Login 1 in 4 employees feel the effects of discrimination A recent study by Barrington Hibbert Associates has cast a stark light on the ongoing issues of workplace discrimination, revealing that 25% of employees feel their career progression has been impeded by discrimination based on ethnicity, sexuality, religion, age, or gender. This impediment has profound implications across a spectrum of industries, including finance, legal, healthcare, and education. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Are we ready to build a diverse team? As more and more companies strive to harness the power of diversity, we need to ask ourselves a fundamental question: Are we ready? Diversity 1 year ago
Login My Sister, My Business Partner Family relationships are tricky – they can be a source of both tension and solidarity. Diversity 1 year ago
Login The rise of the neurodivergent female entrepreneur Did you know that neurodiversity in business has been PROVEN to improve the success of a company’s performance? Diversity 1 year ago
Login Winners announced at the 10th Black British Business Awards Over the last decade, the Black British Business Awards have proudly highlighted over 370 game changing rising stars and senior leaders across all UK sectors. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Empowering minds and breaking barriers In 2019, Fionnghuala ‘Fig’ O'Reilly became the first woman of colour to win Miss Universe Ireland. She’s worked as a NASA datanaut, is a systems engineer, a specialist in data science, and you can often find her every weekend on CBS’s STEM TV show Mission Unstoppable. On top of all that, Fig is on a mission to close the opportunity gap for black and brown women in STEM through her company – Space to Reach. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Could AI be the answer to widespread underdiagnosis of autism and ADHD in women? On TikTok the hashtag #ADHDinwomen has 4.1 billion views and #autisminwomen has 337.2 million views. However, the recent rise in autism and ADHD diagnosis among women isn't a passing social media craze, but an appropriate response from a community that has been ignored by our health system. Diversity 1 year ago
Login 5 female-led, Saudi tech startups to watch in 2023 With the third highest percentage of female entrepreneurs in the world, Saudi Arabia is creating a thriving startup ecosystem. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Aerospace Xelerated Launches Women in STEM Mentorship Programme Aerospace Xelerated has launched a 12-month global mentorship program for university students and professional women designed to help mentees advance their careers in STEM fields, with a focus on aerospace and aviation. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Women are being left out in the race to invest in AI Female-founded companies account for under 3% of venture capital (VC) funding deals involving AI startups, according to new analysis by The Alan Turing Institute’s Women in Data Science and AI team. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Birmingham Tech Week events support female founder funding As part of Tech WM’s highly anticipated Birmingham Tech Week line-up, two new sessions have been revealed to help more female business founders access much-needed capital. Hosted by HSBC UK and lifestyle tech PR agency, EAST VILLAGE., the events will help women to navigate the funding landscape. Diversity 1 year ago
Login ThisIsBlackGenZ Research Report 2023 The 2023 #ThisIsBlackGenZ report, the largest set of research into the experiences of Black Gen Z in Britain, has been unveiled for a second year. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Mandatory VC diversity policies – what’s the impact on growing businesses? In a report published over the summer, the Treasury Committee recommended the government take swift action to promote diversity in the UK’s venture capital industry. With the proposed policies directly targeted at driving investment towards female and ethnic minority founders, as well as businesses outside of London, the report forms part of a growing momentum to expand access to venture capital (VC) in the UK. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Edition 10 of Female Founder Office Hours has launched On Thursday 9th November, 2023, Playfair and 150 of the world’s leading venture capital funds, including Atomico, Creandum, Headline, MMC, Northzone, Octopus, Partech, Plug & Play, SpeedInvest, and TriplePoint will be holding remote office hours for more than 300 female founders from across Europe. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Amplify Venture Raises £1.4m to Empower London's Diverse Businesses The Amplify Venture programme has received £1.4 million from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This marks the launch of a free transformative two-year programme for ambitious and underserved founders seeking to scale and expand their businesses. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Businesses struggle to retain diverse tech talent Ineffective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies are risking businesses’ ability to retain diverse tech employees, with 64% of UK businesses reporting that they have lost employees from diverse backgrounds. Diversity 1 year ago
Login UK businesses are failing to measure their impact on diversity and inclusion 73% of businesses in the UK do not have a measurement framework for diversity and inclusion, new research has found. Diversity 1 year ago
Login ‘Boss Up Programme’ Launched to Support West Midlands Startups A Wolverhampton-based business duo has announced the launch of an interactive programme for aspiring businesspeople across the West Midlands. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Businesses are struggling to retain diverse tech employees Ineffective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies are risking businesses’ ability to retain diverse tech employees, with 64% of UK businesses reporting that they have lost employees from diverse backgrounds. Diversity 1 year ago
Login Number of Women in UK Tech Sector Declines The UK tech sector has seen the number of female workers dip between the first and second quarters of 2023, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Diversity 1 year ago