Women in Tech’s Post

To mark Women in Tech Week later this month, we’re launching a short podcast series spotlighting some of the women behind Halo - their journeys, challenges, and the lessons learned about confidence, advocacy, and carving a path in tech 😇 Isabel Pearson opens the series by sharing her journey of growth at Halo, and how she learned to back herself, build confidence, and lift others in the process. 📺 Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/e2Q9sAFP If you’d like to continue the conversation in person, join us at our Women in Tech event at Halo House next Thursday, 16th October, featuring keynote speaker Sheridan Ash MBE, co-founder of Tech She Can and one of the most influential women in UK technology. 👉 Sign up for the free event here: https://lnkd.in/eMFKaKcK

Parity's 100 Women in Tech report was created to spotlight some of the amazing women that are at the forefront of innovation across four areas: Founders, Leaders, Builders & Connectors. Today we're kicking off a series of posts sharing the influential women at the helm of tech organizations, guiding teams, setting strategic directions, and making decisions that propel the business forward. They are the role models and changemakers who inspire, lead, and build the next generation of Health Technology. 🔗Read the full list linked in comments Meet the first of the HealthTech leaders in our series: Sumayah Rahman Taylor Williams, MBA Chentelle Lane Sara Piper, BS HT (ASCP) Judith Nowlin Somer Baburek, MBA Meagan Perkins Shana Neal Kim Lajic Cindy Nguyen #WomenInHealthTech #HealthTech #100WomenInTech #Storm3 #TimeforParity

The third episode of the Critical Careers Podcast is now live and it’s all about transformation in the workplace. 🎙️ Host Joyce Wady is joined by Catriona Shearer and Michelle Wallace for a conversation on breaking traditional norms, building supportive networks and creating more human-centred workplaces across the data centre industry. They explore how flexibility, inclusion and empowerment are shaping the future of digital infrastructure and why supporting emerging leaders benefits everyone. This episode is a reminder that progress happens when we challenge convention and lead with empathy! Tune in to the episode here and join the conversation about how we can open more doors for women in digital infrastructure - https://lnkd.in/ec2rRAne #EngineeredForAI #DataCentres #CriticalCareers #DigitalInfrastructure #WomenInTech 

It’s Women in Tech Week, and there’s no better time to share the second episode of the Critical Careers podcast — “Welcome to the Industry”! 🎙️   The sole purpose of Critical Careers is to encourage more women to consider a career in tech and in the data centre space in particular.   In this episode, host Joyce Wady is joined by Luisa Cardani from techUK, Holly Fenner from GeN+1, and Anna Rantala from BCS Consultancy. Together, they explore the many paths into digital infrastructure, the importance of community and visibility and why changing public perception is key to attracting diverse talent.   From non-traditional backgrounds to driving sustainability and innovation, these women show that there’s no single route into this thriving industry and that collaboration and inclusivity make it stronger.   Tune in to the episode here and join the conversation about how we can open more doors for women in digital infrastructure - https://lnkd.in/ec2rRAne   #EngineeredForAI #DataCentres #CriticalCareers #DigitalInfrastructure #WomenInTech

Converting ex-professional athletes to data centre experts? Sounds familiar! Our Marketing Manager Anna Rantala explains about our athlete conversion program at BCS in the latest Critical Career podcast by Kao Data. Listen to the podcast or read more about the program below 🎙️ https://lnkd.in/ec2rRAne 💬 https://lnkd.in/dwtV2FiD #datacentres #careers

Enjoyed speaking at panel on AI innovation with Elav Horwitz, Dominic Shine, and Dr Laura Weis at the NOVA community event. Thank you, Anji Henry & Benita Meswania for organising and bringing together incredible women in technology who are shaping the future of AI. We explored how AI is driving innovation and the future of work. "AI is great at predicting known-unknowns but it's terrible at unknown-unknowns—and this is where creative breakthrough happens." The real power isn't AI OR human creativity. It's the combination: - AI to handle the known-unknowns with unprecedented speed and scale - Human intuition to venture into the unknown-unknowns where breakthroughs live The future belongs to those who can leverage AI's predictive power while preserving the space for genuinely original thinking. #WomenInTech #AILeadership #AIInnovation #futureofwork

Girls Don't Play With Trucks Yup, looks like we haven't yet broken through the gender profiling wall. I mean, we'd like to think we have - female empowerment agendas are everywhere in the business space. Yet here we are, still having to argue that women are just as capable and equipped as men. In 2025. Viva bro culture! I read yesterday that women in tech podcasting struggle with credibility, representation, funding, and visibility. Shocked? I'm not. Turns out women's voices are literally perceived as less authoritative - cultural conditioning doing its thing. Female experts get questioned more, interrupted more, doubted more. And then we have my personal fav "aggressive/bossy vs. confident/assertive" double standard whenever women dare speak with authority. Still. In 2025. Many listeners unconsciously default to thinking male hosts know more about tech. So women get patronised. They get comments on their appearance, their voice, their personality - because god forbid we focus on content. And data supports this: identical podcast content is rated as more credible when it's served by men. Same words. Different gender. That makes total sense. Let me share how deeply this bias runs with some fun facts. Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil received the patent for their frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology in 1942. This became the foundation for modern wireless communication technologies like WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS decades later. But what do we remember her for? Her breathtaking beauty and acting prowess. Then we have Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) - often called the first computer programmer. Yes, you read that right. She worked with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine (a mechanical computer that was never built) and wrote what's recognised today as the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine. This was in the 1840s. But let's celebrate Alan Turing as the father of computer science and forget she existed. Can we please collectively get over ourselves? Because this unconscious bias doesn't just discourage brilliant women from entering tech podcasting, it diminishes their contributions when they show up anyway. Supporting pic for attention: Hedy Lamarr

Earlier this year I was asked this question on tara lorigan mnzm's podcast. The imaginary scenario was this.   💡You’ve been asked to speak at a conference to all the most powerful men in the world - so big conference room with all these blokes in suits sitting around. You have 5 minutes on stage in front of them, to convince them that we need more women in leadership roles and explain the actions they need to take to achieve this. If you convince them that this is something they should care about, you’ll be given 5 million dollars to invest in the cause of your choosing.  ❓What would you say? My answer: I wouldn’t walk into the room. Here’s why. There are three types of people I come across in my work. 1️⃣ Those that know that gender equity in leadership is an issue, is important, and are actively working to do something about it. 2️⃣ Those that don’t know what they don’t know. But once they do know, are keen to get involved and address it. Often these are people who have the best intentions, but just don’t know where to start or feel scared they’re going to get it wrong. 3️⃣ Those that don’t know, and don’t care. Because their power and identities are so wrapped up in maintaining the status quo that any change to that is a threat.  Thinking about the men at that conference. Who do you think they would be? My point is that we can waste a lot of energy on group 3️⃣. When actually we get more wins and more momentum by partnering with group 1️⃣ (the active supporter). As well as working to help group 2️⃣ (the don’t knows, but powerful allies) to become active supporters of women’s careers into leadership. We can't ignore group 3️⃣ completely. But less energy suck, more impact. And if you want to know how to engage and inspire 1️⃣ + 2️⃣ I can help.

In celebration of Women in Tech Week, we’re sharing a powerful clip from our Principal AI Consultant, Beth Curtis-Clarke. When asked how her individual contributions could create systemic change, Beth said: “I want to make sure I’m not just sharing my wins but also my losses with other women so it can help and inspire. When women in AI share both the art of the possible and the lessons learned, we redefine what’s possible for everyone. Whether it’s leading a small project or shaping policy, every step embeds diverse perspectives into tech and that ripple becomes the shift we need to make women in AI leadership the norm, not the exception.” Beth’s words remind us that visibility and vulnerability together fuel real progress. 🎥 Watch her full answer in the clip and let’s amplify more stories (wins and lessons) to inspire the next generation of women in AI. 💬 Who is a woman in tech whose story (successes or setbacks) has inspired you? Tag her below!.