Diversity in IT

The IT industry is notoriously male-dominated, with fewer than one in five IT professionals being female in many countries. For IT to serve all of society, IT employers need a more diverse workforce that is representative of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, ability, skills and talent. Find out about the latest news and analysis on initiatives to increase the diversity of the IT workforce

January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22
Microsoft veteran turns her attention to levelling up IT industry for women

Diversity goes beyond balancing the internal workforce and should include working with partners that also have diversity as a core objective, says Gavriella Schuster
January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22
Young people are leaving tech because of bad culture

There are many reasons young people aren’t choosing a career in tech, but it also seems they are leaving the industry when they find its culture isn’t inclusive enough
December 31, 2021 31 Dec'21
Top 10 Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcasts of 2021

The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast team began the year discussing the online fallout from the storming of the White House and finished it discussing IT and climate change, touching on bees and datacentres along the way
December 30, 2021 30 Dec'21
Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2021

What did the skills and hiring landscape look like for tech in 2021? Computer Weekly shares the key moments for IT careers and skills over the past year

How to create a sustainable continuous learning culture

How can organisations create a continuous learning culture that will militate against the so-called great resignation? We explore, using Vodafone and Deutsche Bank as cases in point Continue Reading
Accessible retail: Personalising the UX for disabled consumers

An online marketplace built with an ‘accessibility-first’ mantra is set to go live in spring 2022 – and it comes amid several new inclusive retailing moves Continue Reading
Is the tech sector facing an IT skills exodus?

Three out of five of tech professionals say they are looking to move jobs over the next year. Why is this, and how big a skills problem is the tech industry facing? Continue Reading

When is it time to log off?

In an article for The Guardian newspaper, Ana Catarina Mendes, the parliamentary leader of the Portuguese Socialist party, discussed the “the right to switch off”. As a result of the campaign run ... Continue Reading
A late career route into tech

GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post, Abby Xiaotong Su, graduate software engineer at a large e-commerce company, talks about her unexpected route into tech, and discusses the many roads into ... Continue Reading
Everywoman in tech 2021: Creating a legacy with action

GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post, Julie Perkins, digital workplace director at Lloyds Banking Group, and an everywoman in tech awards 2021 judge, talks about how day to day actions are ... Continue Reading

Gartner: Four ways women can drive a more inclusive workplace

Tips to help women committed to developing their own IT careers, as well as pathways for anyone in a segment that is under-represented in IT Continue Reading
Lessons from Lisbon: Reflections on a week at Web Summit

Russ Shaw, founder and CEO of Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates, assesses the key takeaways of Web Summit 2021 Continue Reading
Building bridges to better diversity

Tibco CIO Rani Johnson describes how the C-suite need to make themselves uncomfortable if they are to increase diversity in their organisations Continue Reading

Lifelong learning critical for tech’s future – Jacqueline de Rojas

In this video from Computer Weekly’s annual diversity and inclusion in tech event, in partnership with Spinks, president of TechUK, Jacqueline de Rojas, talks about how as the tech sector continues to grow at a rapid pace, a focus should be put upon continuous skills development for people of all ages and professions across the UK
Inclusion, tech and the pandemic – Bev White

In this video from Computer Weekly’s annual diversity and inclusion in tech event, in partnership with Spinks, CEO of Harvey Nash, Bev White, talks about the affect the pandemic has had on inclusion in the tech sector
Tech talent is critical - Amali de Alwis

In this video from Computer Weekly’s annual diversity and inclusion in tech event, in partnership with Spinks, CEO of Subak, Amali de Alwis, talks about both the good and bad outcomes of the pandemic when it comes to the technology sector, as well as how we advance into the future