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Why 'Give to Gain' needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model
Unified Communications

Why 'Give to Gain' needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model

Communications must abandon hoarding influence and make advocacy a core business strategy, not a selfless virtue expected only of women.

By Lizi Sprague • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
This International Women's Day, lean on proof (of skill, of impact and of potential)
Unified Communications

This International Women's Day, lean on proof (of skill, of impact and of potential)

This International Women's Day, experts urge proof of skills through hands-on practice to close confidence gaps and drive real career growth.

By Sarah Noe-Danzl • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Women own the most underrated skill in tech: Translation
DevOps

Women own the most underrated skill in tech: Translation

As AI reshapes workplaces, women's overlooked gift for translating ideas into action is emerging as tech's most critical skill.

By Lauren Malhoit • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The weight women carry
Power / Energy

The weight women carry

Women are exhausted not by ambition, but by a system that demands 120% just to exist safely while still denying them equal power.

By Liza Tullidge • 8 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
The silent skew: Confronting structural gender bias through data
Data governance

The silent skew: Confronting structural gender bias through data

UK tech's gender gap is no pipeline glitch but structural bias, demanding rigorous use of data and AI oversight to drive real change.

By Sara Boltman • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Leading through ambiguity: Women and the AI era
Data Science

Leading through ambiguity: Women and the AI era

As AI races ahead, women's underrepresented voices could reshape how we navigate uncertainty, bias and authority in this transformative era.

By Inna Weiner • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
AI exposes emotional labour silently draining women
Human Capital Management

AI exposes emotional labour silently draining women

AI is exposing the invisible emotional labour taxing women leaders, turning unmeasured mental load into hard data companies can't ignore.

By Lisa Turner • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Women in tech & finance call for systems to catch up
Digital Transformation

Women in tech & finance call for systems to catch up

Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Cyber leaders urge culture shift to retain women in STEM
Human Capital Management

Cyber leaders urge culture shift to retain women in STEM

Cyber and tech leaders say diversity will stall unless firms tackle toxic culture, caregiving bias and back women with real sponsorship.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Why closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship is key to unlocking growth
Zendesk

Why closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship is key to unlocking growth

With women-led start-ups securing just 2.3% of 2024 VC funds, Cristina Fonseca says closing tech's gender gap is vital for growth.

By Cristina Fonseca • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Bias stories

Debiasing the digital future: Why AI needs healthy friction
DevOps

Debiasing the digital future: Why AI needs healthy friction

Treating AI as a 'digital toddler', experts warn that without gender-diverse leadership it will simply automate and amplify human bias.

By Rachel Hughes • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The hidden tax on women in tech: Masking, nervous systems, and sustainable performance
Hybrid & Remote Work

The hidden tax on women in tech: Masking, nervous systems, and sustainable performance

Women in tech pay a hidden tax of constant masking, draining their nervous systems and undermining true high performance at work.

By Gemma Rose • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The visibility gap: Why women's expertise in technology must be seen
Digital Transformation

The visibility gap: Why women's expertise in technology must be seen

Women's expertise is powering technology's future, but without greater digital visibility, their leadership risks remaining unseen.

By Denise Boswell-Buck • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Give to Gain: Why women learning from women matters more than ever
Human Capital Management

Give to Gain: Why women learning from women matters more than ever

When women mentor and network with one another, they transform individual careers into collective momentum for gender equality.

By Betsy Doughty • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Why fintech must design with women's needs in mind
Fintech

Why fintech must design with women's needs in mind

Women are demanding, well-informed investors; designing products around their needs boosts returns, loyalty and overall customer experience.

By Lisa Hannam • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The dominant dialect… and why ChatGPT thought I was a man
Fintech

The dominant dialect… and why ChatGPT thought I was a man

A writer discovers AI assumed she was a man, exposing how male-coded authority and historical bias still shape modern language models.

By Caroline Duong (CFA) • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Preserving our voice: Why women must shape the future of AI and cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence

Preserving our voice: Why women must shape the future of AI and cybersecurity

Women must be at the heart of AI and cybersecurity, or today's systems will hard‑code tomorrow's bias, risk and digital insecurity.

By Charlotte Wilson • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Women: The tech industry's most undervalued cognitive asset
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Women: The tech industry's most undervalued cognitive asset

Women's integrative thinking is a critical, scarce asset in tech - yet chronic, invisible cognitive load is quietly degrading its value.

By Sonia Ouarti • 6 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026