Diversity

Survey finds gender funding gap

Pink Salt Ventures, the UK venture capital firm solely focused on funding female founders, announces the results of a survey of its founder community – which reveals startling new data and attitudes about how male and female founders are treated by investors – and the consequences.

‘OK Boomer’: Harnessing generational differences as a superpower

Modern workplaces are a melting pot of different generations and perspectives. With Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z all collaborating in the same post-Covid working environment, business culture has had to evolve significantly over recent years.

Working mothers worse-off than working fathers

Workplaces across the country aren’t providing working mothers with the support packages, pay-rises and promotions they need – according to a new survey of 6,000 UK professionals (in white collar jobs).

Oracle Red Bull Racing and Rokt Launch Search for Female F1 Sim Racers

Oracle Red Bull Racing, the Formula One (F1) team, and its official Team Partner Rokt, a global player in ecommerce technology, has announced that they are launching a global talent search for female F1 sim racers.

Top 5 female-founded startups for INWED

2021 figures indicate that in the UK only 16.5% of engineers are women. The percentage of female engineers and computer professionals varies by specialisation too.

Get It Made launches fund to champion women in innovation

London-based manufacturing specialist, Get It Made, has launched a new 2023 grant to support the potential of women in innovation and to boost the growth of female employment within the UK industry.

National Women’s Enterprise Week

Mark your calendars for National Women’s Enterprise Week, taking place from the 19th to the 23rd of June 2023. This is the first nationwide campaign set to honour and empower female entrepreneurship.

How to create a clear, shared cultural narrative

As your business grows, creating a culture that supports your business goals and helps you deliver the experience you want for your customers and clients is vital.

Calling female entrepreneurs! Nominate yourself for an everywoman Award

The everywoman Entrepreneur Awards, in association with NatWest and BGF, the UK’s longest-running recognition programme for women in business, is now accepting nominations until the extended deadline of 10th July 2023.

Leading the way: women in tech driving DE&I solutions

At the Dublin Tech Summit, an inspirational panel of women leaders in technology discussed how they are driving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) solutions in the industry.

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The ADHD-marketing connection: how neurodiversity drives success in the industry

A recent study conducted by Go Amplify found that a high percentage of marketers have a Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis.

Women in tech: does mentorship matter?

It’s no secret that the tech sector has a problem with gender representation. A joint report by Accenture and Girls Who Code suggests the drop-out rate for women in tech is as high as 50%.

How Skai Social is empowering women entrepreneurs

When it comes to social media, it can be a bit of a mind-field to business owners, as it is ever evolving and hard to keep up with. With so many constant changes and shifts, how can one truly be ahead of the curve?

Building a better and equal future through technology

Technology is something that aids our progression forward, but can it be used as a force for good and point us in the right direction as we move to the future?

Working women bear emotional and financial brunt of cost-of-living crisis

A survey amongst 1,024 UK adults in full-time employment has explored the connection between mental health and financial wellbeing.

Career flex

How one woman brought together a background in wellness with a new business in financial advice to offer a holistic financial wellbeing service.

How Diversification can help your Business

Starting your own business is an exciting new life venture. For the first time, you set the path to creating a product or service that you are truly passionate about. As an entrepreneur, you get to make the decisions, set your own hours and be your own boss. It sounds and is wonderful but it’s not without its challenges.

Gender matters when accessing funding

More than a quarter of SMEs believe that debt funding is more widely available to male-owned businesses than female, according to research conducted by independent asset manager BOOST&Co.

Pandemic and inequitable workplaces fuel UK rise in female founders

Economic headwinds and inequitable workplaces saw a surge in female founders in the UK during the pandemic as working women sought to take control of their careers, according to new data from LinkedIn.

FemTech -Necessity is the mother of all invention

For decades medical research has been based on data from the male body, however, we now know that women’s bodies respond in very different ways to drugs and disease. This research and application gap is starting to be recognised and thankfully the landscape is starting to change after all women do account for 50% of the global population.