ICT: Women
Commons · Question 98950 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to increase the number of women entering IT specialist fields.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 18 Dec 2025
The Government wants to unlock the full potential of the tech sector, and increasing women’s participation in IT is essential to achieving this. That’s why on Monday 15th December, we launched a Women in Tech Taskforce to identify and address the barriers...