Opinion stories - Page 9
International Women's Day: Expanding access, accelerating progress
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On International Women's Day, organisations are urged to expand access, invest in mentorship and redefine leadership for true equity.
Words of wisdom from Chaos female leaders: Leadership lessons for the future of technology
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cmo
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Female leaders at Chaos share lessons on empathy, ambition and resilience, redefining what successful tech leadership looks like today.
The women winning in AI aren't the ones who had it all figured out
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digital transformation
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ai
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iwd
Women rising fastest in AI are those embracing uncertainty and adaptability, not those waiting until they feel fully prepared or perfectly ready.
Women are 77% of the NHS workforce. So why are they missing from the tech that's supposed to fix it?
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digital transformation
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healthtech
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Women power the NHS but are sidelined in healthtech, leaving the tools meant to transform care shaped in rooms they rarely occupy.
'Give to Gain' is a leadership mindset
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sap
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recruitment
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This International Women's Day, 'Give to Gain' urges leaders to invest in women, champion them in absentia, and unlock collective progress.
"Be confident, be true' - Farah's advice to women wanting to work in tech
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opinion
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gender diversity
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gender equality
Farah urges women in tech to own their expertise, stay true to themselves and deliver value to earn respect in male-dominated rooms.
Give to Gain: The quiet power of example for women in STEM
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iwd
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opinion
On International Women's Day, women in STEM show how quiet, visible consistency can reshape workplaces and expand what others believe is possible.
The weight women carry
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data privacy
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iwd
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opinion
Women are exhausted not by ambition, but by a system that demands 120% just to exist safely while still denying them equal power.
Bridging the gap: Cybersecurity breakthroughs and imbalances
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data protection
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endpoint protection
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mfa
Cybersecurity evolves to AI‑driven defences, but gender imbalances persist, pushing women to fight harder for visibility and leadership.
Stephanie Davis Neill: How I use an “operator mindset” in leadership
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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hcm
Industrial engineer-turned-COO Stephanie Davis Neill explains how an operator mindset shapes adaptable, people-centred tech leadership.
The future of marketing is built on open data infrastructure
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
Marketing's future belongs to teams that master open, unified data infrastructure instead of guessing through disconnected systems.
Why women's influence in tech matters beyond headcount
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cx
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martech
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ai
International Women's Day in tech must go beyond hiring targets, giving women real power over what gets designed, funded and shipped.
Moving the goalposts: Why the CRO role needs a rebrand
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data analytics
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fintech
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partner programmes
Fintech must retire the heroic closer myth: today's CRO is a data-led architect of long-term, cross-functional revenue growth.
“I didn't work with a female coder for 10 years - now I feel more hopeful than ever”
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it industry
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software engineering
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digital literacy
After a decade without female colleagues, coder Midori Fukami now sees rising representation in tech and urges women to claim their space.
How female-led healthtech can close the gender gap
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healthtech
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opinion
Women bear the brunt of chronic illness, but a new wave of female-led health tech aims to tackle root causes and close the gender health gap.
Creating a bridge between STEM and tech
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digital transformation
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hcm
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ai
Bridging schools and tech careers with inclusive training and language could speed women's path into engineering and shape fairer AI.
The silent skew: Confronting structural gender bias through data
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ai ethics & governance
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it industry
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public sector
UK tech's gender gap is no pipeline glitch but structural bias, demanding rigorous use of data and AI oversight to drive real change.
Leading through ambiguity: Women and the AI era
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data science
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ai
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ai ethics & governance
As AI races ahead, women's underrepresented voices could reshape how we navigate uncertainty, bias and authority in this transformative era.
How resilient currency infrastructure supports access and trust
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
Resilient currency infrastructure underpins trust, keeps cash accessible in crises and ensures inclusive participation in the digital age.
AI exposes emotional labour silently draining women
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hcm
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ai
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ai ethics & governance
AI is exposing the invisible emotional labour taxing women leaders, turning unmeasured mental load into hard data companies can't ignore.