As the Canadian tech industry continues to underrepresent women, an issue the pandemic only exacerbated, it’s important to celebrate female voices in the industry. In Canada, there continues to be inequities as this demographic is largely underrepresented among Canada’s largest sectors. Less than 25% of all C-suite executives are women, only 4% identifying as women […]
International Women's Day
How The Pandemic Has Underscored The Critical Importance Of Women In STEM
As countries around the world begin to ease restrictions and we begin to feel that sense of relief we’ve been so desperately waiting for, I can’t help but reflect on the remarkable leadership and selflessness shown by women over the past two years. From doctors and nurses to researchers, technologists, and policymakers, women have undoubtedly […]
Hootsuite Celebrates International Women’s Day with World Woman Hour
Today on International Women’s Day, Hootsuite will power the second annual World Woman Hour, a global digital celebration dedicated to highlighting inspirational stories of women from all walks of life. Led by the World Woman Foundation, the socially enabled movement aims to mentor one million women by 2030 and will feature inspiring stories from 60 […]
Levelling VC Investment For Women In Tech
Venture capital funding in female-founded or female-led startups in the US was down 31% in the first three quarters of 2020. A stark change in trajectory given VC funding in female-founded teams reached an all-time high in 2019, accounting for 2.8% (yes, you read that right) of capital across the entire US startup ecosystem. Unfortunately, the […]
Resolving Leaks In The Pipeline
What are leaks in the pipeline you may ask? When we speak about leaks in the pipeline, we are referring to a failure of progression in industries, and underrepresentation of certain demographics. In this case, we are referring to women-identifying persons, who face barriers in progressing to the next level of their careers because of […]
How We Can Choose To Challenge Gender Inequality in Tech this International Women’s Day and Beyond
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and highlighted an array of underlying weaknesses in Canada’s economy. Many business leaders say that technology holds the key to an innovative recovery. But, while technology may play a critical role in our post-pandemic world, there remains a significant problem threatening the potential of its workforce – the persistent […]
How Employers Can Handle Zoom Fatigue And An Exhausted Workforce
A new study published by Stanford University confirmed what we’ve all been feeling: Zoom Fatigue is very real. The study states, “The first cause for Zoom Fatigue is the state of stressed hyper-arousal generated by excessive stretches of close-up eye contact. Unlike an in-person meeting, where participants will shift from looking at a speaker to […]
Reflecting on International Women’s Day
Reflecting on International Women’s Day and what it means to me as a woman and as CEO of BC Tech I found myself curious as to why we picked this particular day, March 8th. With sunny skies and bulbs popping up, not to mention the clocks springing forward this weekend it’s certainly an optimistic and […]
Women in Tech: Authenticity and Inclusion for the Win
There are more women in tech than ever before. Although this is an exciting step forward for what’s typically known as a male-dominated industry, the truth of the matter is, female representation and participation in tech are still lacking significantly. In light of International Women’s Day, let’s dig a little deeper – because by identifying […]