Women in Tech

The tech and engineering industries have long been given the ‘male domination’ precursor and the aviation industry is no exception. But, could this change? This International Women’s Day Electronic Specifier’s Sheryl Miles took the opportunity to speak to Maria Sol Rau, Project Manager at H2Fly, and Christina Martens, Engineer at H2Fly, both of whom share their experiences and insights on how increasing diversity can ...

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Solidatus are proud to highlight 20 women who are shaping the future of data. While the industry remains predominantly male, these trailblazers are forging new paths, driving progress, and championing diversity in data and technology.

The technology sector has long been perceived as male-dominated. However, this narrative is gradually changing, thanks to the efforts and grit of women challenging stereotypes and sharing their stories to help inspire the next generation of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths).

Sarah Stevenson, Chief Operating Officer, and Ceri Neal, Chief Financial Officer at Echion Technologies are two women driving the charge towards the next generation of electrification. As members of the Senior Leadership Team at Echion Technologies, both Stevenson and Neal play an instrumental role in enabling industries like mining, construction, logistics, and mass transportation to achieve electrification.

The next generation of women engineers who will play a leading role in meeting the sector’s ambitious goals are being encouraged to come forward and have their contributions recognised.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a sensitive topic for a lot of people and there is, broadly speaking, a general misconception that it is solely focused on race, ethnicity, or gender. But in reality, DEI is far more nuanced than that.

A new gender and diversity index assessing the state of play for the European deeptech scene has been released, developed by the GENDEX project and funded by the EIC. The index is intended to identify gender diversity and inclusion gaps across the ecosystem and to offer actionable insights and recommendations for stakeholders to consider moving forward.

With International Women’s Day quickly approaching and the spotlight on empowering women in the technology sector, Electronic Specifier heard from Sabine Patricia Haas, Marketing Programs Manager – EMEA at DigiKey. Haas shared her professional journey and her take on the importance of promoting greater gender diversity in the industry.

Employment across all sectors in the European Union hit the highest level in twenty years: The employment rate for people aged 15-64 reached 71.7%. At the same time, the employment gap between men and women has narrowed.

When you think of a coder, what image comes to mind? For many, it’s a man surrounded by screens of complex code. But in a world powered by technology, coding should be for everyone.