CEPIS Partners with Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2023
CEPIS has always worked towards increasing the number of women in the tech industry, and is always on the lookout for more opportunities to work towards gender equality in tech. That is why this year we have partnered with one of the biggest conferences for women in tech in Europe – the Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2023, which will take place on 14-15 June in Warsaw, Poland.
“Your people, your potential” workshop series kicks off
On 22 February, we kicked off our new ”Your people, your potential: Tools for impact” practical closed workshop series with tackling a particularly hot topic: quotas or targets?. In this exclusive workshop, we offered our Members and a few select guests an opportunity to discuss the benefits and disadvantages of both approaches.
Reframe, retrain, redeploy: how to achieve more women in tech
McKinsey, a global consultancy firm, has published a new paper: ‘Women in tech: The best bet to solve Europe’s talent shortage’. This comprehensive report looks at all stages of female involvement in tech – from primary school to workforce. It identifies the main reasons of lack of women in tech, and proposes concrete actions to improve the situation.
Informatics Association of Türkiye receives DiversIT Charter Gold Certificate
On 24 November 2022, the Informatics Association of Türkiye (IAT) received the Gold level certificate of DiversIT Charter. The Gold level certificate recognises the recipient as being a leader in achieving gender equality in IT professions. IAT had obtained the Bronze level certificate in November 2019. Now, after 3 years, they have recertified for Gold.
Gender gap identified in the metaverse economy
There is a discernible gender gap in the metaverse, similar to the gap that exists in Fortune 500 companies and start-ups, according to a recent study by McKinsey.
European Parliament adopts law on gender balance on corporate boards
The European Parliament has formally adopted the new EU law on gender balance on corporate boards, which means that companies by 2026 will need to have 40% of the underrepresented sex among non-executive directors or 33% among all directors.
Commission publishes report on inclusive gender equality in R&I
The European Commission has published a report on approaches to inclusive gender equality in research and innovation (R&I). The aim of the report is to help to create knowledge and concrete evidence-based recommendations that can feed into development of inclusive gender equality plans and policies.
Women in tech in focus at the GI Annual Conference
The 52nd Annual conference of the German Informatics Society (GI) took place from 26 until 30 September 2022 in Hamburg, Germany. The role of women in IT was a topic of several events during the conference. A workshop organized by members of GI’s special interest group “Women in Informatics” with the title “More women in IT – How do we get there?” took place on 26 September 2022, a session on “More women in informatics!” on 28. September 2022.
Save the date: annual DiversIT conference 29 November 2022
The CEPIS DiversIT Charter team invites you to save the date for the annual conference dedicated to the topic of women in technology. This year’s event is entitled ““Can we work together?” – How can a multi-stakeholder approach help increase gender equality in tech?” and will take place online on Tuesday 29 November from 10:00 to 13:00 CET.
PeopleCert Group receives DiversIT Charter Gold Certificate
PeopleCert Group has received the Gold level certificate of the DiversIT Charter. PeopleCert is a Greece-based global enterprise of assessment and certification of professional and language skills. PeopleCert also leads, participates in and funds numerous initiatives, both internal and external, that focus on empowering women, particularly in relation to digital skills.
