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Thursday 17th May 2012

Women in Technology Blog

Welcome to Women in Technology's blog where you'll find our various musings on women in IT, women achieving in the technology profession, jobs, careers, events, networking - all sorts of stuff connected to our goal which is to increase the number of women working and succeeding in the UK's IT industry. Please join the debate, add your comments and if you're interested in being a guest blogger, please contact our MD, Maggie Berry: mberry@womenin.co.uk - thanks so much! 

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Everywoman in Technology Awards: The finalists are announced Business | Careers | Events | Press releases | Technology | Women | Women in business | Women in IT

The judging panel have met and the finalists of the upcoming everywoman in Technology Awards have been decided.  They are: Rising Star of the Year – Sponsored by BP Orla Baker, NTP Head Office Data Programme Manager, Accenture from London Kim Cooper, Senior IT Consultant – Business Analyst, IBM from London Laura Earle, Executive Communications Manager, Services, EMEAR, Cisco from L...
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Digital media teams raise an impressive £30,000 for charity Business | Guest blogger | Press releases | Research | Training | Women | Women in IT

Last weekend teams from across the IT and digital media industry challenged themselves and challenged poverty to raise an impressive £30,000 for aid and development agency CARE International. This year Women in Technology supported the CARE New Media Challenge, a multi-activity challenge for digital media professionals that took place in Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. Each participant co...
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The STEM sector needs to increase its internship programmes Business | Careers | Guest blogger | Miscellaneous | Press releases | Research

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Science Council, in cooperation with the Careers Research and Advisory centre recently released its report into the availability of STEM work experience placements and internships. The data, collated from various sources, showed a mixed bag of some disappointing and also some positive results. The number of...
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Is there an alternative to female quotas for management boards? Business | Careers | Press releases | Research | Technology | Women | Women in business

Previously published in WITSend In my role at Women in Technology, I often get asked about whether or not I'm in favour of quotas. Should companies be made to appoint a certain number of women to their boards in order to break the glass ceiling? I always answer that it goes without saying that women want equality in the workplace. However, the majority of women want to get ahead in their jo...
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35 women under 35 Press releases | womenintechnology in the press

We’re excited to tell our readers that I have been named as one of Management Today’s ’35 women under 35’, a list which featured the nation’s top flying young businesswomen.  The list is produced annually and has been running for ten years and has even included Stella McCartney, Martha Lane Fox and Rebekah Wade in the past. It is a great honour to be included on the list, especially as t...
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“We’re all in this together” say women in technology Press releases | Women in IT

There are many changes that need to take place to make women a more powerful force in the IT industry, but this is something that needs support from all sides including men, women, the government and the business world. That was the message from W-Tech, the first dedicated recruitment showcase for women in IT held by womenintechnology.co.uk and the BCS, whose panel of successful females in tec...
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