Women in IT Forum
Gillian Arnold, IBM United Kingdom Limited, Chair, Biography Ursula Morgenstern, Atos Origin Joanna Crowe, BTexact Technologies, Biography Teresa Schofield, Cranfield University and WES/IEEE Joan May, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Derek Hardman, Fujitsu Services Ltd Sarah Speake, Google Kate Craig-Wood, Memset Limited Eileen Brown, Microsoft Ltd Sue Davis, Sopra Group Ltd Jane Butcher, UK Resource Centre for women in SET Rachell Tobbell, UK Resource Centre for women in SET Annette Williams, UK Resource Centre for women in SET, Biography
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Background
Recruiting and retaining experienced women in our industry is of paramount importance and is fundamental to the future competitiveness of the UK's IT industry. In an industry that regards itself as leading edge in terms of the value it delivers to the UK economy and society as a whole, companies can no longer avoid addressing the failure to create a working environment that attracts and retains senior, qualified women.
The number of women working in the IT industry has fallen and the sector is still losing experienced, senior women from its ranks.
The future development of our industry is dependent on creating and retaining a diverse workforce, one where employees feel supported, comfortable and able to succeed regardless of their orientation or gender. It is a significant challenge, but one where we cannot fail.
About the group
Intellect's Women in IT Forum aims to find real solutions to the long-standing problems of how to attract, retain and advance more women in the technology industry. It seeks to inspire, lead and influence the action to increase the number of women in IT and advises ministers on programmes that need to be undertaken and the likely impact they will have. Contact details: Kate Whitehead T 020 7331 2005E This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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