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Women Leaders stories

The Women Leaders tag brings together stories of women who are reshaping technology, data, AI and digital business, and the initiatives designed to support them. Here you’ll find leadership lessons rooted in empathy, ambition and resilience, alongside programmes, scholarships and communities that are opening doors for the next generation of women in STEM, cybersecurity, fintech and beyond.

These articles explore both the progress and the persistent barriers facing women in leadership: from underrepresentation in IT and security operations, to the invisible emotional labour that powers modern marketing, to calls for structural change rather than one‑day slogans. Readers can learn how women leaders are using curiosity, clarity and human‑centred thinking to guide AI innovation, redefine the future of work, and push for faster gender parity across high‑intensity tech sectors.

Whether you’re an aspiring leader, an ally looking to drive real inclusion, or a business decision‑maker seeking diverse perspectives, this tag offers practical insights and lived examples. Discover how coffee‑talk communities, targeted leadership programmes, and bold appointments at organisations like Schneider Electric, Mediaocean and SUSE are turning advocacy into action—and how women at every stage of their careers are claiming space at the forefront of technology and data‑driven change.

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Women push for faster gender parity in fintech & tech

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Senior women across fintech, private equity and cyber call for faster gender parity, urging sponsorship, structural change and bold hiring.
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Invisible labour in a digital world

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As digital marketing leans on empathy and nuance, women shoulder unseen emotional labour that powers brands but rarely gets its due.
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Words of wisdom from Chaos female leaders: Leadership lessons for the future of technology

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Female leaders at Chaos share lessons on empathy, ambition and resilience, redefining what successful tech leadership looks like today.
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How women leaders are shaping the future of work and AI

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Women leaders are redefining work and AI, using curiosity, clarity and empathy to build fairer, more human-centred innovation.
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SUSE appoints Margaret Dawson as CMO to boost growth

Tue, 9th Sep 2025
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SUSE appoints Margaret Dawson as Chief Marketing Officer to spearhead global marketing and drive growth in enterprise open source software.
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Mediaocean promotes Drew Kane, Stephanie Dorman to top roles

Tue, 15th Jul 2025
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Mediaocean has promoted Drew Kane to Chief Product Officer and Stephanie Dorman to Chief Operating Officer as its Prisma platform targets global growth.
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Zilinka Jiang awarded Actuaries Institute AI scholarship

Wed, 9th Oct 2024
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Zilinka Jiang has been awarded the 2024 Actuaries Institute Women Leaders in AI/Data Science Scholarship, enabling her to enhance leadership skills at Stanford.