwina Mistry"
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07 August 2024
Here at TechWomen we are seeing a similar trend with record-breaking participation in two of our key programmes this year, Mentoring Circles and ShadowTech.
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10 June 2024
As a foundation partner of TechWomen, Westpac's support not only helps us create programs that bridge the gender gap but also inspires young girls to explore tech careers through ShadowTech and helps develop policies that boost diversity in the tech workforce.
Read More 31 May 2024
AWS Community Day Aotearoa is an annual one-day, user-run single-day AWS technical conference that is planned, organised, and delivered by the AWS user group community leaders.
Read More 29 May 2024
We hope you had the chance to participate in the broad range of events during last week’s TechWeek, designed to showcase the value and impact of technology on the lives of New Zealanders. It was a roaring success and you can check out some of the highlights here.
Read More 23 May 2024
As part of our TechWeek24 Women Across Generations series, Meg Ryan shares a look at the evolving office dress code in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Read More 02 October 2024
Kia ora, On September 12, TechWomen, supported by the AI Forum and the Asia New Zealand Foundation, hosted a special event featuring Vicky Nyamsuren. Born into a nomadic life in … Continue reading "NZTech Q&A: Edwina Mistry"
Read More 07 August 2024
Here at TechWomen we are seeing a similar trend with record-breaking participation in two of our key programmes this year, Mentoring Circles and ShadowTech.
Read More 10 June 2024
As a foundation partner of TechWomen, Westpac's support not only helps us create programs that bridge the gender gap but also inspires young girls to explore tech careers through ShadowTech and helps develop policies that boost diversity in the tech workforce.
Read More
Meet TechWomen's newly appointed executive director, Edwina Mistry. Here she shares the best advice she's been given, what makes her tick and her favourite productivity tips. What drives you to make a difference? I like to create constant opportunities for people around me. When I help someone and
February 27, 2018
Join TechWomen for lunch on 8 March, as we showcase local ‘When Diversity Counts’ stories in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Hear inspiring stories of when diversity in the workplace has changed the game! This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #PressforProgress, acknowledging
February 1, 2018
Gender-balanced tech firms are up to 40 percent more profitable and it is important that Kiwi companies and leaders acknowledge and accept that when hiring staff, the new executive director of Tech Women NZ says. Edwina Mistry has just been appointed to the new role. She previously worked for the M
January 30, 2018
Do you tire of having to explain to colleagues, yet again, the benefits of diversity? Sometimes, it seems that our mission to celebrate and promote diversity in the tech sector falls on deaf ears. Let's be honest, diversity and inclusion is a particularly sensitive issue and it is not well understoo
December 10, 2017
Sonya Williams is driven to solve big problems using technology and wants to help more people do the same! She has recently been appointed as NZTech board intern and shares her startup story. What set you on the path to becoming an entrepreneur? The desire to make investing more accessible. I've
December 10, 2017
Recently, I have attended several events with inspirational speakers exploring diversity. Together, these talks have helped strengthen my understanding of diversity and how it really works in organisations. For example, just twenty years ago, the New Zealand Police entry requirements included
November 29, 2017
New Zealand’s tech sector is growing, and assisting and fostering this growth is a key focus for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). Within MBIE, the Digital Economy team was established in 2015 to support and encourage continued growth, working closely with the wider digit
November 16, 2017
We asked the newly appointed Visa's Everywhere Initiative New Zealand judge about empowering women in tech and what motivates her. What drives you to make a difference? I think we live in incredible times and now, more than ever before, we are in a position to make a difference that means shared
October 29, 2017
The Ministry of Business and Employment (MBIE) and the Ministry for Women today launched a pilot to attract more women back into the technology sector. Based in Wellington, Return to IT assists women with a digital technology backgrounds to return to work in the sector after taking a career break o
September 13, 2017