Tag: Women In Tech

LIFT 2024 launched to boost women’s participation in STEM and entrepreneurship

Here’s why diversity is key to winning the Cybersecurity battle

Girl Geek Academy co-founder and CEO Sarah Moran has launched a national petition urging the Federal Government to take action now, to stop the delay and to lift its funding freeze to STEM programs.

The scholarship, worth $5,000, is open to female students who are currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program in a STEM-related field.

An industry-first exchange program aims to help 12 women entrepreneurs working in tech launch their businesses internationally.

Female leaders discuss what needs to change to achieve gender balance in STEM.

Mina Radhakrishnan is co-founder of :Different, an Aussie tech startup revolutionising property management in Australia through technology innovation.  Along with her husband Ruwin Perera, Mina founded :Different after a tech career that saw her working in the infamous tech hub of Sillicon Valley, for the likes of Google and Uber. She was actually Uber’s first Head of […]

Melbourne recently held Australia’s first Sextech Hackathon of the decade, hosted by podcaster and entrepreneur Bryony Cole and Gavin Heaton, founder of Disruptors Co, to support sex-related startups.  Fintech, edtech, proptech and healthtech you might have heard of, but sextech – what on earth is that? Truth is, it’s exactly what you think it is […]

It’s an undeniable fact that the financial services industry is currently undergoing massive changes. While a stable global payment ecosystem is more critical than ever, the advent of neobanks and open banking are challenging industry norms and ushering in a new era of disruption. For decades, the incumbent financial institutions and payment solution providers dominated […]

Each year on 8 March, International Women’s Day, I get invited to attend events that celebrate and discuss gender diversity in the workplace. They’re often rich with intelligent discussions about women and work, a topic I am immensely passionate about. But all too often, I sit up on stage, look out to the crowd and […]