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Earlier this month, we hosted another instalment of our Diversity in Tech roadshow in Leeds, sponsored by Channel 4. The event brought together senior leaders from tech companies, tech professionals and advocates for diversity and inclusion (D&I). 

In the rapidly evolving tech industry, one of the biggest challenges we face is growing talent. Enter diversity and inclusion. There’s no doubt that this is paramount for fostering innovation, driving creativity, and achieving sustainable success.

Women are severely underrepresented in the tech industry, especially at the top. In the UK, women make up just 17% of the tech workforce overall and hold just 5% of leadership positions. The outlook is even bleaker for ethnic minority women. It’s an issue that Applied’s CEO, Khyati Sundaram, is all too familiar with.

The annual everywoman in Technology Awards are back for 2024; this year, they are bigger and better than ever. With a new AI Award being introduced, there are more ways than ever to celebrate the achievements of women in tech. For 2024, this new category is being introduced to reflect the industry's ever-changing landscape. The AI Award will be awarded to a woman who excels in her role and makes a

Social Mobility Awareness Day celebrates its second year on the 15th June, a day organised by Making the leap to help raise awareness of social mobility and encourage organisations to share their social mobility stories.

Of all the D&I areas of practice we surveyed our Signatories on for our Diversity in Tech report, only 38% of Signatories are looking at data on Social Mobility. This blog will highlight why you should care about Social Mobility, why it is a tech problem and what you can do to improve Social Mobility practices within your organisation.

What we learned about businesses’ social mobility practice when we put 75 business leaders together in Edinburgh.

The Tech Talent Charter’s Diversity in Tech Roadshow landed in Edinburgh last week, where we were joined by over 75 industry and business leaders. The aim of our roadshow was to discuss the latest findings of our annual Diversity in Tech report and explore the regional insights and topics of interest highlighted by Scottish tech teams and businesses. One key focus of discussion was the measurement and support of social mobility within tech roles and organisations. The Social Mobility Commission reports that Scotland is making improvements and in some cases outperforming other UK nations on social mobility measures. However, there are still substantial challenges and vastly different career outcomes correlated with socio-economic background. 

In a recent Tech Talent Charter (TTC) Signatory forum with digital wellbeing researcher and consultant, Alessandra La Via from Live More Offline, we explored emerging research around the impact of digital beliefs and behaviours in the future of work. 

What we learned about diversity in senior roles when we put 60 business leaders together in Manchester

The tech industry has long been criticised for its lack of diversity. Reports show that women account for only around one in four tech role holders. At Tech Talent Charter, we work with our 750+ Signatories to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) in tech. But even amongst the organisations who are investing in D&I, there is a particularly difficult battleground that continues to present ongoing challenges: diversity in mid-level, senior and leadership roles.

We spoke to Lexie Papaspyrou, COO at the Tech Talent Charter, about the Lunar New Year and three things your organisation can do to support and celebrate this time of year with your colleagues.

The Tech Talent Charter (TTC) is pleased to feature guest blogs that our Signatory organisations have contributed. In the blog below, TTC Principal Partner Lloyds Banking Group highlights the impact of women in the tech ecosystem. You can also view this blog on the LBG website. It is written by Karen Rossi and Sarah Harland.