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Women tech leaders urge shift from mentoring to sponsorship

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Women tech leaders say firms must move beyond mentoring to sponsorship, trust and reciprocity to keep women in the industry and drive growth.
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Women in tech call for daily, sustained workplace backing

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Women in tech urge daily, visible backing over token gestures, saying sustained support boosts careers.
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5 ways women in tech can negotiate a pay rise

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Women in tech are still paid less and promoted slower; here are five strategic steps to negotiate the rise your impact deserves.
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Don't rule yourself out of a career in STEM

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Women are urged not to self-select out of STEM, as diverse skills and personalities are vital to drive innovation and challenge stereotypes.
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The courage to lead: Women, technology, and the work that remains

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Women already belong in the rooms where technology's future is decided. As AI reshapes our industry, it's time their voices truly shape the path forward.
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From practicing lawyer to legal engineer: Why the safe bet isn't always the best bet

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A former BigLaw lawyer explains how swapping the safe partnership track for legal tech unlocked purpose, innovation and a front-row seat to AI.
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Tech & finance leaders call for real gender parity

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Tech and finance leaders urge urgent, measurable action on gender parity, warning progress on representation and pay remains stubbornly slow.
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Why women can be leaders when it comes to AI

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Women in cybersecurity, long trained to question and validate, are uniquely placed to lead the era of risky, fast‑moving AI tools.
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Women in tech call for systemic change beyond quotas

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Women in tech mark International Women's Day by urging systemic fixes to finance, culture and leadership, saying quotas alone fall short.
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Building trust & confidence in hybrid work for women

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As hybrid work reshapes careers, leaders are urged to build trust, model boundaries and help women silence self-doubt to truly thrive.
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Why talent systems, not ambition, are holding women back in tech

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Women in Australian tech aren't lacking drive - broken, opaque talent systems are quietly derailing their mid-career progression.
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Invisible labour in a digital world

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As digital marketing leans on empathy and nuance, women shoulder unseen emotional labour that powers brands but rarely gets its due.
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How CMTG Is rewriting the rules on women in tech and why the industry can't afford to wait

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CMTG puts inclusion at the heart of its tech strategy, arguing women's leadership is now critical to innovation, resilience and growth.
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Start training for a job that doesn't exist yet

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On International Women's Day, a data leader urges young women to train for unseen careers, valuing curiosity and pivots over rigid plans.
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Women in tech call for real power beyond IWD praise

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Tech leaders use International Women's Day to demand structural change, real equity and female power in shaping AI and senior decisions.
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Beyond the glass ceiling: Behavioural intelligence is the power skill for women in tech

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Behavioural Intelligence is emerging as the crucial power skill helping women in tech move beyond the exhausting leadership tightrope.
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Why "Give to Gain" needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model

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Communications must abandon hoarding influence and make advocacy a core business strategy, not a selfless virtue expected only of women.
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You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier

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On International Women's Day, a telecom leader argues that mentorship lets women give to gain, multiplying influence across STEM.
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Breaking barriers and building bridges in tech

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On International Women's Day, tech leaders urge deeper change, celebrating gains while demanding true inclusion, support and shared power.
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The outlier in the data: Leading in tech beyond the model minority

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A Filipino-American director in tech shows how rejecting the model minority myth can turn cultural identity into a leadership advantage.