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Clare McDonald

United Kingdom

Business Editor at Computer Weekly

Writer, Gamer, Tweeter, Sailor. Ok, so I'm not a sailor, but I am all those other things. Business Editor @ComputerWeekly, karaoke enthusiast, terrible cook.

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  • 3 weeks ago | techtarget.itmedia.co.jp | Clare McDonald

    IT分野での女性活躍を推進する社会的企業(社会問題の解決を目的に活動する組織)Innovate Herは2024年2月から7月にかけて、12〜17歳までの就学者1069人からAI技術に関する意見を収集した。その結果を、調査レポート「The AI report: Student Perspectives on AI & Workplace Futures」にまとめた。 Innovate Herの共同設立者兼CEOであるチェルシー・スレーター氏は、「AI技術に対する関心が男女双方に見られるのは心強い」と前置きした上で、「AI技術に対する関心の違いは、『女性がIT分野でのキャリアを築きづらい』といった性別による固定観念を助長するリスクがある」との懸念を示す。このような性差が生じる原因について、スレーター氏は若者がキャリアやIT業界、業種の適性について幼いころから触れてきた情報に原因があると考える。...

  • 1 month ago | computerweekly.com | Clare McDonald

    Not providing enough practical experience in science classes will have a direct impact on whether children work in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) roles in the future, research suggests.

  • 1 month ago | computerweekly.com | Clare McDonald

    The government has plans to increase the number of girls taking maths at A-level in a bid to encourage more girls into careers in artificial intelligence (AI). The Department for Education (DfE) is investing £8.3m, as part of the government’s Advanced Maths Support Programme, in offering support to 400 disadvantaged secondary schools in England in the hopes of getting thousands of girls into advanced maths classes.

  • 1 month ago | computerweekly.com | Clare McDonald

    The areas of artificial intelligence (AI) young people are interested in varies between genders, according to research by InnovateHer. The social enterprise asked more than a thousand students between the ages of 12 and 17 their opinions on AI, and found more boys than girls interested in the subject – 69% and 54% respectively – but also differing areas of focus, with girls worried about AI bias and boys concerned about cyber security.

  • 2 months ago | computerweekly.com | Clare McDonald

    Jobs requiring technically skilled professionals have more stability than other roles due to their high demand for skills, according to research from LiveCareer. Looking at more than 300,000 CVs made with its CV builder across the first six months of 2024, LiveCareer found that employees in the UK change jobs on average every 2.6 years.

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Clare Ellen McDonald
Clare Ellen McDonald @ClareEllenMcD
27 Aug 24

Less than two weeks left to nominate who you think should be included in this year's @ComputerWeekly list of the most influential women in UK tech #CWwit50 https://t.co/zeheo0KzsR

Clare Ellen McDonald
Clare Ellen McDonald @ClareEllenMcD
12 Sep 22

It's time to vote for who you think should be named the 2022 @ComputerWeekly most influential woman in UK tech: https://t.co/poHnNLrmWf #CWwit50

Clare Ellen McDonald
Clare Ellen McDonald @ClareEllenMcD
22 Jul 22

The nominations are open for this year's @ComputerWeekly list of the most influential women in UK tech - please put forward any influential women who have improved diversity in tech community and have had great tech sucesses over the last year: https://t.co/s1Ulh2sIDq #CWwit50