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Women in technology

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Women in technology

a series to explore the key issues, insights and debates around women working in digital careers. 

  • ‘I can’t remember feeling as excited about the future’: redesigning space travel for women

    The drive for more women and greater diversity in the space sector will lead to new ideas and innovations, from spacesuits to toilets and beyond

  • ‘The start of the post-Tinder era’: female tech entrepreneurs shake up online dating

    From apps that make matches based on personality, to those that blur unsolicited explicit pictures – women are at the forefront of developing new dating tech

  • Why aren’t more girls in the UK choosing to study computing and technology?

    As the proportion of girls taking these subjects remains low, teachers reveal why they believe that is and what they’re doing about it

  • From fly oil to 3D-printed biscuits: the women reimagining the food of the future

    With the urgent need to switch to a more sustainable diet, meet the food technologists coming up with some edible solutions

  • From menopause to anxiety: the new tech tackling women’s health problems

    Apps tracking hormones and a gadget combatting menopausal hot flushes are some of the latest innovations in the femtech market, which is predicted to be worth $60bn by 2027
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    ‘The diversity of the industry will be hit’: NextUp founder on the impact of Covid on comedy

    With comedy venues reopening in England and Scotland, Sarah Henley discusses the effect of the pandemic, online audiences and being a woman in male-dominated sectors

  • 'I can count the senior women on both hands': VFX's gender problem

    It’s a booming industry encompassing tech and art, and where training is readily available. So why aren’t more women working in visual effects?
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    The bias battle: how software can outsmart recruitment prejudices

    As the sector wide push to get more women into tech picks up speed, so too has awareness of unconscious bias. But, according to one tech entrepreneur and neuroscientist, unconscious bias is just one of 140
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    Tech careers for women: what are the main roles and how do you retrain?

    The tech sector is growing, but a lack of understanding about roles in the industry may be preventing women from joining. So what are the jobs, where are they, and how can women get started?

  • There are more black female entrepreneurs than ever – so why do they struggle to get funding?

    When it comes to securing finance for tech startups, black women often face the double whammy of racism and sexism – but the success of those who go it alone shows that investors are missing out
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    'We are the end user': how women-led fashion tech companies are shaking up the industry

    Although the industries of technology and fashion are dominated by men at C-suite level, women are flourishing in the crossover area known as fashtech
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