At the dawn of computing, women were the early adopters of computational technology, working with punch cards in what was then considered secretarial work. As computer science evolved into a ...

“It’s just like planning a dinner,” the renowned computer scientist Grace Hopper once quipped about computing in a 1967 issue of Cosmopolitan. “You have to plan ahead and schedule everything so it’s ...

As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over some of the notable stories relating to women in tech, diversity and inclusion throughout 2025 ...

A 2025 study finds that when women and men both use AI to produce identical work product, the women are viewed as less competent than the men. This reflects a broader pattern of gender bias that ...

Maintaining work-life balance has been the biggest challenge many women in the technology industry have come up against, according to a survey. Recruitment firm Lorien surveyed women in the technology ...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of ‘The Great Illusion,’ a series by CNN’s As Equals all about work: investigating which industries are most harmful for women workers, revealing the true cost of ...

A number of gender-specific obstacles hold back women in the workforce - and women's anxiety has only risen as a result. “Net worth,” “husband” and “LinkedIn”: a recent study found that these three ...

To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page. EACH YEAR, to mark International Women’s Day on March 8th, The Economist publishes the glass-ceiling index. It compares ...

Many women are choosing flexible work arrangements like freelancing and gig work to balance career and family. Traditional employment data may not accurately reflect the number of women engaged in ...

WHEN KAVIPRIYA, a 22-year-old from a village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, decided to take a factory job, her family was not thrilled. “My mother-in-law wanted me to stay at home and look ...

HAS CHANGED THEIR LIVES FOR THE BETTER. PENNSYLVANIA WOMEN WORK IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS WOMEN, BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, AND NOW THEY’RE GAINING NATIONAL ATTENTION. SHAYNA WILLIAMS ...

Unpaid work. Sexual harassment. Violence. Low wages. The “motherhood penalty.” These are just some of the issues that millions of women continue to face at work in 2025. Despite progress made towards ...