Why does an industry that has been built by notable women and men from around the world and all backgrounds, classes and lifestyles and in which achievement is entirely dependent on ability, struggle to attract a representative workforce? Read our article “Diversity & Opportunity, an Enigma for Tech”, it sheds some light on the issue.
Find out which of our interviewees are particularly linked to the following areas of diversity in the sections below.
Professor Liz Bacon was identified by the BCS in 2014 as one of 30 inspirational “Women in IT: Inspiring the Next Generation”
Sue Black OBE founded #techmums which aims to empower women through technology
Sarah Bond
Jo Connell OBE
Pamela Cook
Sue Daley
Jacqueline de Rojas is a member of the 30% Club which aims to get 30% of women into tech and into leadership positions.
Rebecca George OBE
Lisa Goodchild
Anne-Marie Imafidon founded Stemettes which encourages girls to look at STEM as a career choice
Ann Moffatt
Dame Stephanie Shirley founded Freelance Programmers which only employed women until legislation in 1975 changed that
Andy Ayim – In 2018 Andy was named in the Financial Times as one of the top ten most influential black and minority ethnic tech leaders in the UK.
Sir Kenneth Olisa – was the only black person he knew growing up – today he is Lord Lieutenant of Greater London and passionate about equality
