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18/06/2018

Women in tech from Burberry, Zenith and Sky to attend WITBoss

Amongst the confirmed delegates attending WITBoss this Thursday 21 June, from 6.00 – 8.30pm, include Hippo Digital, Burberry, Zenith and Sky. WITBoss is an award-winning event for leading women in IT.

Delegates have submitted the topics they’d like to collectively discuss at the event. These are:

How do I cultivate a working environment that is attractive to women?
How do we bring women who have completed maternity leave back into the industry?
Has anyone considered or is currently undertaking mentorship from a female leader? How effective is it? If not, how do we go about encouraging women leaders to mentor their colleagues?

Jo Graham, Technology Director at Morrisons, is the confirmed Keynote Speaker at the event. Read more about what you’ll take away from her presentation here.

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WITBoss, an award-winning networking event for Women in Technology, will take place on Thursday 21 June 2018 from 6.00 – 8.30pm in central Leeds.

Woman in tech? This event is guaranteed to boost your confidence

Jo Graham, Technology Director at Morrisons will be advising fellow leading women in technology of some key confidence boosting tips at WITBoss on Thursday 21 June 2018 from 6.00 – 8.30pm in central Leeds.

Confirmed Keynote Speaker, Jo Graham, will be leading a talk titled: ‘Confidence: If you don’t naturally make it, fake it’.

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With over 20 years’ experience in Chief Information Officer and IT Director roles, Jo has a strong aptitude for technology and business transformation, with a proven track record of motivational leadership. Leading teams of up to 800, she has helped shape and managing large transformational change across business and IT for three major FTSE 100 companies; including the likes of Morrisons, Capita, Lloyds Banking Group, HBOS and Bupa.

When asked to comment on what she hopes delegates will take away from the event, Jo said:

“My presentation will give an insight into some specific gender traits and ways of overcoming them. Everyone will take away different ideas and new tools and techniques. They’ll also leave with a deeper insight into what they maybe doing and why they do it.”

Jo lives in Yorkshire with her husband, they have four children, three of which are now at University.

Get involved – join the conversation
WITBoss is an award-winning networking event for female leaders in technology. The event takes place on Thursday 21 June 2018 from 6.00 – 8.30pm in central Leeds. The award-winning event creates a unique community for women in IT to network, debate, discuss hot topics, and learn from fellow female leaders in the industry. Click here to register your interest.

14/06/2017

Rousing Topic Announced for Women in Tech Event

The award-winning event for women in technology, WITBoss, takes place on Tuesday 20 June.

WITBoss will kick off at 6.00pm in central Leeds with an inspiring talk by Guest Speaker, Liz Whitefield – Director at Hippo Digital. Liz will be recognising how far women have come over the years and what the future could look like. Ahead of the event, Liz said:

“The focus of my talk will be about recognising how far we’ve come over the years. My daughter is 12 years old – the position and roles of women in society and technology has come such a long way since I was her age.

“We saw an encouraging upturn in last week’s election; the highest ever number of female MPs. I’m looking forward to discussing how we can take inspiration from this and other successes in order to shape our futures.”

How do I get involved?

Click here to register your interest

WITBoss is a free invitation-only networking event for female leaders in the IT industry. It takes place on 20 June 2017 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm in central Leeds.

The award-winning event creates a unique community for women in IT to network, debate, discuss hot topics, and learn from reputable and established speakers who are leaders in the industry. Click here to read more. You should come away with the inspiration to:

change your mind-set
formulate a clear road to success
feel happier and perform better.

Click here for highlights and interviews from the last award winning event.

09/05/2017

Woman in tech? Join the community, be inspired, create your future

Employers in the tech industry find it a challenge to retain women. Successful companies focus on mentorship, encouraging women to support one another and recognise that they will benefit if they encourage women to be themselves – fully themselves, with their own freely expressed perspectives.

WITBoss: a unique community for women in tech

Do you commit to knowing your own mind and speaking it in the workplace?

Are you confident enough to trust your own instincts amongst your colleagues?

Lisa Jones, Founder and Director at Barclay Jones will be leading and challenging these discussions at WITBoss, including:

who she looks to for inspiration

lessons learned during her career

how she’s thrived in the industry.

WITBoss is a free invitation-only networking event for female leaders in the IT industry. It takes place on 20 June 2017 in central Leeds from 6:00pm to 8:30pm. Click here to register your interest.

Who is Lisa Jones?

Lisa has a real passion for tech and has worked in the industry for over 20 years.

She started her career as an IT Trainer, progressing to take up senior roles in tech, including Head of IT and IT Director. During her time in IT recruitment, Lisa led her team to win Computing Magazine’s IT Department of the Year.

Lisa set up Barclay Jones in 2008. Led by Lisa, Barclay Jones specialises in helping recruiters generate ROI from technology and digital marketing. She’s even won awards recognising her value as an influencer in the industry. When asked what we can look forward to hearing at WITBoss, Lisa said:

“I love working in tech and being a woman can of course be a challenge. I’m looking forward to sharing how I worked my way from being a history graduate with a massive fear of tech, to an award-winning IT Director in a very sales-led business to business company. The ceiling may be glass, but I am keen to discuss practical tips for developing great strategies to improve your PR and career in technology.”

Lisa’s most definitely an inspiration to women in tech – we’ll be interviewing her ahead of the event so watch this space for the release of the podcast in the coming weeks.

How do I get involved?

· formulate a clear road to success

· feel happier and perform better.

Click here for highlights and interviews from the last award winning event.

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

Abraham Lincoln

11/10/2016

Could this be the very first girl computer geek?

Ada Lovelace is quite a remarkable lady; definitely an inspiration for some of our ladies in tech. She is one of the very first computer programmers.

A bit of history for you

Lord Byron, the famous poet, was Ada’s father. She was raised by her mother, Anabella. Fearing that Ada would inherit her father’s poetic character, she focused on teaching Ada science, mathematics and ‘more logical’ subjects.

What Ada became ‘known’ for

Ada became captivated by mechanisms. Embracing the Industrial Revolution and methodical publications, she designed steam flying machines. She introduced an Engine in partnership with Charles Babbage in 1833. This was an early predecessor of the modern computer, which was named ‘The Analytical Engine’. Both Ada and Charles developed the device over a number of years.

Lovelace is referred to as ‘the first computer programmer’. This is owing to the fact that she translated an article in 1842 describing the Analytical Engine. The article contains several early ‘computer programs,’ and her take on the variety of uses of the machine, including the manipulation of symbols and the creation of music. Babbage himself “spoke highly of her mathematical powers, and of her peculiar capability — higher he said than of any one he knew, to prepare the descriptions connected with his calculating machine.”

Sadly, Ada passed away age 36. She died of cancer only a few years after the publication of ‘Sketch of the Analytical Engine, with Notes from the Translator’.

Her passion and vision for technology have made Ada Lovelace a powerful symbol for women in the modern world of technology. If she was still alive today, Ada would definitely be on our list of invitees or guest speaking at WITBoss; our networking event for Women in Technology.

To read more about Ada Lovelace and Ada Lovelace Day, click here.

27/05/2016

Bridging the Gender Gap in IT across Yorkshire

Leeds-based recruitment consultancy, Corecom Consulting, launches a new event aimed at bridging the gender gap in the IT industry.

WITBoss was launched last week and welcomed speakers from WISE Campaign and BCSWomen Specialist Group, talking about the lack of diversity in tech companies and the initiatives in place to bridge the gender gap.

The networking event enticed 24 attendees from Yorkshire-based IT companies to learn from reputable IT professionals sharing their experiences and educating female professionals on how to overcome gender prejudices.

Jonathan Sanderson, Managing Director of Corecom Consulting said:

“Gender equality is clearly still an issue in tech industries nowadays. Ever since a Goldman Sachs course that Helen Wollaston of WISE was speaking at I’ve been intrigued by WISE’s offerings and the importance of creating role models to promote young females in science, technology, and engineering.

“Since the recent birth of my daughter I’d love to think that there were equal opportunities for her to work in IT and progress to Board Level, therefore gender equality needs to exist, and there needs to be the right people at the top encouraging this.”

Helen Wollaston, Chief Executive of WISE said:

“Digital jobs in the North grew ten times faster than non-digital jobs, according to a new report by Tech North. One in 20 of the workforce in the North is employed in digital and the jobs are well paid. Digital jobs in Leeds pay £5.50 per hour more than non-digital. I want women to be part of this growth. It is good for women and good for business.”

Gillian Arnold, Chair of BCSWomen and listed in the top 10 most influential women in IT 2015 by Computer Weekly said:

“Shockingly, we make little progress on increasing the numbers of women in technology roles in the UK. Whilst I believe that much of the issue is for the employers to deal with, I know that women in tech will want to get active and boost their own chances of getting the best career they can get.

“The session offered hints and tips to the attendees to help them find ways to break through the glass ceiling and progress to Board Level within their organisations.”

Following the success of the networking event, Corecom Consulting is set to launch another WITBoss event later this year, providing females with further advice, and a wider network of like-minded professionals. WITBoss has enabled attendees to develop strong affiliations with influential IT leaders and companies like WISE which promotes and encourages young females into the technology sector.

WISE is accepting nominations for its 2016 annual awards, recognising inspiring organisations and individuals actively addressing the core concerns of WISE: promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics to girls and women.

To find out more about WITBoss contact us at witboss@corecomconsulting.co.uk

28/04/2016

WITBoss to launch with prevalent topic

Corecom Consulting is set to launch WITBoss on 19 May 2016 as part of our award-winning Boss Event Networking Series. WITBoss is specifically targeted towards female leaders within IT and we’re pleased to be welcoming Gillian Arnold, Chair of British Computing Society (BCS) Women and Non-Exec on the Board of WISE, to speak at the event which will take place in central Leeds.

Gillian Arnold, also listed in the Computer Weekly top 10 most influential women in IT for 2015, has revealed her presentation topic for WITBoss and has titled it ‘Deconstructing the Glass Ceiling’. Gillian’s presentation will look at the elements that can mean an inequality of opportunity for women in Technology and how to counter them. Her talk will outline the essential elements which make up the glass ceiling, the impact that they will have, and how to ensure you make it through.

Speaking ahead of the event, Gillian Arnold said:

As well as having Gillian Arnold as the guest speaker, Helen Wollaston, Chief Executive of WISE will be attending the event to share her experiences and explain the campaigns that are in place to promote women in science, technology, and engineering industries.

Want to join the conversation?

WITBoss creates a unique platform for female leaders within IT across Yorkshire to debate, discuss hot topics, and learn from reputable and established speakers whilst networking with like-minded individuals. For more information or to register your interest for this event simply contact witboss@corecomconsulting.co.uk

18/03/2016

WITBoss Guest Speaker confirmed: Gillian Arnold ‘Top 10 most influential women in IT 2015’

We’re excited to announce Gillian Arnold, Director at Tectre as the Guest Speaker for WITBoss, our exclusive networking event that brings together female leaders within the IT industry. The event will take place on 19 May 2016 in central Leeds from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Gillian has extensive experience in the IT industry and set up her own IT Services company in late 2009. She has a long involvement with work for women in IT, supporting both industry and academic institutions in their work on diversity. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for WISE, the UK organisation which supports women in Science, Engineering, Technology, Maths, and is a Trustee Director for the BCS (The Chartered Institute for IT) L&D Group. Gillian has been chair of the BCSWomen Specialist Group since 2011 and continues to drive UK and European initiatives in support of women in the Technology Sector. Gillian won the 2012 Cisco / Everywoman in Technology award for ‘Technology Inspiration of the Year’ and was listed in the Computer Weekly top 10 most influential women in IT for 2015.

Most of Gillian’s early career was spent working for IBM in theUKand she held customer facing management, training, technical, sales, business development, strategic marketing and consultancy roles. She proved her expertise in managing and establishing teams to support new software and hardware products and running teams with cross-industry and cross-platform experience across the UK and Europe. She was also instrumental in shaping and executing the IBM UK policy on women in the workforce. She now brings that expertise to help IT Hardware and Software Vendors, Managed Services Providers and Software Development houses to gain traction in their positive action campaigns for women in Technology. Her company, Tectre, provides staffing, Unconscious Bias training, and consultancy to the IT Vendor supply chain, to some of the UK’s largest banks, and to the industry.

Speaking ahead of the event, Jonathan Sanderson, Director at Corecom Consulting and event host said:

“I’m really looking forward to welcoming Gillian Arnold to speak at our event in May. Gillian’s background in supporting women in IT through being on the Board of Directors at WISE and being chair of the BCSWomen Specialist Group is exactly what we were after when looking for a Guest Speaker at our event.

“We’ve already had a lot of interest in our event and I’m sure it’s going to attract more now that our Guest Speaker has been revealed.”

Want to join the conversation?

WITBoss is the first of its kind in Yorkshire, designed to bring together female leaders within the IT industry. The event creates a unique community for female leaders in IT to network, debate, discuss hot topics, and learn from reputable and established speakers who are leaders in the industry.

To register your interest for this exclusive event, simply contact us at witboss@corecomconsulting.co.uk

02/03/2016

WITBoss: Promoting Women in Technology

The absence of women in technology careers has been observed since at least 2005 and a $4 billion annual investment is now in place in the UK to rectify the gender imbalance, according to Deloitte’s TMT Predictions 2016 report. Despite this injection of cash, the number of women in IT has only increased from 17-18% in 5 years between 2010 and 2015.

It’s clear that despite the actions taken by the government and private sector in the UK to bridge the gender divide in IT, there are still huge concerns when it comes to recruiting, retaining and educating women in the sector. Deloitte’s TMT Predictions for 2016 state that fewer than 25% of IT jobs in developed countries will be held by women by the end of 2016. The reason behind this figure is due to a number of subconscious gender biases.

Gender imbalance in IT originates with education; there are simply not enough females taking computer related studies from an early age. This leads to only one out of every twenty applicants being female, according to half of the companies in a 2014 study among UK companies. Deloitte argues that there are still subconscious gender biases where both men and women are twice as likely to hire a male over a female even if they both have the same qualifications and experience. This is a problem which negatively impacts the gender divide in technology companies.

Commenting on the challenges women face when entering STEM occupations, Helen Wollaston, Chief Executive of WISE Campaign said:

“There is always more to do but we should recognise the momentum behind the recruitment of women into the IT and other professional STEM occupations in the UK. UK Professional IT employment grew by 10.2% overall in 2014/15; employment of women into the sector grew by a very encouraging 36%.

“WISE has doubled our corporate membership in the past 12 months, as more and more employers recognise the positive impact women can make on their business performance and want to be part of a growing movement for change. We offer a 10 step framework, led from the top, to create an environment where women will want to work, can be their true selves and therefore give their best.”

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Women in tech from Burberry, Zenith and Sky to attend WITBoss

Woman in tech? This event is guaranteed to boost your confidence

Rousing Topic Announced for Women in Tech Event

Woman in tech? Join the community, be inspired, create your future

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WITBoss Guest Speaker confirmed: Gillian Arnold ‘Top 10 most influential women in IT 2015’

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