International Women's Day stories

On International Women's Day 2026, women in fintech expose an “authority gap” where progress on paper masks bias in daily decisions.

Women in tech are urged to look beyond shiny apps to the hidden AI infrastructure where high-impact, world-changing work quietly happens.

Hidden gaps in mentoring, health and leadership support are quietly stalling women's careers, despite workplaces claiming progress on equality.

As AI reshapes tech, women face stalled progress, patchy support and fresh bias, yet are building their own tables to claim power.

Investing in others is the smartest career move you can make, turning mentoring and community into real power, progress and shared success.

As 88% of shoppers blend online and in-store, retailers must design digital high streets that ease anxieties around fit, returns and delivery.

Women in tech are still paid less and promoted slower; here are five strategic steps to negotiate the rise your impact deserves.

From Michelin kitchens to SaaS boardrooms, one woman shows how resilience and empathy can forge an unconventional route into tech.

On IWD 2026, women like Weenect's Bénédicte de Villemeur Vieille are redefining pet tech with GPS innovation and human‑centred leadership.

A tech leader reflects on how trust, mentorship and flexible work can unlock women's voices, reshape teams and build more inclusive products.

Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.

At Goddiva, women across design to leadership are steering AI to sharpen creativity, deepen customer insight and reshape fashion eCommerce.

Gender-diverse teams are vital to building ethical, trustworthy AI, reducing systemic bias and ensuring technology serves all of society.

On International Women's Day, a Nexi leader urges fintech to stop 'fixing women' and overhaul biased systems to drive real inclusion.

Smarter workplace tech is helping firms curb burnout by tracking workloads, boosting financial clarity and opening fairer paths to progression.

Women are urged not to self-select out of STEM, as diverse skills and personalities are vital to drive innovation and challenge stereotypes.

Security operations centres urgently need more women, whose empathy, calm and insight are crucial as tech-driven threats rapidly evolve.

Fintech's risk frameworks are missing a vital safeguard: more women in decision rooms to challenge blind spots and prioritise resilience.

Tech firms can attract women, but keeping them means clear expectations, real support and meaningful work from the very start.

Senior women across fintech, private equity and cyber call for faster gender parity, urging sponsorship, structural change and bold hiring.