NEWS & GUIDES
Here you will find helpful articles and guides that can advise you on getting started in a career in technology or how to make it in the world of tech as a woman. Along with what job role is ideal for you, the skills required and how much you could earn from it.
- • Career
Gender diversity is crucial to any workplace. It is already known that the tech industry only has 19% of roles are filled by women, so it is clear that the industry needs to improve on gender diversity. Tackling gender diversity
- • Advice & Guides
In the UK, statistics show the number of women who worked in tech in 2015 stood at just 17%. Boosting their appeal to women is one of the tech industry’s main strategies. More women need to be attracted to the
- • Return to Work
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
- • Advice & Guides
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
- • Career
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
- • Advice & Guides
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
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- • Opinion
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
- • Career
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
- • Career
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
- • Graduates
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
- • Career
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
- • Career
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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