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UK unveils TechFirst push to boost women in digital jobs

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UK launches TechFirst drive with GBP £4 million women's tech programme, paid placements and returnships to plug digital skills gaps.
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Skills-based cyber talent practices boost retention

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Skills-focused cyber talent strategies can save firms over USD $125,000 per hire, boosting retention, speed to recruit and women's leadership.
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GTIA launches PeerTrust Circles for security-led IT peers

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GTIA has launched PeerTrust Circles, a security-led peer network helping IT service leaders benchmark trust, resilience and maturity.
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Women engineers gain AI career boost, yet trust lags

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Women engineers say AI is accelerating careers but remain wary of bias and blurred accountability for machine-generated code at work.
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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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Women tech leaders urge shift from mentoring to sponsorship

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Women tech leaders say firms must move beyond mentoring to sponsorship, trust and reciprocity to keep women in the industry and drive growth.
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AI is forcing leaders to rethink how teams work

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AI is transforming work, pushing leaders to redesign global teams, roles and culture so people can shape intelligent systems, not fear them.
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Women in tech call for daily, sustained workplace backing

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Women in tech urge daily, visible backing over token gestures, saying sustained support boosts careers.
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PPDS reports rise in women across global AV workforce

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PPDS reports women now account for 29% of its global AV workforce, with near-parity in key European sales teams but parity still distant.
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Buckinghamshire leads UK for rising women inventors

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Buckinghamshire emerges as a rare bright spot for women inventors as new data show the UK still lags Europe on gender balance in patents.
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Women in cybersecurity, what it really looks like, and where you can fit

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Women hold under a quarter of cyber roles, but the field is broader, more human and more open to curiosity than many women are told.
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Trust, transformation and the women leading modern client partnerships

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Women in client leadership are quietly transforming creative-tech partnerships, aligning innovation with trust, governance and measurable growth.
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Why women in tech are shaping the future of leadership

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Women in tech are redefining leadership with empathy, inclusion and impact, quietly transforming how the industry builds its future.
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From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like

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Women in tech win visibility but little venture capital; real progress demands funding that follows performance, not familiar faces.
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Building our own table: Lessons for women entering tech in the age of AI

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As AI reshapes tech, women face stalled progress, patchy support and fresh bias, yet are building their own tables to claim power.
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Give to Gain: Why investing in others is the best career decision you'll make

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Investing in others is the smartest career move you can make, turning mentoring and community into real power, progress and shared success.
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The skills that shaped my unusual route to tech

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From Michelin kitchens to SaaS boardrooms, one woman shows how resilience and empathy can forge an unconventional route into tech.
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Giving trust to gain impact: What I've learned as a woman in tech

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A tech leader reflects on how trust, mentorship and flexible work can unlock women's voices, reshape teams and build more inclusive products.
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AI at Goddiva, a woman's perspective

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At Goddiva, women across design to leadership are steering AI to sharpen creativity, deepen customer insight and reshape fashion eCommerce.
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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.