Are you a female developer looking for ways to fight the gender gap in tech? It’s no secret that women remain massively underrepresented in the tech industry — but it's possible to take steps to help close this gap! This is why in March, we launched … Read more
Soft Skills
It’s Not Just Code: Here Are Some Key Skills for Real Senior Devs
What is software development really about at the highest level? Is it all tech or do other skills matter too? Senior devs don't get where they are without some serious technical know-how. So you can expect them to have expertise in several … Read more
Are You a Soft-Skilled Developer?
Introduction Developers create value building software that changes the way in which people work, live, connect and all other things that humans and organizations do. This value and the capability of introducing change are not only dependent on … Read more
How to Re-Skill to Finally Do What You Really Like As a Programmer
Learn how to build the skillsets that companies are really after, so you can find your dream job in the IT industry and keep pace with the evolving software development industry. The software development industry is a fast-moving one. Many people … Read more
Of Unicorns in Tech and of the Value of LGBTIQ+
Table Of ContentsDiversity in Tech: Unicorns in TechA Pride HackathonPartners are important allies for LGBTIQ+-friendly workplaces Tips for inclusion and diversity in techLGBTIQ+ in Tech: resources and upcoming opportunities Most people … Read more
Mothers in Tech: a Different Perspective of Diversity in IT
Yaprak Ayazoglu is a freelance front-end developer based in the Netherlands and a mother in tech. She started pursuing her engineering career by means of wasting sleepless nights in solar- and hydrogen-powered vehicle projects, which later on led her … Read more
Disability tech is booming – but where are the disabled leaders?
Designing for disability, producing new products to help disabled people, is a growing trend in the tech industry. European startups making tech products to help disabled people are entering a booming global assistive technology market worth $26bn by … Read more
Tech’s BAME heroes
Look at the faces on the boards and senior management teams of most tech companies. What do you notice? These faces represent the brain of the organisation: what keeps it moving forward, driving innovation, looking to the future. If they consist … Read more
How can businesses attract more women into leadership positions?
Leaders within the tech industry have been keen to pat their own backs recently for the work they’re doing to encourage women into the workplace. But the latest figures still highlight a huge gap between men and women, particularly in terms of … Read more
Unconscious bias training: what is it and how effective is it in increasing diversity?
A company can begin with a genius idea, solid finances and a clear pathway to success. But no organisation can truly survive and thrive without good staff. Recruitment, therefore, is an essential process in sourcing staff who will strengthen company … Read more
How do we make tech less male, pale and stale?
Tech tends to focus on the new, whether this is in emerging zeitgeist trends or in discovering how to make processes simpler, quicker and better. But the industry itself seems to be stuck in its own time warp, with a reputation for being male, pale … Read more
Because we’re worth it: tech’s top women
The troubling lack of women working in the tech industry, as well as their relatively short career spans compared with their male colleagues, is well-documented. But there are some strong female figures who have not only succeeded but dominated in … Read more
Free coding lessons tackling women’s “imposter syndrome” in tech
Anna Brailsford, CEO at Code First: Girls, is training an army of coding women to infiltrate the "boys' club" of tech.Coding the future: Anna Brailsford What is Code First: Girls? Code First: Girls is one of the largest communities of … Read more
Dear recruiter: How can I get a job in tech with a disability?
Business consultant and disability advocate Neil Barnfather MBE tells us about what it's like having a disability in today's job market. Looking for a job is not always an easy task. Couple this endeavour with both practical and societal barriers and … Read more
Black, bright and female? Join the Silicon Valley tech revolution
This lady is inspiring a generation of young black women. Kimberly Bryant is the CEO and founder of Black Girls CODE. This innovative non-profit organisation is dedicated to teaching girls aged 7-17 about computer programming and technology. Its … Read more
Recruiters still failing on gender and ethnicity diversity
The majority of global businesses say they prioritise diversity - but they have far to go in terms of gender and ethnicity, according to new research findings.Data and analytics recruitment specialists Harnham have released three industry-related … Read more
Is there a glass ceiling for women in tech?
The label “woman in tech” seems redundant these days – after all, how many women would refer to themselves as “a female engineer” or “the company’s female CTO”.However, there still exists a disparity in the pay scales and ability to climb the career … Read more
Women in Tech: interview with Claudia Vicol
A software engineer by trade, Claudia Vicol currently leads the platform infrastructure and data engineering teams of Marktplaats.nl, part of eBay Classifieds Group. Her talk at Codemotion Amsterdam 2019 was about the multi-armed bandit problem. So … Read more
Breaking down barriers to inclusion: how ThoughtWorks UK exceeded 40% women and non-binary people in tech roles
Many aspects in the evolution of new technologies during the last few decades are closely related to the concept of openness and equality. Thinking about how openness deeply shaped new markets and enterprise models, it is easily understood that … Read more