Stories - Womanthology

Marily Nika

Rolling up my sleeves to tackle lack of diversity in tech – Dr Marily Nika, Product Manager for Google

Russ Shaw CBE

Being an ally and creating an inclusive group of tech leaders built on a spirit of volunteerism – Russ Shaw CBE, Founder of Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates

Bethany Probert

Being a talented engineer is not determined by background, education and experience, it’s all about mindset, attitude and impact – Bethany Probert, Junior Software Engineer/Consultant at Capgemini Engineering

Apps-for-Good

Unlocking the confidence and talent of young people, empowering them to use technology to make a difference – Heather Picov, CEO of Apps for Good

Gillian Arnold

Bringing together diverse talent and breaking down negative stereotypes of tech ‘brogrammers’ – Gillian Arnold, Managing Director of Tectre

Audrey Pe

From the Philippines to the US and the world: Closing the gender gap in tech — Audrey Pe, Founder and Executive Director of WiTech

Ann Francke

As we build back better, we need to build back more inclusively: Fighting for extended gender pay gap reporting – Ann Francke OBE, CEO at the Chartered Management Institute

Sheila Flavell FDM

Achieving a zero gender pay gap and striving to deliver an inclusive culture that ensures equal career opportunities for women – Sheila Flavell CBE, Chief Operating Officer at FDM Group

Work-from-home

The constant uphill pressure of combining a career with family life: Why it’s more important than ever to keep up the momentum with gender pay gap reporting – Jennifer Liston-Smith, Head of Thought Leadership at Bright Horizons

WACL

Yes, we still mind the gender pay gap: Preventing further backsliding on progress towards gender balance – Jackie Stevenson, President of WACL and Global CEO of The Brooklyn Brothers

PensionBee

Not only do we need to close the gender pay gap but we also need to close the gender pension gap too – Romina Savova, Founder and CEO of PensionBee

Women in Transport

Career progression barriers must be dismantled to close the gender pay gap – Katie Hulland, President of Women in Transport

Betty Haas Pfister

Saluting the incredible Betty Haas Pfister, the epitome of a hero and role model – Jill Meyers, Aviation Consultant at Meyers AeroConsulting

Laury and Virginia Woolf statue

Creating Virginia Woolf’s first-ever life-size statue: Let the world pause on tributes to men for a spell so we can catch up! – Laury Dizengremel, Award-Winning Sculptor

Sirimavo_Bandaranaike

Women’s stories only make up half a per cent of recorded history: Let’s change this by putting 70 extraordinary women in a new book – Rosalyn Ball, Engagement and Equality Specialist, Speaker and Author

Helena Whitbread Anne Lister Books

Becoming biographer to the 19th-century landowner, businesswoman and global icon, Anne Lister, ‘The first modern lesbian’ – Helena Whitbread, Historian

Elisabeth-Kubler-Ross

Ode to Dr Elisabeth Kubler Ross, who first taught the world about treating patients with respect, compassion and dignity – Laura Mackinney, Co-Vice President of Women in Medicine

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On the trail of the Indian suffragettes – Dr Sumita Mukherjee, Associate Professor in Modern History at the University of Bristol