WeAreTheCity is an integral and trusted part of the ecosystem working towards gender balance in the UK. We bring together Government, Companies, Charities, Not for Profits, Schools and Academia to generate content and activities that hugely benefit the careers of 1’000’s of working women.

Founded in 2008 to help women progress and excel in their careers, WeAreTheCity operates a group of brands that delivers events, conferences and awards. Through these activities we create opportunities for women to upskill and network across the globe.

WeAreTheCity.com also provides free access to resources every single day, including careers advice, a directory of women’s networks, events, inspiring interviews, podcasts, webinars, videos, articles, research and recommendations for women to drive their careers forward.

WeAreTheCity offers a suite of products and services to help companies attract, develop and retain their female talent.

We are not a media company, we are a purpose-led business. It is an integral part of our business model to pay it forward and give back to the community in whatever way we can. Our supporters’ sponsorship goes way beyond just sponsoring our events, awards or other initiatives. With their funding, we are also able to run quarterly events, support schools and provide free resources, free tickets to our events, and opportunities to women in business. Here are some examples of how our sponsors have helped us to support our community over the past few years.

We pay it forward with your sponsorship, gifting tickets to returners, those out of work, students and to those studying tech through charities and NGO’s.

We gift 30% of our exhibition space to not-for-profit organisations/charities, opening doors of opportunity for them to engage with our community and meet our sponsors.

Representation matters to our community, and it matters to us. The speakers at our events, the judges for our awards and who we represent editorially across our web pages reflect all aspects of diversity. We take particular care in ensuring everyone feels included and represented, be it at our events, awards or across our websites and socials. This isn’t new for us, it has been this way for fourteen years.

Lack of finance should never be a barrier for learning. Our conference ticket price is typically 40% below the market average for a similar type of event. We also gift a considerable amount of tickets for our events away using our partnerships with social enterprises, charities, not-for-profit organisations and schools. Tickets for our awards ceremony are also discounted and free tickets given to those in lower paid roles, sole traders and those working for charities or the public sector.

We are one of a very few events companies who pay our speakers for their expertise. Most offer exposure as a way of payment. We know that exposure doesn’t pay the bills. Your sponsorship not only enables us to deliver exceptional events, it helps us to pump much needed funding back in to the eco-system of diverse female-led businesses and sole traders.