Tag: Code First Girls
WhatsApp rolls out HD as standard, Apple ending ‘buy now pay later’ in US
WhatsApp, one of the most popular encrypted messaging apps, is gearing up for a significant update that could change the way users share media. The app is rolling out an HD quality default setting, a change that could make high-resolution images and videos the new norm. This upcoming feature builds upon the app's previous enhancements…
#MumsWhoCode campaign celebrates UK’s most family-friendly tech employers
Code First Girls and the MotherBoard Movement have teamed up to recognise the top tech employers leading the way in offering exceptional maternity and paternity policies, tackling the challenges faced by working parents in the industry. The #MumsWhoCode campaign recognises employers who, at a minimum, offer either a 6-month full-pay maternity policy or a 4-month full-pay paternity policy, alongside further…
Tech Leaders give their predictions for 2021
Image: Tech leader Anna Brailsford, CEO, Code First Girls. Courtesy of WeAreTechWomen. The digital age is upon us - 2020 threw up some unexpected challenges for a wealth of different industries but tech has remained crucial not only to their very survival but their continual thriving. In a year that could…
Women ‘not part of story’ in UK tech, says Code First: Girls’ Amali De Alwis
Women are currently “not part of the story” in UK tech, according to the chief executive of a coding academy. Amali De Alwis, the head of Code First: Girls, a not-for-profit organisation that has provided free coding training to more than 6,000 women across the UK, said a lack of female representation is a “sad…
1 in 3 female IT professionals put off sector because of unequal gender split
Today marks International Women in STEM day and while the UK tech sector growth is outpacing the rest of the UK economy, new research from Kaspersky Lab has found that more than a third of female IT professionals in the UK were put off by the unequal gender split in tech when starting their career. The study…
