Tag: Code First: Girls
Code First Girls reaches 200,000 coding milestone
Code First Girls, the UK’s largest provider of free coding education for women, announced today that it has reached the major milestone of having taught over 200,000 women to code. Last year alone, Code First Girls provided over 80,000 opportunities for women to learn how to code, compared to just 18,000 who embarked on a…
Tech skills training failing women in AI age, report claims
Women are 40% more likely to have their work replaced by automation than men 80% of women in tech say they are not getting the career development they want A new report by social enterprise Code First Girls and Tech Talent Charter says the current approach to technology skills is ‘not fit for purpose’, leaving…
40% of female entrepreneurs report gender-based discrimination
A new survey by social enterprise Code First Girls has found that 40% of female entrepreneurs have faced gender-based discrimination whilst in a leadership role. 61% also agreed that, in terms of the challenges faced by women when breaking into senior roles, stereotypes still exist - with leadership continuing to favour men. Additionally, when asked about barriers to…
9 in 10 neurodivergent employees report burnout in tech sector
90% of female neurodivergent employees are experiencing burnout in the tech sector, according to the latest research by social enterprise Code First Girls. In the UK alone, there are 5 million people who consider themselves to be neurodivergent - but only 120,000 have been formally diagnosed. This is a particular issue for women -…
Code First Girls aims to boost women in tech leadership roles
Tech diversity champions Code First Girls have today launched their Mid-Level Accelerator (MLA) course, aimed to develop and accelerate women’s technology careers. Currently, women make up 19% of Information Technology and 30% of web design professionals in the UK - but this drops to just 5% when it comes to women holding leadership positions in…
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…
7 Tech Leaders give their predictions for 2021
Image: Tech leader Anna Brailsford, CEO, Code First Girls. Courtesy of WeAreTechWomen. The digital age is upon us - 2020 threw up some unexpected challenges for a wealth of different industries but tech has remained crucial not only to their very survival but their continual thriving. In a year that could…
1 in 3 female IT professionals put off by the lack of diversity, claims Kaspersky Lab
Today marks International Women in STEM day and while the UK tech sector growth is outpacing the rest of the UK economy, new research from Kaspersky Lab has found that more than a third of female IT professionals in the UK were put off by the unequal gender split in tech when starting their career. The study…
Trainline partners with Code First: Girls to get 20K women coding for free
Online travel app Trainline and Code First: Girls have announced a partnership to help 20,000 women in the UK to code for free by 2020, as part of the Code First: Girls 20:20 Campaign. The partnership represents a commitment by Trainline, Europe’s leading independent rail and coach platform, to support the work of Code First:…
