What should the government be doing to encourage more women into IT?

Stuart Sumner
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The technology industry speaks out about gender diversity in UK IT, and tells the government what it needs to do to help encourage a better balance

The UK's IT industry has spoken out about the lack of gender diversity in its upper echelons, and has urged the government to be proactive in redressing the balance. Computing has recently launc...

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