Seven reasons to consider an academic environment for your tech career
Universities aren’t just a place to give you the knowledge and skills to take you elsewhere—they can also be great places to grow a career in technology.
Tech Role Models
Finding joy and a limitless tech career at Discover: two unique stories
Embark on a journey with Discover’s rising stars, Sneha Pandey and Rashmi Jain, as they share their inspiring stories of navigating the tech world…
How the Black Women at Capgemini UK network builds strong foundations for successful careers
As Chair of the Black Women at Capgemini UK network, Cynthia Baffour is passionate about creating inclusion and support for women of colour…
How SSE is opening the door to welcome female talent in Cloud architecture
What does it take for women to thrive in the male-dominated IT world? SSE’s Andy Kirk and Adriana Peralta share their perspectives on inclusion and diversity.
Bank Transfer: How Discover’s Samantha Dunne is leading innovation in Fintech data
A Senior Software Manager reflects on what makes individuals thrive in the right workplace culture…
Finding allies: why standing together can drive powerful change
Growing up in Bucharest in the 90s, Lenovo’s Razvan Bran was inspired by a lifelong passion to foster equality…
Reclaiming the ‘M word’: How at Lenovo are taking control of a new menopause conversation
Menopause can be a very challenging time for professional women, as they continue to hold down their careers while experiencing encumbering symptoms. But what once was considered a taboo is shifting to become a wider conversation between colleagues, as Lenovo’s Global Strategic Channel Partnerships Director Jane Ashworth explains.
Are you an ally for digital accessibility? Here’s why you need to be…
User-friendly technology benefits everybody, especially those with greater and more specific needs. This accessible technology is what Imperial College London’s Digital Accessibility Officer Bouquette Kabatepe is tasked with developing and is passionate about achieving.
This under-rated trait could be key to a successful career in digital transformation
Bupa’s Elle Anderson is a director in digital and product transformation, with a 20-year career that has helped shift the dial on how and why we do things in our daily lives through some of the world’s biggest brand apps. She discusses the unexpected opportunities a tech career can offer if you foster this particular attribute…
Natural environment: how the right fit between personal values and company culture can make your career soar
Director of Business Development and General Manager EMEA at Amazon, Abigail Khanna on how she flourishes in Amazon’s entrepreneurial, flexible, and values-driven working culture.
How Amazon’s Lucy Horn built her career on bold choices
Months away from her 20-year Amazon anniversary, Lucy Horn has overseen some of the company’s biggest milestones, building her varied career on Amazon leadership principles- and a passion for self-ownership in her development.
Navigating the stream: Amazon’s Emily Aldis on staying agile in a fast-changing company
As our appetite for streaming entertainment continues to grow, Emily Aldis, Director of Worldwide Business Development for Amazon Prime Video, is at the forefront of
Cutting through bias: Lenovo’s ethical leadership in advancing gender-fair AI
Having co-created and led the global Women & AI Pledge to help companies take practical steps toward accountable and gender-fair Artificial Intelligence (AI), Marine Rabeyrin, EMEA Education Segment Director at Lenovo, is helping lead the industry through early and impactful action. We talk to her about AI’s risks and its potential to change society and why conscious, continuous human awareness is crucial as we step forward into a new age of machine learning.
Coming in from the code: how tech training transformed the future of this Capgemini DevOps Engineer
When Cloud DevOps Engineer, Nawal, joined CodeYourFuture, she embarked on a career journey that changed her life.
Finding balance: how Lenovo’s EMEA Diversity Manager of the Year brought gender balance to his team in a single year
everywoman sits down with Lenovo’s EMEA Diversity Manager of the Year 2023, Werner Schoeman, Relationship Sales Manager for Lenovo South Africa, to discuss the importance of inclusion when it comes to women in the workplace and how he is actively building teams with gender diversity within the organisation.
How cloud computing roles are enabling Imperial College London to deliver ground-breaking research
Datacentre Lead Iain Darvell discusses the exciting possibilities of data and Cloud computing—and the opportunities at Imperial College London to kick-start or accelerate a career in technology.
Breaking down barriers: Three QVC women share their unique pathways into a tech career
Three QVC leaders discuss their transitions from non-techie roles into the fast-paced digital world and why their transferable skills have become the key to their successes.
Leaning in at Lenovo: how the tech company is setting the pace for women in 2023
A member of Lenovo’s Women in Lenovo group highlights the importance of championing women in tech and why the everywoman partnership is so central to the culture at Lenovo…
‘Sprinkle your soft skills everywhere—that’s what the industry needs!’ A Bupa Business Analyst’s view of the tech landscape
Bupa Business Analyst Ziteihe Efobi shares her journey into tech and why it’s important not to overthink your next career move.
‘I know you’re struggling. But I can show you what the next five years can look like’: What a Bupa Scrum Master wants you to know about neurodiversity as a superpower in the tech space
Starting a new career in tech at Bupa opened up new horizons for Digital Scrum Master Zaibun-nisa Baig—and her understanding of how neurodiversity can be a powerful career asset.
Extended family: How Capgemini UK is taking support for its employees to the next level
With Capgemini UK’s rethink of its Family Friendly Policies, the organisation is responding to the needs of a diverse and inclusive workforce – and a changing world where the definition of family is expanding…
How Discover is dismantling barriers for women in software engineering
IT Director for Application Development at Discover, Charlie Walters, talks about the types of barriers that women can face and how to dismantle them, creating true accessibility throughout the industry…
New role, new working world: how hybrid working is changing the landscape for new starters
Grace Lin joined Discover Financial Services as an intern and returned to take up a place on the company’s Graduate Programme as a software engineer in the digital payments team. Entering the workforce in a hybrid working environment, she is at the start of both her career and a work revolution. She discusses the impact of hybrid working as a new starter, and why, as an introvert, there are benefits to both home and work environments.
Cracking the code: How Lenovo’s ROBO Girl initiative is creating opportunity for South Africa’s young women
Alongside her role as Executive PA to the General Manager of Lenovo South Africa, Jane Govindsamy leads the company’s ROBO Girl initiative, a free-to-access project designed to encourage coding and Robotics in government schools for young women. Piloting in December 2022, its success was immediate and Jane is now planning a new intake. We talked to her about how access to skills and tech environments can widen the understandings of possibility for South African communities, and why young girls in particular need to be enabled and encouraged to see themselves in the industry of the future.
How Lenovo is bridging the gap for women in STEM
In every corner of the business at Lenovo there are female trailblazers, demonstrating first hand that a career in technology is challenging, exciting and rewarding. Ola Eldib, Country Manager for Lenovo Egypt and Levant, and Roberta Marchini, Director of European Technical Solutions Support, exemplify this as they help pave the way for women in STEM.
‘Come up with rebel ideas on a daily basis!’: A tech leader on what it takes to be successful in cybersecurity — and why the sector needs more women challenging the norm
Cheryl Martin, Head of Cybersecurity at Capgemini in the UK reveals what it takes to forge a successful career in this exciting and ever-changing field — and why more women need to take up the challenge.
‘I put dyslexia on my CV as a skill!’ One woman’s journey from exclusion to empowerment
For Lia Chavda the culture of inclusion and support she found at SSE has allowed her to reframe her experience with dyslexia and start an empowering and inspiring career journey. A passionate advocate for recognising the power of difference, she discusses the importance of asking for the help you need to fulfil your potential.
The New Balance: How resiliency and purpose are expanding the definition of workplace wellbeing, according to Melissa Anderson
An HR Business Partner for over 20 years and now Head of Wellbeing at FIS, Melissa Anderson brings her passion and experience to the organisation’s new global wellbeing strategy, and says resiliency and purpose are its key components.
Three ways to launch a successful tech career in sustainability — according to the women who already have
When the scale of the sector and its available pathways are so vast, where do you start with launching and growing a career in renewable energy?
Qurate Retail Group’s allies: levelling the playing field for women in tech
Qurate Retail Group leaders Richard Davies, VP IT Information Security and Henry Day, Senior Manager, Software Engineering talk about why allyship has been such an important part of their careers and the active role they play in levelling the playing field for everyone in their teams.
‘Lean into diversity. There’s nothing scary or even particularly difficult here’: Lenovo’s Tony Reid has an important message for all men in tech
Lenovo leader Tony Reid is a long-time advocate for diversity and inclusion and a nominee for the FDM everywoman in Technology Awards. On International Men’s Day 2022 he discusses his journey as a male ally, how small changes add up to big changes and why men need to recognise the importance of D&I in tech to avoid being left behind.
Five ways these FinTech leaders stay one step ahead of the competition
A career in FinTech offers continual opportunities to grow, learn and challenge yourself. But it is also a highly competitive world. Three leaders from FIS discuss the steps they take to ensure they keep the edge…
Hire ambition: how QVC is pushing DE&I focus in recruitment to new heights
As DE&I leaders at Qurate Retail GroupSM, Nija Davis-Pringle and Kylie Thompson are passionate about moving the needle on diversity inclusion in the recruitment world…
Navigating the tech world: international moves, going from technician to leader, and dealing with mid-career changes
Bridging both technical and non-technical roles, and international cultures in her career, Senior Security Architect at Kainos, Jing Xu has learned that high expectations and continually developing your skills are key to success — and that you can recharge your career with new challenges at any point.
‘In five years’ time, everything we do in the tech industry is going to be redundant!’ – a Capgemini leader on how she stays relevant in an ever-changing sector
Cheryl Martin, Head of Cybersecurity at Capgemini in the UK reveals what it takes to forge a successful career in this exciting and ever-changing field — and why more women need to take up the challenge.
From creative writing degree to software engineer: my unconventional path to a career in tech
Capgemini Platform Engineer Pi Unnerup has taken an unconventional path through tech — from arriving with an arts degree, to choosing the multi-functional team experience of a start-up. We talked to her about why programming is learned ‘on the job’, the importance of cultivating a personal brand as a woman in tech, and the dichotomy of visibility for female engineers.
‘Superwoman only exists in movies!’ says Rajsri Rengan. So what does it take to forge an amazing career in the ever-changing Fintech industry?
The rise of Fintech and its transformative power has changed the way we transact, save and store value over the past 20 years, providing a wealth of opportunities for tech talent. Senior Vice President at FIS, Rajsri Rengan has seen an arc of fast-paced and far-reaching change in the financial sector through her career. She talks to everywoman about why Fintech is such an exciting proposition and what it takes to forge a career at the forefront of a financial revolution.
Working mother? Why we need to rethink the way we talk about women’s careers after parenthood
With three children, aged between four and ten, Head of Group Legal at SUSE, Boudien Moerman has forged a high-flying law career in the white heat of early motherhood. She discusses the expectations, pressures and realities of women as they try to negotiate the demands of family and work life — and why the phrase ‘working mother’ should be consigned to the equality bin.
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR – HOW TO BE A MALE ALLY IN TECH: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FROM OUR INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODELS
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity, and one that all major industries and organisations have a responsibility to rise to. SSE is focusing on decarbonisation to achieve NetZero, and has set targets in four of the UN’s sustainable development goals. The ambition: to become a sustainable business for the long-term. To achieve this goal, SSE recognises the need to invest in diverse female talent, by creating mission-led careers where women can thrive.
There is no one way to forge a successful and impactful career in technology — and sometimes a non-linear approach is all part of the plan
Here, Danielle B. a linguistics graduate and a Technical Program Manager from Meta, reflects on how her languages background shaped her tech ambitions, how she
‘A researcher needs a strong teaspoon and a lot of patience!’ The secret to a successful career in academia, research and innovation
As leading researchers at Imperial College Business School, London, Paola Criscuolo, Professor of Innovation Management and Dame Carol Propper, Professor of Economics have forged world-class
Can you look in the mirror and say, ‘I am Remarkable?’ Amazon’s Cheryl Clifford on how we must all be louder and prouder about our achievements
Evolving work cultures to help women celebrate their success more openly is one of Cheryl Clifford’s driving passions. Alongside her role leading Amazon Business’ Professional
Three Experian women reflect on the real drivers behind their tech career decisions
With the myriad possibilities for careers in tech, making the right next move takes more than luck — you need to know where you want
From apprentice to senior leader, the secret to advancing your tech career lies in asking, says SSE’s Head of Delivery
‘Women, sometimes sit back and wait to be recognised [but] you need to ask early if you want a promotion or you want to work
SUSE’s Chief Information Officer on taking calculated risks to get ahead — and why her own career has been like a ‘Rubik’s cube’
Chief Information Officer at SUSE, Christine Ashton has forged a long and successful career in IT by taking calculated risks to move roles and evolve
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR – WHAT I WISH EVERY WOMAN KNEW ABOUT HER PERSONAL FINANCES
The financial advisers at Morrinson Wealth are on a mission to empower ALL women with regard to their finances. Join this free on-demand webinar where experts Jo Dean and Vas Babeiu will uncover why it’s especially important that women save, and some of the key life events that can impact your financial health. You’ll leave more clued up on what money moves you could be making to provide a more secure future for yourself.
License to speak: Role model Jacky Wright on the principles that have guided her amazing career in tech
From her north London beginnings to Silicon Valley seniority, Microsoft Chief Digital Officer, Jacky Wright has had a varied journey in tech in which she
WHY YOUR CAREER DESERVES AN MOT — AND HOW TO DO IT
Are you taking care of your career wellbeing? We all know that working on your professional and personal growth is important, whether that’s boosting your
Striking the Skills Balance: the new toolkit you need to develop your tech career
Modern business demands a balance of technical expertise and soft skills to unlock productivity and creativity, create inclusive environments and explore our full potential. Senior Tech Leaders from Experian, Lauren Gomez, Angela Beteta Quesada, Jonny Pearson and Alexandrina Gindeva discuss the attributes and mindsets that can give you the edge and create a powerful new toolkit for success.
7 TRIED AND TESTED WAYS TO BUILD STRONGER, HAPPIER, MORE VIBRANT TEAMS, BY META’S JENNIFER HUNT
Since joining Meta in 2016, Solutions Architect Manager, Jennifer Hunt has made it her mission to create a team culture based on collaboration, trust, friendship
PODCAST: TECHUK PRESIDENT JACQUELINE DE ROJAS TALKS INCLUSION AND AMBITION IN THE DIGITAL SPACE
Jacqueline de Rojas heads up the organisation that represents the digital companies and technologies that are shaping our lives – and …
“WE WILL NOT ONLY HAVE TO REDEFINE WORK, WE MAY EVEN HAVE TO REDEFINE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN” – SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN THE AGE OF AI WITH SOMI ARIAN
It’s a disruptive landscape, and one that asks profound and far-reaching questions – including how best to survive and thrive in it. With so many
FUTURE-PROOFING YOUR CAREER (PART 1 OF 4): YOU, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE FOUR QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF RIGHT NOW
Those young people will need leadership, management, guidance and business mentoring. Their skills will need to be integrated into existing processes and systems. They may need to learn the soft skills …
THE TECH ENTREPRENEUR WHO THINKS ROBOTS COULD RE-PROGRAMME THE FUTURE FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS
… highly successful enterprises—out of accurately predicting the next big thing in the world of technology. We spoke with her to find out why her branch of technology so ….
BECOMING A TECH ENTREPRENEUR: HOW FOUR GLOBAL #WOMENDOTECH
The diverse, exciting and rapidly expanding technology industry is now home to women of every conceivable age, background, skillset and from every corner of the
SHROUK EL-ATTAR ON CHANGING THE WORLD THROUGH ENGINEERING
Since September 2018, Shrouk El-Attar has worked as an electronic design engineer at British company, Renishaw. In 2019, she was one of just six women
REVIEW OF THE YEAR: THE TECH TRENDS BEING DRIVEN BY WOMEN IN 2020 AND BEYOND
It’s been a big year in tech, and with so many accelerations in innovation it’s more crucial than ever that women are included in the conversation. We look at five of the biggest tech trends to come out of this year and how women are playing a big part in driving them.
7 WAYS I MAKE IT HAPPEN: BYTESIZE CAREER CHAT WITH SPACE ARCHITECT EVELYN MIRALLES
As Chief Principal Engineer at NASA’s Virtual Reality (VR) lab at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Evelyn Miralles helped train astronauts to spacewalk. Now
FIVE TECH PREDICTIONS FOR 2021 — AND HOW THEY’LL IMPACT GENDER BALANCE
With an unprecedented year behind us, we’re looking forward to the innovations and thought leadership that will drive progress forward in the coming years. Here
12 META WOMEN WHO INSPIRED US IN 2020
Meet these 12 women in tech who managed through complex challenges, adapted to change, and inspired us all in 2020—all without skipping a beat through
7 WAYS I MAKE IT HAPPEN: BYTESIZE CAREER CHAT WITH KATERINA TASIOPOULOU
Katerina Tasiopoulou has scaled impressive heights in her cybersecurity career, moving from high-status technical roles such as incident response and intelligence consultant for IBM X-Force
6 PRACTICAL WAYS TO BE AN ALLY TO OTHER WOMEN IN TECH
A lack of diversity in the tech industry is far from a new problem, and while change is happening, it’s at glacial pace. Recent estimates
7 WAYS I MAKE IT HAPPEN: BYTESIZE CAREER CHAT WITH HANNAH GORMAN
After taking on an apprenticeship with Openreach in 2018, Hannah Gorman (née Hargreaves) became an engineer with the company, working on everything from scaling telegraph
‘IN THE ENGINEERING WORLD I’VE BEEN SEEN AS AN OUTSIDER, WHICH IS COMPOUNDED BY MY GENDER.’ PROFESSOR MARCELLE MCMANUS ON BEING A ROLE MODEL — AND SAVING THE PLANET
Harbouring a passion for the environment and a love for hands-on learning, Professor Marcelle McManus has forged a successful career in what is arguably the most important field of study today — how to save the planet.
HOW A SUPPORTIVE CULTURE EMPOWERS LEADERSHIP
Laura came to Novi after working across a range of roles at PayPal for over 13 years. Though a seasoned leader, talking with her makes it instantly clear she leads with humility and grace.
7 WAYS I MAKE IT HAPPEN: BYTESIZE CAREER CHAT WITH WENDY WARHAM
Our 2020 Leader of the Year shares the skills that keep getting her promoted, and why she’s still using a business coach to enhance her performance….
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH A COMMERCE ADS AND NEW BETS ENGINEERING MANAGER
Meta empowers its engineers to uncover their personal management style in turn allowing them to have the skills needed to build teams from scratch when the business needs to innovate in order to meet customers’ demands.
QUIZ: WHICH TECH ROLE MODEL ARE YOU?
In an industry still dominated by men, and in which the number of women is actually in decline, it pays to remember tech’s past and
LEADING A TEAM TO HELP CONNECT THE WORLD
“Can you imagine living in a world without the internet? It’s become such a vital part of life for many of us that it’s difficult
FIVE INSIGHTS THAT WILL HELP YOU CHALLENGE THE GENDER IMBALANCE IN THE TECH SECTOR
This is what our research tells us can help push the needle on women’s representation in the technology industry — and how you can use this knowledge to make a difference in your organisation…
IN CONVERSATION WITH DERYA MATRAS: USING HER SUPERPOWER TO LEAD
Talk with Derya Matras, Managing Director for Middle East, Africa, and Turkey for just five minutes and it’s immediately clear that she’s a smart, confident, and inspiring leader.
WOMEN ENGINEERS AT AMEX TALK TECH
In recognition of International Women in Engineering Day 2021, American Express gathered an esteemed panel of its everywoman award winners from the past eight years
EMMA MULQUEENY OBE AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET TO ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER IN TECH
Chief of Staff at SUSE, Emma Mulqueeny OBE was the co-founder of Rewired State which provided events for technically-gifted young people. She discusses the many iterations of her career, and the power of an entrepreneurial mindset in a fast-developing sector that is rarely linear.
12 TECH ROLE MODELS REVEAL THE FUTURE TREND THEY’RE MOST EXCITED BY
From boosting the financial independence of women to reducing the impact of climate change, technology has the potential to positively impact almost every aspect of
WOMEN WHO INSPIRE THEIR TEAMS
Learn how these women inspire their teams by leading with authenticity, ensuring everyone has a voice and seat at the table and creating a culture of open communication and care.
THE BEST MENTORSHIP INSIGHTS YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2020, four Meta employees from around the world connected online to discuss the power of mentorship, and how
7 WAYS I STOOD UP AND STOOD OUT — WITH SUSE’S MELISSA PINDER
Combining the roles of Digital Partner Executive at SUSE, on-call firefighter with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, and parent to four children, Melissa Pinder knows
THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATABLE ROLE MODELS
‘MANY WOMEN COMING UP IN TECH WANT TO KNOW HOW I HAVE MANAGED TO BE WHERE I AM.’ — EXPERIAN’S ANGELA BETETA QUESADA ON THE
‘The more voices you have, the better the product and solution’ – how Imperial’s ICT and digital team leaders are moving the needle on diversity
The journeys into tech for Archana Santosh, Technical lead/Scrum master, Roz Turner, Cloud Product Owner and Senior Digital Designer and Developer, Lea Yurkovetskaya have been
MEET THE WOMAN WHO STARTED HER CAREER — AND A FAMILY — IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC
Returning to work after maternity leave is a daunting prospect for any new mum, but for QVC’s IT Project Manager Danielle Baker it was made
Meet the woman protecting your data and challenging ‘male and military’ stereotypes in cyber security
As Director for Security Strategy and Architecture at Bupa, Eleanor Sim is passionate about meeting the challenges of modern cybersecurity and creating opportunities for diverse
Seven Things We Can Learn About Better Decision Making from American Express Leaders
Senior tech leaders Louise Richardson, Shilpa Arora and Archana Dixit discuss how American Express’s business culture and values contribute to dynamic decision-making — from individual team member career choices to top-level strategy.
Imposter Syndrome is often unconscious, a frustration inside that tells you something needs to change’ — Denise Hill on the power of embracing difference
Struggling with a lack of female role models and the idea that her geography degree was not ‘tech’ enough, Denise Hill challenged her own imposter
META’S CLAUDIA EXELER ON GIVING & RECEIVING FEEDBACK
oftware Engineering Manager, Claudia Exeler leads a team building identity verification mechanisms for Meta. Alongside her technical role, she facilitates workshops on unconscious bias and inclusion, as well as supporting other women at Meta to improve their public speaking skills.
SHORTCUT KEYS: FIVE CAREER BOOSTERS BY META’S ENGINEERING LEAD
Twelve years into her tech career, Lila Papadoperaki’s journey has taken her from Ericsson to Spotify to Meta, Greece to Sweden to London. Now in
HOW EMBRACING MY AUTHENTIC SELF HELPED ME SUCCEED
Sophia C., Engineering Director for Community Incubator (Facebook Dating, Local Communities, College Communities), has been at Facebook for more than nine years. She’s worked on a range of products including Developer Tools, Open Graph, AR/VR, and Profile. We caught up with Sophia to hear about the themes that have stood out along her career path and how embracing her authentic self empowers her to shine.
HOW FOUR MOMS AT META ARE FINDING WORK-LIFE FLEXIBILITY
When we’re talking about work and life at Meta, we champion “work-life flexibility,” which gives people the space and autonomy to make room for what’s most important to them. This is especially important for our working parents at Meta. We sat down with four inspiring mothers to learn more about their journey to motherhood, how they find flexibility and how they carve out space for themselves.
NICOLE MENDELSOHN ‘IT’S HER SELF’
Being vulnerable is a courageous act of leadership. Watch Nicola’s story as she speaks about her cancer diagnosis and opening up to her colleagues at Meta.
WOMEN WHO INSPIRE THEIR TEAMS
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2020, four Meta employees from around the world connected online to discuss the power of mentorship, and how
FIVE MINUTES WITH A META REALITY LABS LEADER
Laura came to Novi after working across a range of roles at PayPal for over 13 years. Though a seasoned leader, talking with her makes it instantly clear she leads with humility and grace.