In the dynamic landscape of our technology sector, women are increasingly making their mark, challenging stereotypes, and reshaping the industry’s future.
Despite historical underrepresentation, women in tech are carving out space, driving innovation, and advocating for greater inclusivity.
But while the UK tech industry continues to flourish, with London often dubbed as the European tech capital, gender disparity persists.
We know that women make up only a small fraction of the tech workforce, with Women In Tech (UK) reporting that just 26% of tech roles in the UK are currently filled by women.
This, coupled with the alarming stat that 3 in 4 women working in UK tech roles have experienced some form of gender bias, further highlights the disparity between males and females in this industry.
Jessica Cheney of Just IT says that this issue is one which is of great importance to her and the IT apprenticeships provider, which she says they’re aiming to tackle head on.
“Creating an environment that’s supportive of empowerment and development of female talent in the core tech IT arena has long been a focus for us as an organisation.
“Technical IT roles have a major under representation of female talent, but we have seen major success stories from our partnerships that are leading the positive change to make this type of role more accessible.”
Other issues facing women in this industry include the 16% gender pay gap, which is much higher than the national figure of 11%, as well as the fact that 77% of senior tech roles are filled by men in the UK.
So how can we better attract women into tech roles, and break down any barriers for those looking to enter this industry?
We aim to highlight this, as well as the opportunities available for women to enter the tech sector in the UK in our latest Women in Tech insight paper
On September 6, 2024, global healthcare company Abbott began rolling out its AVEIR dual chamber (DR) leadless pacemaker system across the UK,
Google has long held a key position in which it’s able to collect data on users, allowing advertisers to target ads to them. It also sells ad space and provi
The UK’s competition watchdog today took aim at Google’s advertising practices, accusing the California-based tech giant of abusing its market power. Th
The CMA provisionally finds that Google has abused its dominant positions through the operation of both its publisher ad server and buying tools to res