Opinion stories - Page 6
Why talent systems, not ambition, are holding women back in tech
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hcm
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it industry
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it department
Women in Australian tech aren't lacking drive - broken, opaque talent systems are quietly derailing their mid-career progression.
How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s
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devops
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data analytics
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apm
Women in their 40s are reclaiming tech careers, proving life experience, grit and curiosity can trump age bias and fast-track reinvention.
Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments
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edutech
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fintech
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payment technologies
Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.
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The transformation of leadership: Building what's next in construction
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devops
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hyperscale
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dc
Leadership in construction is shifting from command-and-control to influence, ownership and people-first cultures amid rapid change.
Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
As firewalls fade, digital identity emerges as the core security perimeter, powering zero-trust strategies across cloud and remote work.
Why cybersecurity needs better storytelling; and more women telling It
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digital transformation
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advanced persistent threat protection
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risk & compliance
Cybersecurity's future hinges on clear storytelling - and more women's voices - to turn technical risks into business-critical narratives.
It's not a gender gap, it's a confidence gap: Rethinking women's participation in the AI era
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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genai
In AI‑driven workplaces, women face less a barrier of access than of confidence - and early, everyday experimentation may prove decisive.
Agentic AI and the question of equitable intelligence
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digital transformation
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martech
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it automation
Agentic AI promises autonomy but raises urgent questions over whose values guide its decisions and how equity is safeguarded in practice.
Confidence counts: Why representation matters in energy infrastructure
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iwd
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opinion
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gender diversity
Women's visibility in energy is reshaping boardrooms and power projects, proving representation is a structural necessity, not a token goal.
Why workplaces must adapt to unlock women’s leadership
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hcm
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iwd
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opinion
On International Women's Day, women are urged to own ambition, redefine leadership and demand workplaces that adapt, not the other way round.
Invisible labour in a digital world
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partner programmes
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hybrid & remote work
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marketing
As digital marketing leans on empathy and nuance, women shoulder unseen emotional labour that powers brands but rarely gets its due.
International Women's Day: The Australian entrepreneur proving you don't have to scale fast to succeed
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cx
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martech
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e-commerce
Ahead of IWD 2026, Craft Club's Nakisah Williams champions slow, sustainable growth over blitzscaling as a new model of female leadership.
International Women's Day - women, confidence, and the credit gap
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.
Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR
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partner programmes
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clean technologies
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marketing
From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.
AI won't reduce construction disputes unless documentation improves
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devops
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digital transformation
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rpa
AI is flooding construction workflows, but without better, real-time documentation, disputes over contracts and evidence will only intensify.
Breaking in without a blueprint: Lessons learned from my nontraditional path to cybersecurity
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
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threat intelligence
From door-to-door sales to tracking ransomware, one woman proves cybersecurity careers can thrive far from the traditional path.
How CMTG Is rewriting the rules on women in tech and why the industry can't afford to wait
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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ai
CMTG puts inclusion at the heart of its tech strategy, arguing women's leadership is now critical to innovation, resilience and growth.
Scaling the AI economy: Infrastructure at speed, talent at scale
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devops
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hyperscale
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dc
As AI drives explosive data centre growth, success hinges on power-ready sites, faster build-out and cultivating cross-functional talent.
Start training for a job that doesn't exist yet
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data analytics
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data science
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management
On International Women's Day, a data leader urges young women to train for unseen careers, valuing curiosity and pivots over rigid plans.
Why legal literacy is the ultimate empowerment for women in tech
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saas
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partner programmes
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physical security
Women in tech gain real power not just by innovating, but by mastering legal literacy to protect their work, legacy and leadership.