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Women tech leaders urge structural change on IWD

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Women tech leaders mark IWD by demanding structural change on trust, mentorship and pay, warning UK firms lose GBP £2bn-£3.5bn a year.
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AutoRek leaders honoured at Women in Tech & Data Awards

6 days ago
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AutoRek's Michelle Earp and Amelia Doyle win top Women in Tech & Data Awards for marketing leadership and diversity and inclusion work.
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Celebrating the value of diverse perspectives on International Women's Day

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International Women's Day must move beyond symbolism to drive year-round action on diversity, better decisions and truly inclusive leadership.
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Don't rule yourself out of a career in STEM

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Women are urged not to self-select out of STEM, as diverse skills and personalities are vital to drive innovation and challenge stereotypes.
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Tech & finance leaders call for real gender parity

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Tech and finance leaders urge urgent, measurable action on gender parity, warning progress on representation and pay remains stubbornly slow.
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Women in tech call for systemic change beyond quotas

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Women in tech mark International Women's Day by urging systemic fixes to finance, culture and leadership, saying quotas alone fall short.
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How can the tech industry sustain gender equality momentum?

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From anonymised hiring to visible female leaders, tech must turn equality intent into daily action to sustain momentum for women.
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Women are 77% of the NHS workforce. So why are they missing from the tech that's supposed to fix it?

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Women power the NHS but are sidelined in healthtech, leaving the tools meant to transform care shaped in rooms they rarely occupy.
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Creating a bridge between STEM and tech

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Bridging schools and tech careers with inclusive training and language could speed women's path into engineering and shape fairer AI.
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Purpose beyond profession: The impact of a career in tech

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As women reshape the tech landscape, careers in engineering and AI are offering purpose, impact and fulfilment far beyond the job title.
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International Women's Day: If women are not shaping AI, they will be shaped by it

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As AI reshapes work and life, women must be empowered to build and question it, or risk being defined by systems they did not design.
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Cyber leaders urge culture shift to retain women in STEM

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Cyber and tech leaders say diversity will stall unless firms tackle toxic culture, caregiving bias and back women with real sponsorship.
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Representation in tech cannot lag in the age of AI

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As AI reshapes daily life at speed, tech must confront representation gaps to avoid scaling bias and lock women out of future power.
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Women in tech push for measurable change in AI and leadership

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Women in tech say AI will entrench bias without diverse leadership, urging IWD to drive measurable change and equitable innovation.
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Tech leaders urge action to lift women into senior roles

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Tech leaders across three continents mark International Women's Day 2026 urging structured support and clearer paths for women in cyber.
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Designing equal opportunity in AI and adtech leadership

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Women in AI and adtech call for bias-free systems, fair leadership paths and cultures where merit, not gender, defines success.
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International Women's Day 2026: Tech leaders urge the shattering of systemic barriers

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On International Women's Day 2026, female tech leaders warn AI risks deepening bias unless women shape, lead and design the future.
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'Give to Gain' push to turn IWD 2026 into real change

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Tech and finance leaders urge IWD 2026's 'Give to Gain' theme to move beyond slogans, driving real structural change for women at work.
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Bitget backs UNICEF games scheme for Cambodian girls

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Bitget deepens its UNICEF partnership to boost Cambodian girls' digital skills through game design, coding and youth-led Game Jam events.
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IWD 2023: Architecting change to truly embrace equity

Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, closing the global gender gap has increased by a generation from 99.5 years to 135.6 years.