Happy New Year! As we step into the year, we're excited to announce that our highly anticipated Diversity in Tech report is set to launch on the 28th February. Additionally, we're thrilled to share our first major in-person event of the year, and you can be among the first to secure your spot! This edition is packed with resources to help you plan for an impactful year ahead.
Here are the latest Tech Talent Charter updates:
📣 *Announcing our Diversity in Tech roadshow at Bletchley Park* Coming to you from the home of codebreaking and the recent AI summit, Tech Talent Charter will be exploring the latest findings in our Diversity in Tech report at our Bletchley Park roadshow on 14th March. This will be the first chance to dig deeper into the new data points, find out what other companies are doing, and find opportunities to collaborate on action. The event powered by BAE Digital Intelligence Services also includes an optional guided tour of this historic location where women played a vital role. Places will be limited so sign up to save your spot. Find out more and to get your free ticket here.
👩👦 Tackling the Motherhood penalty in tech: 40% of women felt caring commitments influenced their decision to leave their tech job according to our recent research. That's why we're thrilled to have teamed up with the MotherBoard Charter to launch a guide on creating parent-inclusive workplaces.
💬 New chat function on our Open Playbook: we know that D&I resources have never been more stretched so we are trialling a new chat function in our D&I Open Playbook to support you with your D&I work. If you're a Signatory with a D&I query, you can use the chat to find the answers you need or to ask one of our team directly.
Best wishes from the Tech Talent Charter team 😊
📆 Kick start your Q1 D&I diary
Our events are free to attend, are open to all Signatories and your employees. View more TTC events.
Disability inclusion and digital accessibility with AbilityNet
18th January, 1 pm
24th January, 1 pm
LGBTQ+ Inclusion throughout the employee career journey
30th January, 14.00 - 14.25
Join Stemettes, for their International Day of Women and Girls in Science event
8th February, 12.15 - 2:45 pm
Join our Signatory and inclusion experts, AbilityNet, at these two free virtual events:
• How to build a disability inclusive workplace. January 18th at 1 pm.Sign up here.
• Introduction to Digital Accessibility. January 24th, 1 pm. Sign up here.
Join us on for a Signatory forum on how to make the employee experience, from attraction to exit, LGBTQ+ inclusive.
We'll be speaking to Beth Tappenden, an equity, diversity, and inclusion professional and advocate. Register here.
This session is dedicated to exploring LGBTQIA+ inclusivity in the workplace. Engage in curated discussions about inclusive practices and the future impact of STEAM on businesses. For more information and to sign up, visit their website.
🏅 Five years strong: celebrating our tenured Signatories
We've been working with tech organisations on diversity and inclusion for several years, and we are proud to celebrate that our earliest supporters are now reaching their 5-year milestone. That's 5 years of reporting D&I data, putting action to their words every year, to help inform the resources we create to share with the Signatories that followed them. Here's to all our tenured Signatories. We couldn't do it without you. Not yet a member? Join us today!
As we mark five years of impactful collaborations with our Signatories, we also celebrate a half-decade of meaningful partnership with techUK, our policy partner, and the trade association for the UK tech industry. Here's what Antony Walker, techUK's Deputy CEO, had to say:
📚 Resources to help you plan your Q1
💰 Pay gap season is around the corner so now is a good time to line up your resources for your pay gap reporting. We've put all our pay gap material together for you in the Open Playbook - take a look or bookmark it for the coming months!
📝 Are you releasing a DEI report this spring? Here are 50+ real world examples of DEI reports to give you some comparison and inspiration for your reporting.
🗓️ We're hosting a D&I calendar so you don't have to: keeping track of events and awareness days isn't easy, so we create and maintain a D&I calendar that you can subscribe to! We'll keep it updated with all the awareness days that you might need to plan for and you can turn it off when you're not using it.
Diverse minds: lessons from a neurodivergent founder
Check out our latest guest blog by Signatory, Alicia Teagle, co-founder of SR2 (Socially Responsible Recruitment), and champion of inclusive workplaces. Alicia shares her story as a disabled, dyslexic and ADHD founder and offers unique and practical insights on what it really means to model neurodivergence-inclusive leadership.
Tech for all: disability inclusion in the workplace
There are 7.7 million individuals with disabilities of working age in the UK. Yet, only 53.7% are currently employed. The employment gap for disabled people isn't just an ethical concern; it's a missed opportunity for innovation, growth, and a more diverse, inclusive tech landscape. Get the facts in our blog on disability inclusion in the workplace.
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