Opinion
Catalyst Girls in Tech Conference 2018: Top five takeaways, speakers and more
Stuff senior product manager of experience Justine Kotkin has just returned from the Ideas & Innovation Girls in Tech Catalyst Conference in San Francisco. Now in its sixth year, The Catalyst Conference attracts a powerhouse audience from every corner of tech. Kotkin shares some thoughts on what she loved, what she learnt, and what Kiwi women in tech should do more of.
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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.
