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How GDS is supporting women in STEM

Posted by: Laura Yarrow - Head of Design, GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 21 October 2024 - Categories: GDS team, People and skills
The image features three young women from Next Tech Girls, alongside a member of the GDS team, Dr Sarah Kirby-Ginns. They're standing in front of two pop-up banners, smiling.

The Government Digital Service recently hosted three students from Next Tech Girls, a social enterprise that works with girls in education who are interested in a career in tech.

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Breaking in a new generation of public speakers

Posted by: lucycarey, Posted on: 21 June 2017 - Categories: People and skills
two speakers delivering a talk

Creative writer Lucy Carey discusses a new peer-led initiative we’ve been developing at GDS to usher more women towards the podium – Break into Public Speaking.

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The GDS Parity Pledge, one year on

Posted by: Zara Farrar - former Senior Content Producer, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 9 March 2017 - Categories: Events, GDS team
Women in government event

...or more people unless there is at least one woman on the panel, not including the chair. In future, no-one from GDS will speak at an event unless the event's...

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