We Are Tech Women

26/10/2022

What do you do when your mind is full?

With the increased threats of cyberattacks and ransomware, anxiety is sweeping workplaces across the globe.

This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re examining the stresses on cybersecurity professionals and how we can help them

When people think of the cybersecurity industry, they probably don’t think of wellness. But, as cybersecurity has never been a low-stress field and the industry attracts highly skilled, technical perfectionists, perhaps it’s time to change that.

26/10/2022

LISTEN 🎧 Listen to our latest She Talks Tech Podcast where senior leaders share their top tips for career success!

Amazing guests this time include Dr Mary Haigh, Fay Cooper, Mark Ellis, Helen Bierton and Maribel De La Vega

In this session senior leaders, Dr Mary Haigh, CISO, BAE Systems, Fay Cooper, Deputy Director, Head of Product, DWP Digital, Mark Ellis, Managing Director & Head of Group Operations Solutions, Credit Suisse, Helen Bierton, Chief Banking Officer, Starling Bank and Maribel De La Vega, Partner, EY

25/10/2022

Last week, Computer Weekly released this year’s list of the top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Technology for 2022

This year’s winner, Flavilla Fongang was inspired to make the move into the technology sector from the fashion industry after seeing the potential to work with disruptors and game changers in the sector

Read more 👉 https://buff.ly/3f3MFqU

24/10/2022

👩🏾‍💻 👩🏻‍💻We need more women in cybersecurity, and the time for change is now, argues Emma Doyley, Information Security Manager at MHR 🚀

https://buff.ly/3SqhFPr

23/10/2022

What does inclusive leadership look like? 🤔💭

Find out in the latest episode of the podcast as we're joined in the lounge by Bruno Tavares from Funding Circle to discuss the importance of allyship and inclusivity ⚡️

🎧 👉🏽https://buff.ly/34y7yD2

22/10/2022

✨ Meet Inspirational Woman Hayath Hussein, Chief Operating Officer

‍🇸🇪 Born in Sweden but now a Londoner, Hayath has worked in tech for over 20 years – including a spell at Unilever

'Did I ever sit down and plan my career? In short, no' 🚀

Read her inspiring story here 👉 https://buff.ly/3TDivcG

21/10/2022

🤯 Do you confuse activity with productivity?

🤹🏻‍♀️In this article, Anna Collard SVP Content Strategy & Evangelist KnowBe4 explains why multitasking is the enemy of creativity and cybersecurity

'Multitasking is really bad for us and often results in human error, reduces our long term memory and prevents us from being focussed and creative'

Find our more about this here https://buff.ly/3F7rPBV

20/10/2022

📣 Last few in person tickets remaining for our incredible ⚡️

Book your place NOW to join us QEII Centre on the 6th December to get fantastic 121 support - make your CV shine, get a new headshot and level up YOUR career! 📈

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20/10/2022

🎉 GTA Black Women in Tech is launching their first festival for the release of the 2nd volume of the ‘The Voices in The Shadow’ book, gathering the stories of 51 Black women in tech - and we are SO PROUD to support this project 👏🏾 👏🏿

Click the link to find out how you too can attend this event and support this project and, in turn, inspire the next generations of young Black women ✨

The Voices In The Shadow Festival. A festival and book created by GTA Black Women in Tech to highlight the work of Black women in technology and inspire many more.

19/10/2022

💥 NEW TODAY! The next episode of our podcast is now live!

🎙 In this episode, Vanessa Vallely OBE is in the lounge with , VP Engineering Funding Circle talking about Bruno's extensive career in tech⚡️

They discuss the importance of allyship, building a cohesive culture from the ground up and why inclusion must be at the forefront of every leader’s agenda. Bruno also shares his top tips for men to step up as allies and what he believes it takes to get ahead in the tech industry

Tune in now! 🎧 👉🏽https://buff.ly/34y7yD2

19/10/2022

🌟 RECOMMENDED EVENT 🌟

🎉 GTA - Black Women in Tech is launching their first festival for the release of the 2nd volume of the ‘The Voices in The Shadow’, a book gathering the stories of 51 Black women in tech - and we are SO PROUD support this project 👏🏾

👉🏽 Find out how you too can attend this event and support this project and, in turn, inspire the next generations of young Black women ✊🏾
https://buff.ly/3MAwQ7q

18/10/2022

🎥 Watch our video of the week 'Accelerating gender and racial equality in the technology and beyond' with Kweilin Ellingrud, Senior Partner McKinsey & Company 👏

👩🏾‍💻 👩🏻‍💻👩🏼‍💻 Diverse teams lead to greater performance, yet women, and women of color in particular, remain underrepresented in technology sectors ‍

Here, Kweilin presents some of the latest findings from McKinsey & Company’s research on diversity in the workplace.

Together with Lean In they have conducted the most in-depth study to date on how women and women of color are faring in the workplace, how this has changed during the last 2 years, and the steps that organizations can take to truly support diversity and inclusion in a changing workforce ⚡️