{"id":26299,"date":"2019-05-10T17:32:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T16:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/?p=26299"},"modified":"2019-05-16T16:10:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T15:10:05","slug":"join-me-at-our-annual-women-in-digital-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/join-me-at-our-annual-women-in-digital-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Join me at our annual Women in Digital event"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m looking forward to co-hosting our third Women in Digital event. Each year we bring together a range of voices from across the digital sector and digital government \u2013 and it keeps getting bigger and better!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s going to be empowering and energising<\/h4>\n

Taking place during Digital Leaders Week on Wednesday 19 June in Leeds, we\u2019ll build on the conversations and practical actions from our previous events. Tickets are available now on our Eventbrite page.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a chance for you to network, collaborate and take away knowledge and tools to help you in your digital role. It\u2019s the event that I most look forward to, to reset and recalibrate. I\u2019ve left the last 2 feeling like together we can really achieve anything, it\u2019s so empowering.<\/p>\n

This year our primary theme will be women moving into leadership roles and the accessibility issues of returning to the sector. Through a range of keynote speeches, breakout sessions and lightning talks, we\u2019ll also be exploring the learning and development needs of women in digital, looking at the success stories of others and how they can help us to achieve our goals. Once inspired, which you absolutely will be, we\u2019ll have practical sessions with mentors and senior leaders, so you can learn more.<\/p>\n

The event aims to encourage a shift in behaviour around gender bias, so we\u2019ll also be showcasing some of our female digital experts and looking at the part they played in the success of some of our key projects. By standing up and saying \u2018I did that!\u2019 we hope to inspire more females into tech roles and show that digital is an attractive place to work.<\/p>\n

I have witnessed first-hand the friendships and networks that grow from this event; there is a real sense of togetherness and common ground.<\/p>\n

\"Cheryl<\/p>\n

Cheryl at last year’s Women in Digital event<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got some great speakers<\/h4>\n

As well as my hosting role I\u2019ll be talking about my personal experience of returning to work after a long period of absence, how it made me feel and how I navigated my way through that experience. It\u2019s something that I get asked about a lot. And I\u2019m excited that we\u2019ve already confirmed Renee Hunt from Sky to talk about their returners programme, and Northcoders will be with us talking about how they encourage women to learn new tech skills. Neither are to be missed.<\/p>\n

Our gender work is inspiring<\/h4>\n

I\u2019m really proud to work in DWP Digital for a number of reasons. We\u2019re already making progress that has led to an increase in women joining us. In the last year the number of female hires has increased by 9% from 26% to 35%.<\/p>\n

Our energetic Women in Digital network brings together colleagues across our communities to share ideas, experiences and take practical actions providing community support and career development.<\/p>\n

And our pioneering Digital Voices programme launched in 2018 supports women in digital develop their digital skills, confidence and knowledge. Backed by senior female advocates in digital, including me, the women are buddied with a \u2018friend\u2019 and receive tailored development and coaching. At last year\u2019s event women from our first cohort ran a session for a packed room where it was standing room only!<\/p>\n

Find out more and get your tickets here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Originally published here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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