Opinion stories
I started building my career to escape the limits set for me by my background, but today I continue to do it because it's what I love.
Encouraging more women into the global tech industry represents an opportunity for businesses to tap into bigger talent pools and diversified skillsets.
Hybrid work arrangements have the potential to create gaps between those who work from home and those who work in the office, regardless of gender.
One of the more difficult challenges to overcome is that women, quite simply, aren't putting themselves forward or applying for these roles.
There are opportunities galore for women to make their mark in the cybersecurity and they should be encouraged to explore and embrace them.
Entrenched social norms, unconscious biases and a lack of representation of women in senior roles create barriers for women looking to enter the workforce.
As we 'celebrate' another International Women's Day, the time for Australian companies to take action to close the gender pay gap is now.
While remote work has given us increased flexibility and freedom, it has also blurred the lines between our work and home lives.
While the information management (IM) and data privacy sectors are well represented by women, the more senior the role, the bigger the gender disparity becomes.
It's important to remember that it's impossible to please everyone, and trying to do so is a recipe for unhappiness.
Despite progress made in bringing more women into the industry over the last few years, they still only make up 25% of the global cybersecurity workforce.
When women support and empower each other, we can both increase gender diversity in tech and create real change in the community and our workplaces.
Life isn't fair and many people find themselves in challenging circumstances that make it hard to get out of the starting blocks.
As a turning point in my career, I decided to be openly creative with personality, which landed me a regional role based in Singapore.
As businesses look to achieve greater output efficiency following years of stagnation, they often need not look further than their people.
Despite the immense growth the region has seen in recent years, a majority of consumers continue to be unbanked or underbanked.
Demand for developers continues to outstrip supply, and this mismatch poses a major threat to Australian companies looking to compete on the world stage.
Being a subset of STEM, the information systems and technology space has also been male-dominated and riddled with gender biases and stereotypes.
I've been a manager for more than 15 years, and during that time, I've learned not only from others' mistakes and best practices but from my own.
The past decade alone has seen big changes to female representation in the workplace, but there's still a long way to go.
