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• Everywoman announces 2026 tech awards finalists

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 24 Feb 2026

The finalists for the 2026 Everywoman in Technology Awards have been announced prior to the awards ceremony in March. For the 16th year on a row, Everywoman has announced more than 80 shortlisted ...

• Becoming influential – choosing our top 50 women in UK tech

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 10 Dec 2025

Every year, Computer Weekly compiles a list of excellent women in the technology industry with a focus on a particular trait: “influential”. But what does influence actually mean? When the judges ...

• Everywoman in tech 2026 nominations – submit now

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 17 Oct 2025

The public has until October 27 2025 to enter nominations for everywoman’s technology awards, with winners to be announced in March 2026. Now in its 16th year, the Everywoman 2026 Technology Awards ...

• The DEI backlash is over – we are talking a full scale revolt

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 15 Apr 2025

GUEST BLOG: In the contributed blog post, Gary Ford, managing director of Men for Inclusion, explains the diversity trends he has seen in the wake of news from the US, as well as how we can tackle ...

• Everywoman announces 2025 tech awards finalists

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 27 Jan 2025

The finalists for the 2025 Bupa Everywoman in Technology Awards have been announced prior to the awards ceremony in March. This year is the 15th year the women’s professional network has run its ...

• Beyond Textbooks: why businesses must invest in grassroots stem initiatives

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 09 Jan 2025

GUEST BLOG: In this contributed post, Sarah-Jayne van Greune, chief operating officer at Payen & ILIXIUM, explains how businesses should be going straight to the source to encourage young, ...

• How to close the gender pay gap in the technology sector

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 18 Oct 2024

GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post, Sheila Flavell, chief operating officer, at FDM Group highlights some of the ways companies can work towards closing the tech sector's gender pay gap.  ...

• Everywoman’s 15th tech awards launches nominations

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 03 Sep 2024

Women’s network Everywoman is launching nominations for its 15th Technology Awards, looking to showcase the UK’s leading and upcoming women in the technology sector. In partnership with Bupa, the ...

• The women in tech who are talking about menopause

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 23 Mar 2023

The prospect of paid menopause leave is something that has been frequently discussed in the news this year, with Labour claiming if it wins the next election it will require large firms to have ...

• Why security needs a holistic approach to gender diversity

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 14 Mar 2023

GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post, Kris Lovejoy, global security and resilience practice leader at Kyndryl talks about the skillsets needed for a career in security. As a business leader ...

• Everywoman announces 2023 tech awards finalists

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 16 Feb 2023

The finalists for the 2023 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards have been announced prior to the awards ceremony in March. Each year the professional women’s network, in partnership with ...

• 01 Founders: the coding course where students teach each other

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 02 Feb 2023

There are several different routes into technology, each posing their own challenges, yet a lack diversity and skills shortages still persist in the UK’s tech sector. “We guarantee a job to every ...

• Women in Dev – redressing the balance

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 16 Dec 2022

GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post, Ana Cidre, head of International developer relations at Okta, talks about the steps businesses can take right now to start redressing the balance for ...

• Why am I the only girl in my A-Level computer science class?

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 25 Oct 2022

GUEST BLOG: Bella Grimsey, a student in her second year of computer science A-Level, explains the challenges and pressures of being a lone female in class, and why the tech syllabus needs to change ...

• Here come the girls: why quashing STEM biases starts at school

  Clare McDonald - Business Editor 19 Aug 2022

GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post Helen Walker, director of global operations at edtech firm, RM, discusses when gender biases start in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and ...