Tag: coding
Three quarters of women from lower socio-economic backgrounds not encouraged to pursue tech career
Women make up just one in four in tech industry, with new research revealing those from lower socio-economic backgrounds face particularly big barriers It’s estimated that there will be only one qualified woman for every 115 roles in tech by 2025 Tech industry also has a particularly stark socio-economic gap, with only 19% of employees…
IWD: She Codes launches virtual coding challenge for women
To mark International Women’s Day, coding company She Codes and global recruiter Robert Walters Group have teamed up to develop a virtual coding challenge with the aim of providing women – and minorities – with a taster of the technology field. As the technology industry continues to grow at three times the pace of the national…
How to get more girls into coding. We speak to James Downes, Founder of computer kit firm Maker Life
A digital skills gap is looming. Within just two years there will be a shortfall of nearly a million skilled programmers and other technical professionals, according to the EU Commission, and the demand for programming skills already outstrips supply. But how do we tackle this problem before the UK is left far behind the rest…
