Each year March represents Women’s History Month, while the 8th March represents International Women’s Day. Both of these moments in time are dedicated both to celebrating women and pushing for greater gender equality. For 2021 the day’s theme was #ChooseToChallenge, which called for everyone to choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality, and choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements.
Clearly it’s important that we don’t only shed a light on diversity and inclusion around this time of year. But it does give everyone a chance to check in with themselves, their workplace and their wider industry, to shine a brighter light on issues that need to be reviewed and addressed all year round. That includes men as well as women.
Fighting for gender parity in the workplace is not a new phenomenon. Businesses have been working on it for decades. Yet while the world has taken huge strides around diversity, equity, and inclusion, the tech industry is still lagging behind, with women making up just 20% of the workforce. So, what steps can we take for women in…
