As WISE, the campaign to improve gender balance in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), launches a new online game called My Skills My Life, it is calling on industry to help change the way girls see STEM subjects and how they relate to careers that make a difference to the world. The call comes...Read More
A female STEM ambassador believes “misleading stereotypes” are to blame for a lack of women in the sector. Khadijah Ismail, aged 19, who has secured an engineering apprenticeship with defence, security and aerospace multinational BAE Systems, said girls often misunderstand what the traditionally male-dominated industry has to offer. Ismail said, “I’ve found that a lot...Read More
Anjali Arora, SVP and Chief Product Officer, Rocket Software A recently resurfaced 1958 issue of an American magazine entitled 129 Ways To Get A Husband suggests searching the census reports for places with the most single men. It’s 2019, and if you are in the market for a husband, you stand a good chance of...Read More
Booking is now live for the 2019 WES Centenary Conference – Celebrating the Past, Transforming the Future on Friday 15 March 2019, 09:30 – 16:00 (followed by a drinks reception) at RAF Museum, London. Join us for a once in a lifetime opportunity to celebrate 100 years of the Women’s Engineering Society whilst boosting your...Read More
Moving from working in hospitality to the tech industry could be seen as a strange move for some, however for me, it was as perfect a match as cream and jam on a scone. After running my own bakery for a number of years I decided to take the plunge into tech, more specifically coding....Read More
Today the Tech Talent Charter (TTC) launched its inaugural benchmarking report – the first report of its kind tracking gender diversity in technology roles across the UK. Gathered from over 200 signatories representing over half a million employees, the data gives a snapshot of today’s tech industry and an insight into practical ways companies can...Read More
By Stephanie Rowe The tech sector is certainly majority-male. According to The Guardian, just 27 per cent of employees in the UK digital industry are women. And the imbalance starts young, with only 16 per cent of computer science students being female. Though it is unclear why young women shun tech careers, it may be...Read More
“Women lack the education for a career in tech.” Girls receive the same level of education in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) as boys, at least until the age of 16, so I don’t agree that there is a lack of education, but more a lack of interest – something, I feel, that...Read More
