Welcome to The F Word, where you’ll find our blog series, news and other valuable resources.

These include the latest insights into gender equity in the tech space, tech news and tips for employers and job seekers.

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Launching A New Standard in DEI

As you all do your part, we are taking our next step to evolve how we make the work of DEIB and changing the systems easier and more accessible by introducing national standards to create benchmarking and clarity around the critical areas of systemic change.

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Giving Employees the Choice to Work on Australia Day is the Right Move

One simple way that organisations can be more inclusive and sensitive to Indigenous Australians when celebrating Australia Day is to consider alternative dates or give employees the choice to work on January 26th and celebrate on a date that is not associated with the invasion and colonization of Australia.h so that we can do even more.

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The Hidden True Story Behind The Gender Gap In tech

Most people I speak to aren’t aware of women’s historically pioneering involvement in tech, so they assume the gender gap is caused by a lack of interest or desire by women in the field. But history tells a very different story.

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Who Cares About Gender Parity?

There isn’t only one pathway to become a software engineer. Our guest bloggist, Taryn Ewens shares her experience and describe alternative paths to this fulfilling career.

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Grace Hopper In Aus A Tale Of Women, Sabotage And Bingo…

The Hopper Down Under conference in Brisbane was a truly inspiring experience. If you don’t know who Grace Hopper was, she was one of the most influential computer scientists of all time who developed the first human-computer code compiler.

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