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Confidence gaps and “systematic issues” bar women (and women of colour) from leadership roles

In yesterday’s online event, participants discussed the barriers holding women back from leadership roles in the tech industry

IWD 2021 – ‘Choose to Challenge’ sets the tone for progress

This year’s Internal Women’s Day theme #Choose To Challenge’ asks us all to analyse, question and adapt to achieve greater gender equality

Could more women in STEM roles solve the sustainability crisis?

Gender equity non-profit WISE thinks more women in STEM roles could fill the 250,000 new jobs provided by Johnson’s ‘green economy’, but educational institutions and employers must get involved

Why is the bitcoin community so male-dominated?

There is an unbalanced gender split in the bitcoin community, with 85% of users being male and 15% female. Experts at Paxful explain why

Jen Rodvold and the role of tech to better workplaces and society

Ahead of the Women in IT Ireland Summit Jen Rodvold outlines the diverse potential in technology

3 Minutes With: Lisa O’Connor, managing director, Accenture

Ahead of the Women in IT Summit New York, Lisa O’Connor, managing director at Accenture, spoke to Information Age about her part in the event and promoting diversity

Technology and AI will get women off the bench

UN Special Advisor Radia Funna believes taking a futurist approach will help boost diversity and tackle the problems facing humanity

Africa’s leading AKÉ arts and book festival shifts online to celebrate black excellence

Taking place during Black History Month, Aké Festival is the world’s largest festival of black voices in the arts

Gender equality is a socio-economic issue and a human right

Governments need to intervene more to drive change, says Trisha De Borchgrave, a powerful advocate of global gender equality

Women in IT Summit Europe- Sarah Burnett, founding partner at Emergence Partners

Ahead of the Women in IT Europe Summit 2020, Sarah Burnett spoke to Information Age about her part in the event and promoting diversity