High-Tech Canadian Powerhouse Helps Launch CARP Virtual Network for Seniors
by Lee Rickwood
A powerhouse combination of Canadian high-tech companies has come together to launch a new program of supports for seniors.
Category: Women & Tech
The Elevate Festival Intersects Tech, Arts, Athletics and Social Innovation
By Yasmin Ranade
From passionate tech and industry leaders at the forefront of innovation to those newly wading into the space of digital technology Elevate Festival 2022 is for anyone who wants to be inspired by topics that are shaping our future, like the Metaverse, NFTs, and Web 3.0.
Female Gamer Leads Industry Charge in Canada to Ensure Video Game Makers Reflect Their Audiences
By Yasmin Ranade
Female leaders in gaming have a tangible effect on the games that are being developed.
Amplifying Women’s Voices Bolsters Business and Inclusivity in STEM
By Yasmin Ranade
Recruiting women into STEM is often the singular strategy that employers use to ‘tick the box’ for bringing diversity into the tech industry, but are recruitment initiatives enough to make tech inclusive, long-term?
The Knowledge Society: Empowering Canada’s Youth to be ‘Unicorns’
By Yasmin Ranade
In today’s world, if a teenager identifies an interest in a tech career, to be successful in tech at a global level requires an entrepreneurial mindset. Schools have a unique opportunity to adapt to the 21st century and expose teens to new career possibilities in tech, while developing the mindsets to be successful in this new industry,
STEM Scholarships a Woman’s Best Friend, Diamonds Not Withstanding
be Lee Rickwood
Diamond miner De Beers wants to get 10,000 women and girls in STEM and achieve gender parity across its workforce by 2030.
The Life-Work Balance: A Right to Disconnect, A Requirement to Work
by Lee Rickwood
With the era of the 9-to-5 workday over, companies and workers need new parameters to structure their work efforts and interact productively.
Canadian Woman Brings Equity-Based Thinking and Practice to Tech Companies
By Yasmin Ranade
Canadian tech needs to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) because we’re at a critical moment in history where technology can either exacerbate existing inequities or make things a lot better.