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Beyond the 2%: Turning a gender problem into a founder-alignment problem
Partner Programmes

Beyond the 2%: Turning a gender problem into a founder-alignment problem

As women still secure just 2% of VC funds, one founder argues the real hurdle is misaligned investor expectations, not founder ambition.

By Leigh Sevin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
This International Women's Day, let's stop hoarding power
Digital Transformation

This International Women's Day, let's stop hoarding power

On International Women's Day, leaders are urged to stop hoarding power and hand women real mandates that shape growth, AI and value.

By Ingrid Curtis • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Progress in motion: Women, AI, and the future of inclusive innovation
Digital Transformation

Progress in motion: Women, AI, and the future of inclusive innovation

As AI reshapes power and opportunity, women demand seats at the table to design fairer systems and lead the next wave of innovation.

By Christine Meyers Callum • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
From listening to leading: Why the best customer strategies close the loop
Customer Experience

From listening to leading: Why the best customer strategies close the loop

In a world of inbox overload, winning customer strategies turn feedback into visible action, proving listening must lead to trust.

By Maureen Plowman • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Opinion stories

How a strong professional network gifts its members the support they need to stretch and grow
IT Industry

How a strong professional network gifts its members the support they need to stretch and grow

A strong professional network offers candid counsel, shared experience and support, helping individuals make bolder, more deliberate career moves.

By Nicola Gerber • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Why 'Give to Gain' needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model
Unified Communications

Why 'Give to Gain' needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model

Communications must abandon hoarding influence and make advocacy a core business strategy, not a selfless virtue expected only of women.

By Lizi Sprague • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier
Leadership

You have to give to gain: Why I view mentorship as a force multiplier

On International Women's Day, a telecom leader argues that mentorship lets women give to gain, multiplying influence across STEM.

By Lisa Marie Maxson • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
This International Women's Day, lean on proof (of skill, of impact and of potential)
Unified Communications

This International Women's Day, lean on proof (of skill, of impact and of potential)

This International Women's Day, experts urge proof of skills through hands-on practice to close confidence gaps and drive real career growth.

By Sarah Noe-Danzl • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
How women can build influence in critical tech roles
Hyperscale

How women can build influence in critical tech roles

A woman charts a nonlinear path through telecom and data centres, showing how curiosity and courage can amplify female voices in tech.

By Carlie Shooner • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Women own the most underrated skill in tech: Translation
DevOps

Women own the most underrated skill in tech: Translation

As AI reshapes workplaces, women's overlooked gift for translating ideas into action is emerging as tech's most critical skill.

By Lauren Malhoit • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
What women actually want from the future of work (Hint: It's not ping-pong tables)
Human Capital Management

What women actually want from the future of work (Hint: It's not ping-pong tables)

Women say the future of work must prioritise flexibility, parental support, pay equity, health policies and real power in decisions.

By Emily Parker-Woodland • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
What a stressed market taught me about marketing
Software-as-a-Service

What a stressed market taught me about marketing

In a fatigued legal tech market, one marketing chief found that quiet empathy and mission, not louder features, turned clients into loyal advocates.

By Cynthia Gumbert • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Opinion stories

Debugging your operating system: Why gut health is the missing link in human performance
Productivity

Debugging your operating system: Why gut health is the missing link in human performance

On International Women's Day, experts say optimising gut health could be tech workers' secret upgrade for sharper minds and lasting energy.

By Dr Corin Storkey PhD. • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
35 years of marketing in technology: A front-row seat to change
Customer Relationship Management

35 years of marketing in technology: A front-row seat to change

A veteran marketer reflects on 35 years in tech, tracing the journey from hand-coded web pages to data-fuelled, curiosity-driven SaaS leadership.

By Jeannie Zaemes • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The hidden role of integrated systems in meeting ESG goals
EduTech

The hidden role of integrated systems in meeting ESG goals

Integrated security systems are quietly becoming ESG powerhouses, slashing energy use, waste and risks across global supply chains.

By Jeff Fields • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Debiasing the digital future: Why AI needs healthy friction
DevOps

Debiasing the digital future: Why AI needs healthy friction

Treating AI as a 'digital toddler', experts warn that without gender-diverse leadership it will simply automate and amplify human bias.

By Rachel Hughes • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The hidden tax on women in tech: Masking, nervous systems, and sustainable performance
Hybrid & Remote Work

The hidden tax on women in tech: Masking, nervous systems, and sustainable performance

Women in tech pay a hidden tax of constant masking, draining their nervous systems and undermining true high performance at work.

By Gemma Rose • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026