05 August 2026
Over 1,500 secondary school girls across Aotearoa will step inside local tech workplaces this August as Tech Women’s ShadowTech26 programme returns for another year. Designed for girls in Years 9–11, … Continue reading "Research needed for more women get into tech careers"
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30 July 2025
Over 1,200 secondary school girls across Aotearoa are experiencing what it’s like to work in one of New Zealand’s most dynamic and fastest-growing industries – tech.
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05 December 2024
We’re delighted to announce the return of ShadowTech Day in August 2025.
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14 May 2024
Kia ora Experience a tech career with ShadowTech Day 2024. We’re offering girls in years 9-11 an opportunity to discover the world of tech and explore tech career pathways. We’re … Continue reading "Research needed for more women get into tech careers"
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01 May 2024
Kia ora, We’re delighted to announce the return of ShadowTech Day and we are now accepting registrations for both host organisations and schools. Our ShadowTech Day programme offers girls in years … Continue reading "Research needed for more women get into tech careers"
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08 April 2024
We’re delighted to announce the return of ShadowTech Day in August. Our programme offers girls in years 9-11 an opportunity to discover the world of tech, spark their curiosity and … Continue reading "Research needed for more women get into tech careers"
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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
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
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
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
[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
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