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Career expert reveals which tech roles are most in-demand right now - and how women can break into them

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Data, AI and cloud roles are surging as a career expert outlines the most in-demand tech jobs and how women can successfully enter them.
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Pet tech leader on women in innovation & GPS safety

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On IWD 2026, women like Weenect's Bénédicte de Villemeur Vieille are redefining pet tech with GPS innovation and human‑centred leadership.
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Giving trust to gain impact: What I've learned as a woman in tech

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A tech leader reflects on how trust, mentorship and flexible work can unlock women's voices, reshape teams and build more inclusive products.
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International Women's Day: From fixing women to fixing systems

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On International Women's Day, a Nexi leader urges fintech to stop 'fixing women' and overhaul biased systems to drive real inclusion.
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AI at Goddiva, a woman's perspective

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At Goddiva, women across design to leadership are steering AI to sharpen creativity, deepen customer insight and reshape fashion eCommerce.
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Why gender diversity is imperative in shaping ethical AI

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Gender-diverse teams are vital to building ethical, trustworthy AI, reducing systemic bias and ensuring technology serves all of society.
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AI agents and enterprise transformation: Turning hype into measurable value in 2026

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In 2026, AI agents move from pilots to the enterprise core, forcing firms to prove measurable value under tight governance.
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The role of technology in rebalancing performance and wellbeing

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Smarter workplace tech is helping firms curb burnout by tracking workloads, boosting financial clarity and opening fairer paths to progression.
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Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion

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Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.
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Don't rule yourself out of a career in STEM

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Women are urged not to self-select out of STEM, as diverse skills and personalities are vital to drive innovation and challenge stereotypes.
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Enterprise AI agents: The rise of human-augmented operations

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Enterprise AI agents are shifting from handy copilots to semi-autonomous operators, forcing firms to redesign core systems and human roles.
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International Women's Day: Why security operations centres need women

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Security operations centres urgently need more women, whose empathy, calm and insight are crucial as tech-driven threats rapidly evolve.
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Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made

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Fintech's risk frameworks are missing a vital safeguard: more women in decision rooms to challenge blind spots and prioritise resilience.
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The courage to lead: Women, technology, and the work that remains

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Women already belong in the rooms where technology's future is decided. As AI reshapes our industry, it's time their voices truly shape the path forward.
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How to design early tech careers women want to stay in

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Tech firms can attract women, but keeping them means clear expectations, real support and meaningful work from the very start.
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From practicing lawyer to legal engineer: Why the safe bet isn't always the best bet

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A former BigLaw lawyer explains how swapping the safe partnership track for legal tech unlocked purpose, innovation and a front-row seat to AI.
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The data centre industry is cutting-edge. Its talent model must be its next innovation

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As data centres power AI and cloud growth, leaders warn its next big innovation must be a diverse, empathetic and inclusive talent model.
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Balancing tech, humanity & leadership in insurance

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From actuarial roots to claims leadership, one insurance executive calls for tech that serves empathy and urges women to build bold networks.
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Hiding in plain sight? The revenue advantage of female founders

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Female-founded startups earn up to 35% higher returns, yet receive just 2.3% of capital, leaving a vast revenue edge underexploited.
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The next generation of women in tech doesn't need inspiration. They need infrastructure

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Women in UK tech don't need more pep talks; they need pay, promotion and parental policies built to keep them and let them rise.