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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, closing the global gender gap has increased by a generation from 99.5 years to 135.6 years.

As part of International Women’s Day 2023, SnapLogic, an intelligent integration and enterprise automation provider, has named women tech leaders to watch.

In celebration of International Women's Day, Megantic highlights its success in helping female eCommerce leaders with its program, Megantic Mentors, since 2021.

Findex Group appoints Lianne Bolton as CFO to drive strategic growth in regional Australia, aiming to triple its wealth practice to AUD$50bn.

New research from Frank Recruitment Group finds women are still lacking in tech leadership positions, with just 27% of CIO positions filled by women in 2022.

Australian and New Zealand organisations are aiming to do more with their data and reduce time to value, signalling this will be a significant focus in 2023.

In Australia, IT technicians anticipated to be the most in demand talent by 2025, followed by data analysis, security architect and AI.

New research reveals the cybersecurity profession in Asia Pacific needs to grow by 2.2 million people to close region's workforce gap.

Globalization Partners hires Rahul Goyal as VP of Platform and Head of India Engineering, to build and lead a world-class global engineering team in India.

Generation Australia launches Data Analyst Program to address skills shortage in business intelligence, offering free 13-week training.

INCO launches First Australians Digitisation Fund with Google.org to empower First Nations communities using technology.

Boomi, the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, has won two awards from Comparably in their largest company category.

Australia's TIP Group appoints Timothy Wong as TIP Equity head and Michael Baragwanath as TIP Wealth head to accelerate growth.

Mastercard's music album Priceless has been unveiled at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and features 10 songs by 10 artists worldwide.

Microsoft expands its APAC Enabler Program, launching the APAC Enabler Mentorship Program to support employability of people with disabilities in Asia Pacific.

85% of organizations believe workforce shortage is impacting cybersecurity, according to new research by Trellix.

Australia’s recent budget ushers in the nation’s ‘biggest ever’ cybersecurity spend and, likely also, massive demand for cybersecurity jobs.

Visa has launched a one-year immersion program designed to bring together a global cohort of entrepreneurs interested in building their business with NFTs.

Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of two global accelerator programs to help startups address challenges in healthcare, space, and sustainability.

Both last year’s #choosetochallenge and this year’s #BreakTheBias themes for International Women’s Day should serve as a wake-up call to the IT industry.