Our research with over 2,000 A-Level and university students shows that the gender gap in technology starts at school and carries on through every stage of girls’ and women’s’ lives.
On Monday 6 March, we held two events at the Science Museum in conjunction with the launch of our 'Women in tech: time to close the gender gap' report.
In the afternoon 80 girls aged 14 to 16 representing 8 different schools, and a group of air cadets, enjoyed an inspiring afternoon in the Engineer Your Future gallery at the Science Museum. With a mixture of role model speakers and a workshop where the girls worked in teams on a task requiring coding, soldering, design and more, the event really changed perceptions of what a career in tech could be like. Watch our short video to find out more.
Later in the day, over 100 business leaders and representatives from the government and education sectors gathered together to hear the findings from our research and discuss how we can work together to do more faster to address the gender gap in technology careers. You can view the highlights of the discussion on this graphic.
Our thanks go to our diversity partners everywoman and CodeFirst: Girls for their contribution to both these events.
Sheridan Ash's strong relationship building and communication skills have helped her become a leader in the Technology sector. She also leads our Women in Technology initiative and shares her thoughts on the challenges faced in the industry and the skills needed to rise to the top.
Sheridan Ash is interviewed by the Guardian online. She talks openly about her personal struggles to get to the top and how the women in tech programme is making technology a more attractive, inclusive working environment.
By Cathy Wilks, Data assurance senior manager. A recent survey predicted that by the end of 2016, fewer than 25% of technology jobs in developed countries will be held by women, slightly down on the proportion for 2015.
By Amali de Alwis, CEO at Code First: Girls. We’ve got 1.5 million people working in tech in London at the moment, and we need another million in the UK by 2020 – it’s a big ask, and is part of what drives me in my role as CEO of Code First: Girls.
By Emma Wakefield. I joined the Women in Technology initiative shortly after joining PwC last year. Diversity is something that I feel very strongly about – at University I studied a languages degree where as a female, I was unsurprisingly in the majority and the consulting graduate scheme has a very even split between males and females.
By Rachel Weir. It shouldn’t be a question of men verses women. We aren’t trying to outdo the men. We are simply trying to level the playing field.
By Laura McAneney. I attended a HeForShe event hosted by PwC and Broadminded. Ian Powell, our former Chairman, as well as various other industry leads made up the discussion panel, and over 200 men and women turned up for the event which aimed to showcase the importance of gender equality in the workplace.
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Sheridan Ash
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