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Closing the gender pay gap in tech is extremely important if we are to achieve a truly gender-balanced industry. Since 2017, employers with more than 250 staff must produce a gender pay gap report each April. This year, due to

Starling Bank – Anne Boden, Founder

We interviewed Anne Boden, Founder at Starling Bank on her experience and thoughts on women in tech. 1. What does your job role involve? My role has changed a lot since founding Starling Bank. I can get involved with anything

More and more companies are now seeing the benefits of encouraging a more gender diverse workforce. However, the turnover rate for women in tech roles is more than twice as high than for men, so companies are hiring more women

Starling Bank – Jess Dam, Software Engineer

We interviewed Jess Dam, Software Engineer at Starling Bank on her experience and thoughts on women in tech. 1. What does your job role involve?   I spend the majority of my time programming in our main back-end platform in

Starling Bank - Ioana Creanga, Engineering Lead

We interviewed Ioana Creanga, Engineering Lead at Starling Bank on her experience and thoughts on women in tech. 1. What does your job role involve?   I’m the Engineering Lead for the Payments Engineering team and my role is to

The UK technology industry is heavily male-dominated, but the balance is shifting with more women going into tech roles every year. The Office of National Statistics reported in February 2021 that 31% of UK tech jobs are now held by

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This Q&A brings together Women in Tech and Magda Hoffman, Director at Red Dog Talent Solutions to explore how inclusive hiring and progressive workplace cultures can reshape the UK technology sector. From addressing unconscious bias to supporting women returners and

You have the qualifications, you have the experience and you know your profession inside out, but how do you make that first step from employee to freelancer, how do you start out? There is a lot of advice I can

What is International Women’s Day? International Women’s Day is a globally recognised event that celebrates all of women’s achievements alongside fighting for gender equality. It all began in the early 1900’s when 15,000 women marched through New York demanding equal

Graduate Jobs for IT experts   It can be quite daunting looking for your first graduate job when finishing university, especially in the IT sector as there are so many different job roles to choose from. From Software Engineering to

Equal pay is your right to receiving the same wage as someone doing the same or broadly similar work as you and someone in the same job role as you. The most common reasons for pay differences is gender and

FDM Group, a professional services company with a focus on IT and the largest IT graduate employers in the UK, has reported an average gender pay gap of 6% and a median pay gap of 0% compared to the UK

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