Login UK Firms Lag in Prioritising Women's AI Leadership Roles A study by IBM reveals that over a third (37%) of business leaders in the UK recognise the growing significance of promoting women into decision-making roles as artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent. Diversity 10 months ago
Login 11 Promising FemTech Startups Kick Off 2024 Support Programme at Discovery Park Discovery Park, Kent’s thriving life science and innovation community, has announced the selection of 11 promising startups in FemTech and Women’s Health to join Discovery Spark, its growth and support programme for early-stage businesses. Diversity 10 months ago
Login FinTech Industry Unites Behind Project Nemo Project Nemo announced that support from across the FinTech industry had enabled the disability inclusion initiative to exhibit at Money20/20, aiming to raise awareness of the need to better serve the UK’s largest minority. Diversity 10 months ago
Login Gen AI ‘a unique opportunity’ to level the playing field for Women in Tech The proliferation of Generative AI (GenAI) in the workplace has helped level the playing field for women in technology, according to a new study from Boston Consulting Group. Diversity 11 months ago
Login Enterprising Women Launches for Fourth Year from UK's Top Startup Hub Enterprising Women, a free business support programme for aspiring female founders, has launched for its fourth year. Diversity 11 months ago
Login Women in Tech Global and UN Women call to shatter the glass ceiling From a young age, girls are taught that the sky has limits. From experiencing gender bias in school to being promoted more slowly than their male peers, women face the pervasive ‘glass ceiling’ in many ways. Diversity 11 months ago
Login 5 things I wish I knew as a female CEO Samantha Gilchrist is the businesswoman and powerhouse behind The Gilchrist Collection – the UK's largest wedding venue collection. Having previously worked as a wedding photographer, Sam has over 15 years of experience in the industry. Diversity 11 months ago
Login UK to host first intersectionality event for LGBTQ+, migrant tech founders A first-of-its-kind event is coming to London to highlight the need for intersectionality in investing. Dubbed an ‘(un)conference’ due its focus on championing unheard voices and pioneering a new approach to tech events, the intersectional incredibles Forum (iiF) will be hosted on 16 July at Google headquarters in London. Diversity 1 year ago
Login ‘Lilac Review’ boosts board to level up disabled entrepreneurship The new Government-backed Lilac Review, which aims to address and overcome the inequality faced by disabled entrepreneurs, has boosted its Steering Group with the appointment of two further disabled founders, as it tracks significant progress since launch. Diversity 1 year ago
Login First of its kind free course for UK's neurodivergent entrepreneurs A Brighton-based company is offering a first of its kind free course to 12 neurodivergent entrepreneurs, potentially helping the UK's next Richard Branson to get started in business. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Autism revealed to be more common in the UK than previously thought The Department of Workplace and Pensions (DWP) recently released a government-backed review at the end of February that has laid out a vision for culture changes in workplaces across the country to help those with autism start and stay in employment. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Data reveals ‘equity inequality’ as men twice as likely to be allocated company shares Analysis conducted by the equity management platform, Vestd, has unveiled that men are twice as likely to participate in a company share scheme. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Motherhood penalty: UK mothers earn less per hour than fathers The disparity in the gender pay gap has intensified, with the median hourly pay difference between mothers and fathers expanding by 93p since 2020. Diversity 1 year ago
Login How could technology help overcome inequality, not increase it? The year is 2024. Women still face inequality. There has been so much progress, and there is so much still to do: today we see women from Poland to Mexico protesting on issues from abortion rights to violence against women. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Only 26% of women have been offered a promotion at their company 26% of female professionals from working class backgrounds have received a promotion at their current company – less than half the number of female professionals from upper-middle class backgrounds (59%). Diversity 1 year ago
Login 10 inspirational female founders for International Women's Day International Women’s Day is celebrated in the month of March every year, and we have taken this as an opportunity to shine a spotlight on 10 inspirational female founders. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Girls 10x more likely to doubt leadership potential Ahead of International Women's Day (IWD), new research has uncovered a significant gap in the aspirations and perceived barriers between genders, with girls ten times more likely than boys to feel that their gender would disadvantage them in achieving leadership roles. Diversity 1 year ago
Login International Women’s Day: climbing the corporate ladder Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2024, we sat down with Stefanie Valerio, Customer Success Lead at Topo Solutions to discuss her career in the tech industry and any challenges she faced in climbing the corporate ladder as a woman, in a sector that traditionally has been very male dominated. Diversity 1 year ago
Login How to overcome challenges faced by women in leadership Ahead of International Women’s Day, businesses are being advised to consider four key approaches to support women in leadership roles within their organisations. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Closing Tech's Untapped Potential Gap: Building an Equitable Startup Ecosystem The numbers are in — last year, the UK’s tech sector ranked number three globally with a valuation of over $1 trillion/£826 billion, solidifying its status as one of the world’s digital giants. Amidst widespread anxieties of a post-Brexit funding downturn, British tech has proved itself remarkably robust. Diversity 1 year ago