Technology Month, brought to you by Springload
Ezel Kokcu, a 24-year-old onto her third start-up, talks breaking into the New Zealand tech industry
There’s been a lot of talk around diversity initiatives in tech industry, but if Ezel Kokcu’s achievements are anything to go by, there’s hope for the future. After selling her previous two businesses, Kokcu is about to launch her third start-up – Passphere – in October. We had had a chat to her about her business, as well as what needs to be done to encourage more women into tech.
The sky's the limit
GirlBoss’ founder is the youngest person ever chosen to go on a NASA SOFIA mission
GirlBoss founder Alexia Hilbertidou, who is 18 years of age, has been working to get more girls into STEM careers the past two years, with almost 8000 women now members of the GirlBoss network. Now, her efforts to increase diversity in tech have scored her an invite to be the youngest person to go on a mission with NASA for its SOFIA project.
More diversity = better business
Xero's Rod Drury on reaching one million subscribers and promoting gender equality
Xero has reached the one million subscriber mark. But CEO Rod Drury says he’s more proud of what his company’s been doing to promote gender equality and encourage more women to go into STEM careers.
STEAM power
Why we should be thinking STEAM and not STEM
If we want to become a more competitive economy, focusing on the arts as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics – a STEAM, not STEM, approach – is worth considering, says WeCreate chair Paula Browning.
Science
Self-healing turbines and mentorship: Dr Erin Leitao on what synthetic chemistry is (and isn't) and encouraging more women in STEM careers
Idealog digital editor Ben Mack caught up with Dr Erin Leitao, University of Auckland synthetic chemistry scientist and 2016 New Zealand Fellow of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme.
Equality
Getting more young women to stay in STEM
While young women are going into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers in record numbers, there’s still work to be done to achieve equality.
Innovation
Why we need to get out there and flaunt our Kiwi innovation
Successful companies lodge international patents. We Kiwis just invent stuff and hide it under our raincoats
