Women in IT

Ensono research uncovers women in technology barriers Survey finds women in tech roles around the world experience discouragement, harassment and inequality in the workplace.

Alarming lack of women in executive roles, despite FTSE 350 improving boardroom gender diversity Women account for almost 40% of directors on FTSE 100 boards and 39% on FTSE 250 boards, largely meeting the new Women Leaders Review targets; but there is an ‘appalling’ lack of progress of women into executive roles (senior board positions).

STEM Day: Female tech experts share their thoughts STEM Day takes place annually on 8th November, serving not only as an opportunity to celebrate the successes across the across the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sectors, but to reflect on what must be done to improve it. Unfortunately, women still only make up a mere 24% of the STEM workforce. So, what can be done to encourage and retain women in STEM?

Women in Blockchain Talks launches two global chapters, Chapters now launched in Dubai and Warsaw; further chapters set to launch in Manchester, Barcelona, Berlin, Karachi, and Delhi.

InnovateHer releases annual impact report Work to get girls in tech reaching over 692,000 people.

Spotlight on Women in IT • Episode 1 • Laura Malins, Vice President of Product at Matillion Laura Malins, Vice President of Product at Matillion. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 2 - Mallory Beaudreau, Customer Portfolio Director – EMEA at Apptio Interview with Mallory Beaudreau, Customer Portfolio Director – EMEA at Apptio. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT - Episode 3 - Camilla Winlo, Head of Data Privacy at Gemserv. Interview with Camilla Winlo, Head of Data Privacy at Gemserv. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 4 - Helena Nimmo, CIO at Endava. Interview with Helena Nimmo, CIO at Endava. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 5 - Liz Parnell, Chief Operating Officer, EMEA, at Rackspace Technology. Interview with Liz Parnell, Chief Operating Officer, EMEA, at Rackspace Technology. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 6 - Chelsea Slater, CEO at InnovateHer Interview with Chelsea Slater, CEO at InnovateHer. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 7 - Emely Patra, Regional VP and Head of EMEA Customer Success Strategy and Architecture, at MuleSoft Interview with Emely Patra, Regional VP and Head of EMEA Customer Success Strategy and Architecture, at MuleSoft. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 9 • Exabeam Interview with Samantha Humphries, Head of Security Strategy EMEA, Exabeam. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT - Episode 12 • Mimecast Interview with Dr Kiri Addison, Threat Detection and Efficacy Product Manager, Mimecast. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT - Episode 11 • Engine B Interview with Franki Hackett, Head of Audit & Ethics, Engine B. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT - Episode 24 • Fujitsu Interview with Krista Griggs, Head of Financial Services & Insurance at Fujitsu. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 18 - GBG Interview with Laura Barrowcliff, Head of Strategy at GBG. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT - Episode 15 - UST Interview with Heather Dawe, UK Head of Data at UST. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT - Episode 13 VMware Interview with Karen Worstell, Senior Cybersecurity Strategist at VMware. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT - Episode 25 - NS1 Interview with Emily Nerland, Head of Global Sales at NS1. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 19 - ServiceMax Interview with Pallavi Otawkar, Vice President R&D Operations for ServiceMax. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 27 - Goodlord Interview with Frankie Malpass, Product Lead at rent-tech company Goodlord. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 30 - Ensono Interview with Linda Carroll, Expert Capacity Management at Ensono. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 22 - Kubrick Interview with Sarah Schlobohm, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Kubrick. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT - Episode 31 - Strategic Customer Experience Interview with Deb Ashton, Founder of FinancialForce and now Senior Vice President of Strategic Customer Experience. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 17 - IDnow Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT - Episode 21 - PayByPhone UK Interview with Rebecca Maisey, Client Director at PayByPhone UK. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 32 • Sysdig Interview with Asha Ramakrishna, VP of Engineering, Runtime Security at Sysdig. Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace.

Making the case for mentoring Why providing mentorship programmes and growth opportunities to women in technology should be every organisation’s priority. By Aliona Geckler, Chief of Staff and SVP of Business Operations at Acronis

My journey into tech Anaïs Urlichs, a Developer Advocate at Aqua Security, has, in a very short time, established herself as a true influencer in the Open Source community. With 19,000+ followers on Twitter, and 250,000+ total views on YouTube, her work has earned her numerous accolades, including CNCF Top Ambassador, and places on the Open UK Honours list and the GitHub Star program. She spoke to Digitalisation World about her career to date, her role at Aqua, and the challenges women in tech face.

Delivering diversity and inclusion within cybersecurity By Katarzyna Gołuńska Global Delivery Workforce Manager for Cybersecurity Services, Atos

Shifting the needle on gender diversity in the technology industry The tech industry is male-dominated, and it may remain this way for a while. But we do have the power to change things. By Hayath Hussein, Chief Operating Officer at Com Laude

Transferring to tech Tech needs you, so show how your experience fits. By Kelly Robinson, Frontend Lead, Express VPN

Celebrating the career journeys of Intercity’s female staff Christina Pendleton, Chief People Officer at Intercity, highlights four of Intercity’s amazing colleagues, their career journeys and the obstacles they’ve overcome as women in tech.

Inspiring the next female leaders Despite significant improvements in gender representation across the technology industry, according to a recent study, women are predicted to only reach 33% representation in technology roles, up 2 percentage points from 2019. Clearly, we have some work to do. By Claudia Thurner, Ripjar Chief Commercial Officer

Crossing the gender gap to become Telehouse’s new MD Takayo Takamuro is the new Managing Director of Telehouse Europe, the global colocation provider that brings together more than 3,000 business partners, including carriers, mobile and content providers, enterprises and financial services companies. In her new role, she is tasked with overseeing continued growth, expanding Telehouse Europe’s highly connected ecosystem.

Embracing more females within cybersecurity By VIPRE

Why ‘confidence is key’ to achieving gender parity in cybersecurity By Dr Lucie Kadlecová Senior Associate at CybExer Technologies & Scholar on State Sovereignty in Cyberspace

New job, new challenge! By Grethe Brown CEO of DiffusionData.

Why there needs to be an industry wide focus on diversifying the digital workforce. By Charlotte Goodwill, CEO of The ITP

Rewiring the technology sector’s DNA It’s a marathon, not a sprint By Diaa Elyaacoubi at Monnier

Something to be excited about By Krithika Bhat, CIO, Pure Storage

Now is the time for women to break down boundaries in STEM By Lin Sun, Director of Open Source, Solo.io

Why mentoring is critical for women in tech Encouraging more women into technology careers to close the gender gap is now more important than ever. ByPamela Napier, senior manager of cloud UKI, Veeam

A career is not a ladder, it is more like a jungle gym By Birgit Jackson, Director Integrated Racks and IT Solutions Business in EMEA at Vertiv, shares her career journey and challenges and opportunities for women in IT.

How to support women in tech after a career break By Dr Andrea Johnson, VP Global Business Systems at Workhuman

Why are we still fighting for gender equality in telecoms? We must start with the fundamentals By Sarah Grange, Head of Deployment (UK), VX Fiber

Tackling the gender imbalance in the tech industry By Katie Teitler, Senior Cybersecurity Strategist at Axonius

The Opportunities and Challenges for Women Pursuing a Career in the IT Industry Q&A with Eva Sóley Guðbjörnsdóttir, Deputy CEO and CFO, atNorth

Becoming Carbon Literate: A Climate Education By Faith Taylor, Global Sustainability Officer, Kyndryl

Building a sustainable pipeline of female talent By Ash Finnegan, digital transformation officer at Conga

Transforming Business Leaders into Women-in-Tech Allies By Jennifer Lee, Chief Operating Officer at Intradiem.

It’s Time to Crack the B2B Sales Gender Diversity Code By Mary Shea, VP, Global Innovation Evangelist at Outreach.

How can we eliminate gender bias in our tech future? By Mariona Campmany, MD at Mitek.

How changing recruitment processes transformed gender diversity at Intent HQ By Sharifah Amirah, Chief Client Officer at Intent HQ.

IT is a man’s world – but there are plenty of opportunities for women By Marta Kępa, Executive Director at SoDA.