How has Covid-19 affected women working in tech?

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How has Covid-19 affected women working in tech?
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How has Covid-19 affected women working in tech?

The extra flexibility from remote working was meant to make the tech sector more attractive to women - but we're still haunted by the spectre of presenteeism

The current racing of Covid-19 though school populations is affecting women working across all industries, and certainly some female pandemic experiences seem fairly universal. Women picked up the ...

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