We are grateful to Universite Montpellier: Labex Entreprendre who invited us to present our findings at their event in November, 2015 Quand les femmes bousculent l’univers codé de la haute technologie : le cas des start-ups. The presentation slides are available here
We presented our initial findings at the Most Influential Women in UK IT event hosted by Computer Weekly on 8th July 2015. A copy of our presentation slides are available to view here
Our initial findings presented @ Manchester at Girl Geeks on 8th March, 2015 and reported in Computer Weekly on 11th March, 2015. Our presentation slides are available to view here Girl Geeks 2015
The UK faces a worsening gender gap in its flourishing IT industry, according to a new study. The Women in IT scorecard looked at gender trends from secondary education through to the work place. It indicates women account for just 16% of the UK IT workforce. Read more here
This open letter published by the editors of Model View Culture – a website that publishes the original work of technologists, activists, writers, educators and artists. Editor’s Note: The following is an open letter from a group of women technologists and leaders, writing together to address the tech community: Divya Manian, Jessica Dillon, Sabrina Majeed,(…)
While great efforts have been made to get girls interested in Stem subjects, little is done to encourage men into teaching and nursing. The lack of women choosing to study science subjects at university has sparked both angst and action. Nearly 30 years ago the Wise Campaign was set up to inspire more girls to(…)
Three traps to avoid so you don’t make a stereotypical, sexist product. Read on
In an article by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman in the Atlantic, they report evidence that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Read on …. This echoes a study by Tassabehji and Vakola (2005) where they found the same confidence gap between men and women related to computer skills. Read on …
The number of female CIOs has remained static at 14% for a decade – but here’s a list of initiatives trying to change that read on
The UK is in need of at least 21,000 more IT staff by 2050 than previously predicted due to a surge in tech startups, according to a report from recruitment agency Randstad Technologies. Read on …
