July 2016 - Womanthology

Women in tech

#SummerOfSTEM part one: Why the UK needs more women in STEM than ever before, and the need just got greater – Fiona Tatton, Womanthology Editor

Tsungi Maruta - British Airways

Dream, believe and achieve: My passion for engineering is mine and no one can take it from me – Tsungi Maruta, British Airways Engineer and former Apprentice

Hanna Buckingham - TfL

Becoming an apprentice to build my career options and transport Londoners into the future – Hanna Buckingham, Civil Engineering Apprentice at Transport for London

axosoft team

STEAM powered: Teaching girls to hack the education system to demand to learn tech skills and concepts – Lawdan Shojaee, CEO of Axosoft

Surveying

Building inclusivity and sharing best practice in surveying – Lucile Kamar, Equalities Manager at RICS

Women in tech - digital skills

A strong, committed and impassioned call to action to end gender stereotyping in tech and beyond – Catherine Knivett, Principal Policy Officer for Digital Skills at the Greater London Authority

Dr. Nathalie Pettorelli in the Serengeti

Co-founder of Soapbox Science, Dr. Nathalie Pettorelli on her love of working in STEM: Cool travel plans, no routine, collaborative spirit, independence and freedom to pursue whatever mystery you identify

Emma-Goulding - Siemens

My role as a STEM Ambassador and recognition for successfully completing an apprenticeship that literally took me places – Emma Goulding, Controls Engineer at Siemens AGT

Bees

Creating a buzz by breaking down barriers for women in maths and statistics – Dr. Martine Barons, Mathematician in the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick

Tom Welton

Banishing unequal uniformity in academia through a burning passion for inclusion – Professor Tom Welton, Imperial College London

Rocky-road-to-political-power

Navigating the rocky road to political power: What now for gender equality? – Fiona Tatton, Womanthology Editor

Carolyn Pearson - Maiden Vogage

Better connected: Why information is power for female business travellers – Carolyn Pearson, CEO and Founder of Maiden Voyage

Finance

Being a woman in the brave new world of alternative finance: Don’t let other people’s limitations hold you back – Dr. Louise Beaumont, Head of Public Affairs & Marketing at GLI Finance

Mission-led business

Embracing the mission-led business agenda to bring together businesses, charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises – Jo Boardman, Innovation and Enterprise Development Specialist

Freelance

Working smarter as a freelancer or contractor to maximise your prospects in an uncertain employment market – Julia Kermode, Chief Executive Officer at the FCSA

Athena-SWAN-awards - University of Sheffield

Hosting the national Athena SWAN awards ceremony to celebrate improvement in female representation and progression in higher education – Julie Campbell, HR Manager for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Sheffield

Procurious networks

Don’t let a good crisis go to waste: Why Brexit is an important opportunity to drive diversity and inclusion in procurement – Tania Seary, Founder of Procurious

Talent pipeline

Why it is now more important than ever for the tech community to come together to build an effective talent pipeline within the UK – Edwina Dunn, Chair of Your Life and CEO of Starcount