Fiona McDonnell, Director, Consumer Retail, Amazon The contributions of women to technology are frequently left out of history books. During the Second World War and up until the mid-60s, women were well-represented and were the largest trained technical workforce of the computing industry. However, today women make up just 22 ...

For years now, we’ve known that diverse teams produce better results. So this year for International Women’s Day, the WISE Young Professionals Board are diversifying, by asking our male colleagues, partners, mentors and family to show their support for women in STEM. “Let’s all create the right conditions for more ...

WISE 2018 Woman in Industry Award finalist, Emma Taylor, talks about the benefits of a ‘lattice career’. My name is Emma Taylor, and I have a ‘lattice’ career. Before last year, I just thought I had a patchwork of roles, across three sectors and covering engineering/science/whatever. My 30-year working life has ...

By Sabrina Castiglione, WYPB Chair & Chief Financial Officer at Tessian January 2019 January has swung round again, and with it another year, another opportunity, and a new era for the WISE Young Professionals’ Board. So in the spirit of Janus, let’s take a quick look-back on 2018, and a ...

The WISE Young Professionals’ Board have scanned the market for the best STEM Gifts available in 2018. If you want to encourage an interest in science here are some gift ideas for anyone aged 3 – 14, particularly daughters, grand-daughters, nieces, or any other young women. Tech Will Save US | Build your ...

by Nadia Earl, WISE Young Professionals’ Board Member It’s interesting to me how the paths we take can seem normal to us. It wasn’t until I began my career at a large pharmaceutical company, fresh out of university, that I realised some of the barriers young women face when looking for ...

by Lauren Gracey, WISE Young Professionals’ Board Member Whilst it is important to remember that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) should always be the last consideration in methods to reduce workplace risk, it should not be underestimated how important these personal items are. The Health and Safety Executive are still reporting ...

By Sabrina Castiglione, Chief of Staff at Tessian and WISE Young Women’s Board member. I moved into the technology industry about two years ago; as someone who’d always had a strong STEM streak and spent time in the science and maths areas (and been – to say the least – not thrilled, but ...

Gender pay gap reporting has been a catalyst for conversations within organisations and beyond about the participation of women in business. When WISE looked at the published data for our corporate members, we found huge variation. Companies have not reported consistently, some report in different entities and although the reports ...