Be a Game Changer for diversity: apply for the DiversIT Charter
Let’s celebrate the International Women‘s Day by participating in an initiative that can really change the life of women on STEM positions. Apply for the DiversIT Charter!
Call for submissions: Minerva Informatics Equality Award
The submissions process for the Informatics Europe Minerva Informatics Equality Award is now open. The Award recognises best practices in Departments or Faculties of European universities or research institutes and labs that have been demonstrated to have a positive impact for women.
BCS and Coding Black Females (CBF) announce inclusion partnership
As a part of BCS commitment to make IT more inclusive and engage with a greater diversity of people, BCS and CBF announced a joint bursary which will see over 70 individual members of CBF provided with BCS membership, as well as a range of mentoring and other career development benefits.
Gender-biased language discourages 50 % of women from ICT careers
Research by telecoms firm Openreach into the language of its job postings found that gender-biased language holds around 50 % of women back from applying for ICT roles.
DiversIT Charter launched on 26 November
The CEPIS DiversIT Charter was launched at an online conference on 26 November. The event was very successful, with more than 100 attendees, and included high-profile keynote speakers and panellists from the European Commission, the European Parliament, private and non-governmental sectors who discussed topics from the importance of gender diversity in general to specific best practices to attract and retain female tech talents.
Women still less likely to work in ICT, 2020 WiD Scoreboard shows
The European Commission recently published the 2020 Women in Digital (WiD) Scoreboard. It shows that, despite various initiatives, women in Europe are still less likely than men to pursue digital careers or have advanced ICT skills.
Women4IT project trainees in Ireland ready for new challenges
If you are looking for motivated and qualified staff for your digital job vacancies, why not think about the Women4IT initiative? The programme has launched different training sessions and is now looking at the ultimate goal of the project: putting the participants back into employment.
DiversIT Charter to launch to tackle the lack of women in tech in Europe
A new charter committed to increasing the number of women in tech roles in Europe will be launched on 26 November by the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS). The DiversIT Charter, which has been developed by CEPIS’ Women in IT group, will be open to organisations from across Europe, including the UK.
ICS starts first training session of Women4IT in Ireland, webinar on 16 October
The training has started on Monday 28th September for the Data Analyst and Graphic Designer courses. ICS are also hosting a webinar on Friday 16th October at 11 am Dublin time.
Cyprus Computer Society joins the Diversity Chapter Cyprus
The Cyprus Computer Society is proud to announce its participation at the Diversity Chapter Cyprus (DCC). DCC aims to promote social inclusion and ensure equal opportunities for all employees by fostering diversity thinking and implementation of inclusive practices in the workplace.
