#women-in-tech

#women-in-tech

Mid-career women with at least five years' experience are being overlooked for digital roles in the tech and financial and professional services sectors, where they are traditionally underrepresented, according to the report by the City of London Corporation. The governing body that runs the capital's Square Mile found female applicants were discriminated against by rigid, and sometimes automated, screening of their CVs, which did not take into account career gaps related to caring for children or relatives, or only narrowly considered their professional experience.

With the UK facing significant AI skills shortages, new research suggests a sharper focus on boosting workforce diversity will be required to meet government AI training plans. A new study from BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT found the proportion of women working in tech has risen to 22%. While the marks a welcomed - albeit small - increase of 1%, the institute noted there's still a lot of work to be done.

The proportion of women studying computing degrees in the UK has risen to 25 per cent for the first time, according to new analysis of Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data by online lab-hosting platform Go Deploy. The study, which examined gender representation across five years of IT, engineering and technology degrees, highlights slow but steady progress in efforts to diversify the UK's tech talent pipeline.

Women are being warned they could get left behind by advancements in technology after a study revealed they are twice as likely to hold jobs under threat from AI. The findings showed that female-dominated roles, such as administration, bookkeeping, cashiers, and office staff, are more vulnerable to job loss as a result of automation. To compound the issue, women were also found to be 20 per cent less likely to engage with generative AI tools than men,

Women working in the technology sector have been urged to trust their instincts, back their ideas, and challenge barriers to change, as industry leaders gathered at the first Inspiring Women in Technology event in Birmingham. The event, hosted by the School of Coding & AI (SOC), brought together innovators and senior professionals from across the Midlands to discuss how women can turn the challenges of AI into opportunities for leadership and impact.

HR leaders know that perception shapes reality in the workplace. But what happens when half your workforce experiences the organization fundamentally counter to the other half? Fresh research from the cybersecurity tech firm Acronis reveals a troubling perception gap that should concern every HR professional in the tech sector and beyond. According to Acronis' "2025 Women in Tech Report," which features results of a survey of more than 650 IT professionals in eight countries, men and women are working in the same industry.

"While the one-third probability of getting picked in the lottery remains the same since I applied in 2017, the job market when I graduated felt better."

Why are there so few women in tech, and what can be done to change it?

The first is the practice of asking "why." Back in school, we were always challenged not to have the answer but to be able to find ways to uncover it.

"I always knew that I wanted to solve really big, hairy mathematical problems."

Bulgaria's unique blend of a flat 10% tax rate, a strong technical workforce, and women representation in tech has positioned it as an emerging tech hub in Europe.