Clare McDonald
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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1 week ago |
computerweekly.com | Clare McDonald
GUEST BLOG: In the contributed blog post, Gary Ford, managing director of Men for Inclusion, explains the diversity trends he has seen in the wake of news from the US, as well as how we can tackle them. For years, we’ve talked about the backlash against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). But we’re beyond that now. We are witnessing a full-scale revolt and fierce retaliation in the US, led by the “Presidential Resistor In Chief” Donald Trump.
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1 week ago |
computerweekly.com | Clare McDonald
Maintaining work-life balance has been the biggest challenge many women in the technology industry have come up against, according to a survey. Recruitment firm Lorien surveyed women in the technology sector and found 45% claimed to have had difficulties with work-life balance in their role, making it the biggest barrier they have faced in their career. Almost 30% said their biggest roadblock as women in the sector is gender bias and discrimination.
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3 weeks ago |
computerweekly.com | Clare McDonald
Interest in T-level qualifications was overestimated by the Department for Education (DfE), according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO). In its Investigation into introducing T-levels report, the NAO claimed the DfE overestimated the number of students who would choose the T-level route post GCSE. Some 25,508 students started a T-level in September 2024, which – while a 59% year-on-year (YoY) increase – represents only 42% of the DfE’s estimate made in November of 2022.
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1 month ago |
computerweekly.com | Clare McDonald
Everywoman has announced the winners of its 2025 Everywoman in Technology Awards, sponsored by Bupa. This the 15th year Everywoman has celebrated women in the technology sector through its awards, highlighting female tech role models in an effort to encourage others into technology, having showcased more than 500 women since its beginnings.
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1 month ago |
drumup.io | Clare McDonald
Everywoman has announced the winners of its 2025 Everywoman in Technology Awards, sponsored by Bupa. This the 15th year Everywoman has celebrated women in the technology sector through its awards, highlighting female tech role models in an effort to encourage others into technology, having showcased more than 500 women since its beginnings.
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