Congratulations to year-six pupil, Juno Rainey who is heading to Wellington as part of the ‘The Tech Life Project’ – an exciting initiative from Christchurch company Global Office.

Committed to changing the gender imbalance in the technology industry, Global Office, one of New Zealand’s leading software development companies, is sponsoring five female year-six pupils from Christchurch to travel to Wellington to learn more about a career in technology at Trade Me and Xero’s head offices.

Juno is excited about being part of ‘The Tech Life Project’ and exploring various roles in technology in late July. She will meet inspirational women, working in digital technology at Trade Me and Xero and visit some of Wellington’s attractions, including Te Papa.

“I love coding and programming and am excited about learning new things on the trip,” she says.

Juno’s father Scott Rainey says, “I hope Juno learns from the trip that there is a world of opportunities out there. Women add significant value to the tech industry.”

Global Office director Chris Tacon says he wants to see more diversity in the industry, noting that women are currently greatly underrepresented. A 2018 report from the Ministry of Women found that only 23 percent of Kiwis employed in digital technology were women.