Gender diversity in the tech industry is a hot topic around the world, but it’s one that New Zealand is looking to tackle head on.

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Those that make it to the top of the success ladder will often attribute their success to very different factors – according to one MYOB survey, females and males have very different ideas about how they got there.

Some companies though do an incredible job of recruiting women into their workforces, but they have problems retaining them.

It hopes that programmes such as developher will encourage other tech companies to be proactive about attracting women into technical roles.

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"The tech community is very male, very pale and it's at risk of going very stale."

I don’t think of myself as a typical ‘techie’, and the truth is such a thing doesn’t exist.

"The lack of diversity in technology is glaring: according to the 2018 Gartner CIO Survey, 13% of CIOs are female. "

“We are committed to an inclusive culture that gives all of them equal opportunities to contribute and grow to their fullest potential.”

“We now have a four year average of 19% which suggests this is our new norm, and it’s really not good enough."

Women want to participate equally in leadership positions, so why does gender imbalance in top-level roles still exist?

It’s no secret that there is a big gender gap in tech / engineering fields, and especially in the data center industry.

"When it comes to digital specifically, women make up around 30% of both our total digital employee base and our digital leadership team."

You need to understand what’s going on in your own business and do something to fix it because if you don’t, all this talk –it’s just PR bollocks.

"We want to start the discussion – Why is it that I have these stereotypes in my head that women should be at home and men are the breadwinners?"

A new report by MYOB says New Zealand’s tech sector lacks gender diversity and will need to do more to build a more inclusive industry.