Just five per cent of senior roles in tech are held by women, that’s probably not a surprising statistic to most people but it’s one that Tech Returners CEO Beckie Taylor is passionate about changing and so she set out to develop a programme which would work with women in technology to develop the skills they needed to progress in their careers and inspire others to do the same.
The lack of diversity and missing skills in the tech industry is a reality and Beckie found she was consistently asked:
“How do I hire more women into tech leadership roles?”
There is no magic answer, but rather it’s about fresh thinking, about creating environments where women in tech teams can develop themselves for success and inspire others to do the same and so in 2018, the Tech Future Female Leaders programme was born.
A four part programme focused on understanding and building an individuals’ own unique journey into leadership, identifying natural strengths and how to communicate effectively. Building confidence and empowering individuals to develop a personal brand internally and externally alongside building technical leadership for themselves and their teams, all of which are underpinned by creating and developing a support network to aid ongoing development.
Since then the programme has worked with more than 40 female technology leaders from globally recognised organisations committed to developing their talent and is focused delivering real results with graduates from the programme going on to win industry awards and speak at events and conferences and even taking to the stage at TEDx. In 2019 the programme has developed to provide an ‘in house’ offering working with businesses like The Co-Op to deliver the programme across entire teams.
How to get involved
Tech Future Female Leaders works with business to invest in their talent and to create a business where people develop and grow, assisting your retention efforts and helping your business attract new talent. The programme is open to individuals either as part of their training provision from their employer or self-funded and to businesses looking to develop teams or groups of individuals in the house.
The next cohort kicks off January 2020, to learn more and apply please click here.
