When returning to tech it is important to take time to research the market to familiarise yourself with any changes and trends, update your technical skills to ensure you have the qualities employers are looking for and ensure you showcase these skills to help you network and build your confidence. Whether you have taken a […]
Norman Ford, VP Compliance Solutions Operations at Skillsoft The question of bias is at its heart a complex and difficult one. Regardless of how open-minded we claim to be, the truth is a combination of human nature, society and culture produce stereotyping and prejudices that inform how we behave towards one another. These biases can […]
When you are looking for a new job, you look to see what benefits or packages a company can offer you because as a woman it can be difficult to balance your work and personal life, especially when you are faced with big changes and challenges. Being deemed as a male dominated sector, it can […]
Only 22,000 women graduated in subjects relevant to construction, engineering and technology compared to 65,000 men in 2016. However, in 2017, PwC conducted a study on 2000 students which showed a gender gap in the technology sector. Whilst 52% of males study a STEM subject at university and 61% would consider a career in technology, […]
When we think about developments in tech industries, the focus tends to be on big, headline-grabbing events. For instance, right now virtually the entire world of tech is focused on Apple’s latest keynote and the various headlines from the world’s most valuable company. Sometimes smaller or more niche developments have a fairly major impact on […]
When it comes to the UK tech industry, the balance still tilts in favour of guys. Young women are still under-represented in the uptake of digital qualifications and according to government research* only 17 per cent of women make up the tech workforce. So why should companies care about hiring women? Creating an equal male/female […]
Gender imbalance in the workplace and, most of all in the STEM sectors, has been highlighted following the 2017 UK Government’s introduction of the reporting of pay gap data. The data has shown further evidence that women’s representation in the tech industries remains very low. For example, in March 2018, Microsoft, one of the biggest […]
26th August 2018 marks the 48th Women’s Equality Day. However, while many things have changed and progressed, when you look at FTSE 100 CEOs, you’re still more likely to find one called Dave than one that’s a woman. With that in mind, it’s clear there is still more to do to fully level the playing […]
Natasha Sayce-Zelem Head of Technology (Digital Service) at Sky, was a proper computer game geek as a kid. So you would assume she would end up in a career in gaming or coding, right? This would have been the case had there been more information about getting into computing at school and dedicated computing classes […]
The tech sector used to be stereotyped as a ‘man’s domain’, but not anymore. For the last five decades, the tech industry has been very male dominated, but recently, we have been witnessing the rise of a female presence in the sector and the good news is it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime […]