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Like Minded Bitches has grown to support 24,000 women in business globally
More than a year on, the group has grown to over 24,000 members scattered around the world, with women living everywhere from London to Cambodia.
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WATCH: The changing landscape for women in Australian tech
MYOB last week partnered with Startup Daily to host a panel on women in tech at the Michael Crouch Innovation Centre at the University of NSW.
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Australia must encourage girls into STEM at school to develop its future workforce, report finds
A report from the Office of the Chief Scientist has found false perceptions about women’s aptitude, interest & experience in STEM are holding back progress.
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Startup Daily and MYOB to host panel exploring the landscape for women in Australian tech
To explore the path forward, MYOB has partnered with Startup Daily to host a panel on women in tech at the Michael Crouch Innovation Centre at the University of NSW on November 24.
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Virtual reality experience Social Qs takes out first prize in Sydney leg of LadyProblems hackathon
Social Qs, a team looking to help men understand and develop empathy for the lived experiences of women in the workplace through VR and gamification, took out first prize at the Australian leg of the LadyProblems hackathon over the weekend.
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BlueChilli opens applications for SheStarts accelerator program for female founders
BlueChilli has officially launched SheStarts, its accelerator program for female founders. Ten women will be selected to take part in the six month program, set to run from January next year, with each to receive $100,000 in pre-seed funding.
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Top 50 Australian and New Zealand Women in Tech 2016
We have made a few changes to our annual Women in Technology list for 2016. The first and most obvious being that it is now purely focused on women in technology, with the second being that, given our expansion into New Zealand last year, we are now including both countries on the list. Thirdly, we’re doing away with the under 40 age limit we used to apply.
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Has Wellington created the most feminist tech ecosystem in the world?
It shouldn’t have been surprising when I found myself sitting in front of so many women in tech during my visit to its capital Wellington last week, yet I did. The reason I found it surprising is because although Australia is only three hours away from this beautiful windy city, what I found was an ecosystem that was light-years ahead in terms of its diversity and celebration of its female founders and employees.
