Category: Women & Tech

Government Injects $4.73M to Boost Canadian Semiconductor Output

By Yasmin Ranade
By helping to grow a made-in-Canada hardware supply chain, the Hardware Catalyst Initiative is playing a key role in keeping innovation in Canada, shoring up Canada’s much-needed supply of sensors and electronics, strengthening our tech sector, and supporting the next generation of tech leaders.

BlackBerry and Canadian Girl Guides Succeed in Cybersecurity Program

By Yasmin Ranade
To mark International Women’s Day, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada (GGC) and BlackBerry Limited today announced the success of their joint cybersecurity skills-based program. With the cybersecurity industry facing a significant talent – and gender gap – a big part of the program’s aim was to ‘spark’ cybersecurity interest at a young age.

Tech Support Services for Seniors

By Yasmin Ranade
Ming Yang, founder of Orchard, realized that as the pandemic necessitated people to adopt a more robust digital lifestyle, seniors would need support. With a computer engineering background as well as work experience at Apple and Microsoft, Ming now provides enjoyable tech experiences for people that didn’t grow up with technology.

Lockdowns Pose Challenges For Working Moms

By Christine Persaud
While the pandemic and various business and school lockdowns have been difficult for everyone, all around, there have been countless articles and studies to suggest that they are especially difficult for working mothers. Why?