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Don't rule yourself out of a career in STEM
EduTech

Don't rule yourself out of a career in STEM

Women are urged not to self-select out of STEM, as diverse skills and personalities are vital to drive innovation and challenge stereotypes.

By Lauren Reid • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Women push for faster gender parity in fintech & tech
Fintech

Women push for faster gender parity in fintech & tech

Senior women across fintech, private equity and cyber call for faster gender parity, urging sponsorship, structural change and bold hiring.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The courage to lead: Women, technology, and the work that remains
Artificial Intelligence

The courage to lead: Women, technology, and the work that remains

Women already belong in the rooms where technology's future is decided. As AI reshapes our industry, it's time their voices truly shape the path forward.

By Sarah Franklin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made
Crypto

Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made

Fintech's risk frameworks are missing a vital safeguard: more women in decision rooms to challenge blind spots and prioritise resilience.

By Kristina Nikipolska • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Tech & finance leaders call for real gender parity
Data Analytics

Tech & finance leaders call for real gender parity

Tech and finance leaders urge urgent, measurable action on gender parity, warning progress on representation and pay remains stubbornly slow.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Why women can be leaders when it comes to AI
Data Protection

Why women can be leaders when it comes to AI

Women in cybersecurity, long trained to question and validate, are uniquely placed to lead the era of risky, fast‑moving AI tools.

By Heather Barnhart • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Female representation in AI is a win-win situation for businesses
Unified Communications

Female representation in AI is a win-win situation for businesses

Boosting female representation in AI is key to cutting bias, building trust and unlocking more innovative, profitable business outcomes.

By Emma Irwin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Gender equality stories

AI at Goddiva, a woman's perspective
Data Analytics

AI at Goddiva, a woman's perspective

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

By Amber Domenech • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
International Women's Day: From fixing women to fixing systems
Fintech

International Women's Day: From fixing women to fixing systems

On International Women's Day, a Nexi leader urges fintech to stop 'fixing women' and overhaul biased systems to drive real inclusion.

By Sarah Barslund Lauridsen • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
UK tech leaders call for lasting 'Give to Gain' change
Fintech

UK tech leaders call for lasting 'Give to Gain' change

UK tech leaders urge firms to turn 'Give to Gain' into year-round action to back women's careers, not a one-day International Women's Day slogan.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
How to design early tech careers women want to stay in
Data governance

How to design early tech careers women want to stay in

Tech firms can attract women, but keeping them means clear expectations, real support and meaningful work from the very start.

By Mary Hartwell • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The data centre industry is cutting-edge. Its talent model must be its next innovation
Hyperscale

The data centre industry is cutting-edge. Its talent model must be its next innovation

As data centres power AI and cloud growth, leaders warn its next big innovation must be a diverse, empathetic and inclusive talent model.

By Eva Sóley Guðbjörnsdóttir • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
UA92 & Fujitsu join forces to boost female leaders
EduTech

UA92 & Fujitsu join forces to boost female leaders

UA92 partners with Fujitsu to spotlight gender gaps and galvanise male allyship in boosting women's leadership across business and academia.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Wit, grit and a whole heap of bullsh1t
Risk & Compliance

Wit, grit and a whole heap of bullsh1t

Female founders, starved of capital yet rich in resolve, are quietly building tougher, smarter businesses through a whole heap of bullshit.

By Vic Peppiatt and Sarah Daniel • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The next generation of women in tech doesn't need inspiration. They need infrastructure
IT Industry

The next generation of women in tech doesn't need inspiration. They need infrastructure

Women in UK tech don't need more pep talks; they need pay, promotion and parental policies built to keep them and let them rise.

By Kristina Kaganer • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Autistic women in tech call for intentional inclusion
DevOps

Autistic women in tech call for intentional inclusion

Autistic women in tech urge firms to move beyond rhetoric, demanding intentional inclusion and safer workplaces as barriers persist.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Why women must be at the agentic AI table
Digital Transformation

Why women must be at the agentic AI table

Women must help design agentic AI in Asian banking, or tech will hardwire old gender biases into the financial systems of the future.

By Violet Chung • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Cyber safety for women: Tackling stalking, deepfakes and online harassment
Data Protection

Cyber safety for women: Tackling stalking, deepfakes and online harassment

As India marks International Women's Day, women warn of rising cyberstalking, deepfakes and online abuse curbing their digital freedom.

By Uma Pendyala • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026