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Emalee Tea: Profile of a ShadowTech Alumni

ShadowTech provides girls in Y9–11 with an opportunity to experience what working in the tech sector is like, encouraging them onto education pathways that lead into tech sector roles. The programme connects girls at school with women working in the tech sector, who act as mentors.  Secondary sch

May 8, 2018

Launch pad for next generation of female tech leaders

‘Women in tech’ is unfortunately not a phrase heard often enough. We are all aware of the gender divide between men and women in IT, but instead of asking ‘how can we fix it?’ we tend to get stuck in the negative mindset of the ‘that’s just the way it is’. If you are working in the New

May 14, 2017

Research needed for more women get into tech careers

New Zealand needs more research on why younger generations of women are not considering a career in Tech and why we see a high dropout of women dropout of the workforce, a NZTech leader says. Eva Sherwood, an Oracle account executive and NZTech board member, says greater collaborative efforts nee

May 7, 2017

Insights of a ShadowTech Day Mentor

Eva Sherwood is an Account Executive at Oracle New Zealand, and serves on the Board of NZTech as a representative for major corporates. She began her career in I.T. in 2007, after studying degrees in Psychology and Business, then completing a post-grad diploma in Software Testing. Eva’s passionate

May 4, 2017

Fresh push to get more women into IT

Efforts to encourage women into software programming and other parts of the tech industry are going up a notch. Industry body NZTech is doubling the size of its ShadowTech Days mentoring programming, which will this year pair 500 high school girls with women already in the industry, after receiv

May 3, 2017

2017 Work Programme

NZTech’s vision is a prosperous New Zealand, underpinned by technology.  The NZTech team is running a number of initiatives in 2017 to help achieve this. As a leading voice for over 400 organisations across the technology landscape, NZTech connects, promotes and advances technology. Why? To help

May 1, 2017

NZTech UPDATE - Techweek'17 and a call for ShadowTech mentors

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hi Readers, Techweek'17 is almost here.  When I think back to a year ago when we committed to expanding Techweek from a calendar of Auckland events to a truly national festival, we knew it would be a challenge.  With very limited funding we approached this year

April 30, 2017

Increased commitment for diversity needed

Over the last couple of years, you may have noticed an increased dialogue and attentiveness in the media around the lack of diversity in tech, mainly the gender gap. However, the discussion hasn't translated into results and data is showing a widening gender gap across the industry. Despite this, we

April 23, 2017

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