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This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) theme is Accelerate Action, emphasising the importance of swift and decisive action to achieve gender equality in all walks of life, personal and professional. Given that full gender parity will not be achieved until 2158 (according to the World Economic Forum), most would recognise that the current rate of progress is too slow.

International Women’s Day, I’m reflecting on the transformative journey our team is on and the important role that all of us need to play in driving meaningful change and accelerating progress. Both personally and professionally, I've learned firsthand how both commitment and resilience are critical factors in shaping an inclusive culture—one that fosters remarkable team growth and innovation.

Believe it or not, I knew exactly what I wanted to do when I was in high school. That’s not all that common in a world of ever-changing, endless possibilities. But I knew I wanted to work in technology.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY – GUEST RESEARCH: As Australians mark International Women's Day, new research shows women are not as confident as men when it comes to preparing, managing and responding to cyber attacks even though they are less likely to be scammed compared to their male counterparts.

As International Women's Day 2023 draws to a close, iTWire is pleased to present a round-up of commentary from tech industry leaders, speaking on how there are still many barriers to equality and accessibility to digital technologies and education is critical in 2023.

FEATURE - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day to celebrate the achievements of women. For organisations in the tech industry, it offers an opportunity to pause and reflect on how far we’ve come in terms of inclusivity – and the benefits we’ve gained as a result. At Barracuda, we want to mark the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023 by sharing some stories about how we found our way into tech, what we think of it now we’re here and how to encourage others to follow.

FEATURE - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: International Women's Day 2023 is upon us and to mark the occasion iTWire is pleased to present comments from some of the leading lights in the Australian tech industry.

Every year, on International Women's Day, there is a spate of articles about how good it is to have women in various professions and the extent of their contribution to various industries. The next day everything is back to normal: the men dominate the coverage.

To celebrate International Women's Day, iTWire has received 45 submissions from top Australian and global tech leaders, celebrating women's achievement, raising awareness against bias and taking action for equality.

It is International Women's Day, and to celebrate, iTWire has received nearly 30 submissions from top Australian tech leaders, celebrating women's achievement, raising awareness against bias and taking action for equality.

A week after International Women's Day, and as rallies to support injustices against women are happening in Australia's capital cities, iTWire is publishing Peggy de Lange's longer op-ed on IWD2021 as a reminder to all.

Jane Bounds is Director of Marketing at Trustwave, and on #IWD2021, she's here to debunk the myth that cybersecurity is for men only, that this misperception is discouraging women from entering the cyber security industry, and she spoke to four outstanding colleagues about it. 

The answer to gender equality is not only hiring more women, says author, coach, speaker and corporate advisor, Danielle Dobson, it’s breaking the gender code with those already on your team.

“International Women’s Day is a wonderful opportunity for me to think about the women who’ve helped me and those who I’ve helped along the way”, explains Kate Toon, founder of the Stay Tooned Group and the My Business Awards Businesswoman of the Year 2020.

March 8 is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, and a day that "marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality", and iTWire is proud to be taking part in sharing some powerful stories from inspirational women in the world of technology.

While Australian Government figures show women make up half the private sector workforce, they make only a third of key management positions. This International Women’s Day theme is “choose is to challenge”, and Kathryn Vosper, a technology firm executive, is living evidence we can all reject bias, and instead be a leader in standing up for what is right.

The business world needs to move away from the perception that IT equals coding and recognise that there is much more to working in technology, the vice-president of online services provider Cherwell APAC, says.

The head of Australian and New Zealand operations for Swiss human resources giant Adecco feels that the technology sector needs to stay away from bias in leadership in order to make progress.

The tourism and hospitality industry represents another sorry tale in equality when it comes to employment; while 70% of the workforce is female, just 20% of executive officers and 8% of directors are women.

In one way at least, Kate Quirke is unique: she is the lone woman heading a company on the ASX's new 46-firm All Tech Index. But it's not something that makes her happy or proud.