ICT sector stories

A woman charts a nonlinear path through telecom and data centres, showing how curiosity and courage can amplify female voices in tech.

As AI reshapes workplaces, women's overlooked gift for translating ideas into action is emerging as tech's most critical skill.

From anonymised hiring to visible female leaders, tech must turn equality intent into daily action to sustain momentum for women.

On International Women's Day, data centres confront a stark leadership gender gap that threatens the resilience of future AI infrastructure.

To help women thrive in tech, leaders must move beyond mentorship to active sponsorship, visibility and everyday acts of encouragement.

Cyber consultancy Reversec has named former Accenture executive Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as CEO to drive its next phase of global expansion.

Female leaders at Chaos share lessons on empathy, ambition and resilience, redefining what successful tech leadership looks like today.

Women power the NHS but are sidelined in healthtech, leaving the tools meant to transform care shaped in rooms they rarely occupy.

This International Women's Day, 'Give to Gain' urges leaders to invest in women, champion them in absentia, and unlock collective progress.

On International Women's Day, women in STEM show how quiet, visible consistency can reshape workplaces and expand what others believe is possible.

Cybersecurity evolves to AI‑driven defences, but gender imbalances persist, pushing women to fight harder for visibility and leadership.

International Women's Day in tech must go beyond hiring targets, giving women real power over what gets designed, funded and shipped.

After a decade without female colleagues, coder Midori Fukami now sees rising representation in tech and urges women to claim their space.

New UK gender pay and menopause plans hailed, but leaders warn only deeper shifts in hiring, culture and progression will close gaps.

Bridging schools and tech careers with inclusive training and language could speed women's path into engineering and shape fairer AI.

In cyber security, leaders with self-awareness and emotional intelligence now outperform purely technical experts under relentless pressure.

With women-led start-ups securing just 2.3% of 2024 VC funds, Cristina Fonseca says closing tech's gender gap is vital for growth.

Tech's gender gap won't close with quotas alone; real change depends on everyday culture, practical allyship and genuine sponsorship.

Cyber and tech leaders say diversity will stall unless firms tackle toxic culture, caregiving bias and back women with real sponsorship.

Tech and cyber chiefs urge firms to turn IWD pledges into concrete steps to dismantle barriers and advance women into senior roles.