How can we support women in the telecoms sector?
Actions for industry, academia and policy makers
Earlier this year c.40 women from across industry, policy makers and academia met discuss how to support UK women in the telecoms sector. The event, organised by DSIT, Ofcom, UKTIN and techUK aimed to foster collaboration between existing gender diversity initiatives and discuss what more could more usefully done.
With telecoms facing an aging and predominantly male work force, the sector is missing out on the economic benefits diversity can bring. In 2020 19% of the UK telecoms workforce was female compared to 37% of the global telecoms workforce in 2022[1][2]. A male majority exists at all levels in the UK telecoms workforce, but it is particularly stark for skilled trade, professional occupations and managers, directors and senior officials.
