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Socio-economic background relates to income, occupation and social background. This includes where you were born and raised, your family history, your level of education, and your access to funding or opportunities. A person’s socio-economic background is a major factor in their career progression. A recent report from CMI found that found that 53% of those in management roles are from a high soci...

Why is there a lack of women in tech? It’s a question that has been asked countless times, with numerous initiatives and thought works on how to increase gender representation. Yet, the dial has still not moved much above 19% of women in the UK tech industry. So why are there still too few women in the industry? What barriers are stopping them entering? And how do we overcome them? Anais Urlichs,...

Network engineering is a tech sector devoted to maintaining the connectivity of networks in terms of data, voice calls, videos and wireless network services. There is a strong demand for network engineers, and it is unlikely to go down, given their role. There is also a shortage of qualified professionals and because of this, a career in network engineering is a great career option with high rewar...

As a certified beer brewer, Eline Blomme, Vice President at TrueLayer, didn’t seek a career in tech but is grateful that tech finally found her. Choosing to study law, she didn’t plan for a career in payments but carved out a path for herself in Fintech, moving from Belgium to London six years ago. During this time, Eline took on her greatest role yet when she became a mother. Initially believing...

Data is becoming ever-increasingly important in our day to day lives – everything from healthcare to entertainment is driven by data. It will come as no surprise, given how all encompassing data is, that the data industry is huge! A recent report has estimated that the data and business analytics industry will be worth around $274.3 billion by 2022. But with great power, comes great responsibility...

A company’s culture is an incredibly important aspect of your working life. We spend more time with our colleagues and peers, than our family and friends, so finding that perfect company should be top of your priority list when it comes to job hunting. More often than not we focus on the negatives and red flags at organisations, but in this episode SheCanCode are asking what green flags should we...

In recent years, tech has played a pivotal role in transforming the UK legal sector.  Technology is improving access to legal aid, providing increased security when it comes to sensitive and confidential information, and freeing up lawyers’ time through automation.  In the UK, LegalTech is a rapidly growing sector. Companies are on a fast-track trajectory of growth, growing at an average rate of 1...

You’ve finished your degree, decided on your career path and are ready to find the perfect role in the tech industry! But where to start? And what will really make you stand out from the crowd?  Donna Litt, Co-Founder and COO at Uvaro , is here to help! In this episode, we delve into why a tech career is so exciting and all it offers, how to really make your CV shine, the skills you need to brush...

The working world has seen an increased focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives in recent years. But what happens when companies are resistant to more ethical and sustainable practices? This is where shareholder activism comes in. Shareholder activism is all about those who hold stocks in publicly-held companies influencing corporate behaviour by exercising their shareholde...

Ever felt like you don’t belong? Or that you don’t deserve that promotion? You could be facing Imposter Syndrome! Imposter Syndrome is a psychological occurrence where an individual doubts their skills, talents or accomplishments. It is often accompanied by a persistent internal fear of being exposed as a fraud.  Imposter Syndrome can affect anyone, even those at the height of their career. Sheryl...

Since the 60’s Space Race, strides have been made within the space industry. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic was the world’s first commercial spaceline, while Elon Musk’s SpaceX hopes to enable the colonisation of Mars. Jeff Bezos, who owns sub-orbital spaceflight service, Blue Origin, has said he foresees a trillion people living in millions of space colonies. While advancements in space tech h...

The tech industry has some incredible female tech talent – individuals who we should be shouting about from the rooftops about! As Chief Operating Officer at Customer Data Platform, BlueConic and during her time as a former Forrester analyst, Cory Munchbach has met many talent women working in tech. Here, she challenges the existence of the gender gap in tech and talks about how to close the gap f...

A UX Designer, or User Experience Designer, focuses on the end experience for digital users. A UX Designer will ensure that ‘user experience’ is efficient and aesthetically pleasing when someone visits a website or app. They will look at accessibility, usability, interaction and the overall visual look.  In this episode, we chat to Rachel Armstrong , who is the Design Studio Partner for Globant in...

A good mentor will provide guidance, motivation and emotional support. They can help build your skills, support your career growth and are an invaluable source of knowledge So how do you get a mentor – and how do you know you’ve got the right ‘one’ for you? Getting a mentor can seem like a daunting prospect, but in this podcast we meet one woman on a mission to make mentorship easier and more acce...

InsurTech is all about using technological innovations to improve the efficiency of the insurance industry – an industry that is facing increasing disruption. According to a recent report conducted by PwC, there is around £50 billion of potential revenue from disruption in insurance. So, with so much disruption and areas for growth, what opportunities does InsurTech present to women? We speak to o...

We all know that tech has a ‘women’ problem! Currently, women make up just 19% of the tech workforce in the UK. In the states, this figure stands marginally better at 26.7%. Statistics for women in leadership roles within the industry also make for a depressing read. In the US, women in tech hold less that 28% of the leadership positions. According to a report from PwC, women in the UK make up onl...