Work-life balance stories - Page 2
IWD 2026 - Creating a durable tech career in the age of AI
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software engineering
As AI automates routine coding, architects who design systems and exercise judgement build the most durable, bias-resistant tech careers.
Women in tech call for systemic change beyond quotas
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fintech
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socs
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supply chain
Women in tech mark International Women's Day by urging systemic fixes to finance, culture and leadership, saying quotas alone fall short.
Breaking barriers to women's tech careers by rethinking pathways
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edutech
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digital transformation
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iam
Australia risks missing a USD $6.5 billion tech opportunity unless it opens flexible, skills-first pathways for women into digital roles.
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.
Balancing the scales for women’s leadership in tech
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it industry
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flexible work
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ict sector
Women are entering tech in force, but stubborn bias and weak support for carers still block their rise to the executive suite.
How audiobooks help rewire your brain in ten seconds
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productivity
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iwd
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edtech
Audiobooks are emerging as a quiet tech revolution, helping women in tech rewire self-doubt with Venita Dimos's 10-second coaching tool.
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.
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.
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.
Diverse perspectives driving innovation for the real world
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cx
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martech
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commerce systems
Female leadership at Tineco ANZ is reshaping consumer tech, proving diverse perspectives are vital to real-world innovation and growth.
From global engineer to data leader in Australia’s tech
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uc
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devops
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data analytics
From Argentina to Adelaide, data analyst Jessica Molina Calabrese reveals how global experience can power a tech career in Australia.
How a strong professional network gifts its members the support they need to stretch and grow
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it industry
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leadership
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it department
A strong professional network offers candid counsel, shared experience and support, helping individuals make bolder, more deliberate career moves.
You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier
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leadership
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flexible work
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engineering
On International Women's Day, a telecom leader argues that mentorship lets women give to gain, multiplying influence across STEM.
This International Women's Day, lean on proof (of skill, of impact and of potential)
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uc
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e-learning
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hcm
This International Women's Day, experts urge proof of skills through hands-on practice to close confidence gaps and drive real career growth.
The women winning in AI aren't the ones who had it all figured out
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digital transformation
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ai
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iwd
Women rising fastest in AI are those embracing uncertainty and adaptability, not those waiting until they feel fully prepared or perfectly ready.
AI exposes emotional labour silently draining women
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hcm
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ai
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ai ethics & governance
AI is exposing the invisible emotional labour taxing women leaders, turning unmeasured mental load into hard data companies can't ignore.
Women in tech & finance call for systems to catch up
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digital transformation
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fintech
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erp
Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.
Why more women should choose to be sigma women
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iwd
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opinion
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mental health
Sigma women reject shrinking and approval-seeking, choosing self-led clarity, quiet power and boundaries at every stage of life.
International Women's Day: Scaling a business while putting women first
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e-commerce
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smb
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iwd
With a 97% female workforce, Grace Loves Lace shows how scaling a global bridal brand can put women's empowerment at its core.
From NOC night shifts to leading change in network ops
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hybrid & remote work
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it industry
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flexible work
On Women's Day, a former night-shift engineer shares how resilience, support and fair chances turned NOC grind into tech leadership.