Diversity and Inclusion Archives

Scotland Women in Technology targets digital gender gap on charity boards

By updatesPosted on 16th April 202616th April 2026Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News

Scotland Women in Technology (SWiT), today (14 April) launches a new pilot programme which will see it partner with Third Sector Lab to boost the presence of women in its latest Digital Trustee cohort. Launched in 2018 by Third Sector Lab,

UK Gov Unveils Initiative to Bring Women into Tech Careers

By updatesPosted on 1st April 20261st April 2026Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News

A new programme aims to tackle underrepresentation of women in tech and the financial cost of women leaving the sector, estimated at £2 – £3.5 billion annually. The initiative is set to boost female representation in the tech sector and has been

UK Government launches women in tech taskforce

By updatesPosted on 18th December 202518th December 2025Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

The UK Government has launched a new taskforce designed to help women “enter, stay and lead” in the UK tech sector. The project will look to “champion diversity” in the tech sector by working to develop practical solutions to common issues faced by

Ladies Hacking Society Mentoring Programme

By updatesPosted on 28th October 202528th October 2025Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, Opportunity

Ladies Hacking Society have launched a new Mentoring Programme, with the first cohort covering people applying from Scotland and the North East of England. Runing for six months, this first cohort will gain access to dedicated pre-programme workshops covering everything you need to

Glasgow teens inspired by ‘Empowering Women in Cyber’ event

By updatesPosted on 10th September 202510th September 2025Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills, Diversity and Inclusion

Teenaged girls from across Glasgow have taken part in a ground-breaking tech event hosted by Glasgow Caledonian University. The ‘Empowering Women in Cybersecurity’ event brought together S3 pupils from schools across the city. Organised as part of the British Council-funded project,

Women Advancing Venture and Entrepreneurship Competition (WAVE) 2025

By updatesPosted on 14th August 202514th August 2025Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, Opportunity

Are you a leading UK-based technology founder, looking to raise awareness of your start-up across the world? HM Treasury has estimated that the UK could benefit from up to £250bn in new economic value if women in the UK started

Pathways to Scale programme

By updatesPosted on 22nd April 202522nd April 2025Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, Opportunity

Are you a female founder or woman leading a growth business who is looking to secure investment to scale up? Apply for Scottish Enterprise’s Pathways to Scale, an entrepreneurial leadership programme for women. It focuses on building the key executive

ScotlandIS Signs Scotland’s Digital Inclusion Charter

By updatesPosted on 18th February 202518th February 2025Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS, the trade body and cluster management organisation for Scotland’s technology sector, has become a signatory of the Digital Inclusion Charter that launched last year. Scotland’s tech sector is shaping the future, but a growing digital skills gap risks holding

Women’s International Network Programme 2025

By updatesPosted on 20th November 202420th November 2024Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, Opportunity

Are you a female founder, leader or executive looking for the next step on your international business journey? Following the success of last year’s Women’s International Network (WIN Programme), the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is delighted to open applications

ScotlandIS Scholarship: Supporting pathways into tech

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202411th October 2024Posted in Skills, Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

The ScotlandIS scholarship, launched at the beginning of the year in partnership with The Education Academy Scotland (formerly the Saturday School), has supported 100% of participants to not only pass, but improve their National 5 Maths grade in the final