Steve Gilroy, CEO, Vistage

Investing in diversity through maintaining visible and evolving policies will help employers win the global battle for talent says Andrea Palmer, Chair of BCSWomen.

The ratio of women to men in the IT industry is low and this needs addressing, says Hannah Dee. This imbalance begins in school and its echoes are felt throughout our industry.

Passionate and motivated women have, for years, strived to increase representation in the IT industry and yet men still dominate technology firms. Gillian Arnold FBCS, co-author of a new book on the topic, says it is time for change.

The COVID pandemic has forced a broad reassessment of how the working world should work and this reappraisal could have profound implications for diversity in IT, says Professor Clem Herman.