Women in Tech
Promoting diversity through inspirational learning opportunities and events.
Why is gender diversity a serious challenge in the technology industry?
Women hold only 25 per cent of tech jobs. And this is steadily getting worse, despite the number of technology jobs increasing rapidly over the years. Without diverse representation, technology solutions risk excluding women, presenting a huge problem for business and society alike. We know diversity produces the best results.
What does the PA Women in Tech network do to support?
The PA Women in Tech (WiT) drives awareness of this issue and turns thinking into action. We're a passionate team from across the firm who use our experience to ensure the future of technology is more diverse, inclusive and benefits everyone. We do this by providing learning and development opportunities, building supportive communities of engaged women, industry partners and allies, and ensuring our recruitment activities promote equal opportunities and remove barriers to entry for women.
We’re proud to have won the “Best Employer Network” award in the Women in Tech Employer Awards 2022!
Coding Courses 2024
The PA Women in Tech team are proud to run their Intro to Web Development, Programming with Python, and Python for Data Science virtual classes, starting this April. The courses will run for 9 weeks in the evenings and are free of charge! They will start on Tuesday 16th April and end on Tuesday 11th June.
Please be aware that these sessions are held in GMT (UK) time zone.
1. Introduction to Web Development
An introduction to web development covering UX, HTML, and CSS taught virtually by industry experts, where participants develop their own website.
Audience: Open to all women and non-binary people aged 18+ with little to no coding experience
When: 18:00 – 20:00 (UK time) on Tuesdays, 16th April to Tuesday 11th June
Where: Classes will be held virtually using range of collaboration tools such as Slack.
2. Introduction to Programming with Python
An opportunity to learn the basics of programming in Python, covering data types, variables, conditional logic, data structures and files. There is weekly homework and the course ends with participants developing a final project.
Audience: Open to all women and non-binary people aged 18+ with little to no coding experience
When: 18:00 – 20:00 (UK time) on Tuesdays, 16th April to Tuesday 11th June
Where: Classes will be held virtually using range of collaboration tools such as Slack.
3. Python for Data Science
This course will introduce students to the basics of data science using Python, including data exploration, visualisation, pre-processing, supervised, and unsupervised learning. It is perfect for students wanting to explore an interest in data science. Previous Python experience is a pre-requisite for this course.
Audience: Open to all women and non-binary people aged 18+ with basic or previous python experience. This is ideal for individuals who have completed our ‘Introduction to Programming with Python’ course previously
When: 18:00 – 20:00 (UK time) on Tuesdays, 16th April to Tuesday 11th June
Where: Classes will be held virtually using range of collaboration tools such as Slack.
Applications have now closed.
Applications closed on Wednesday 3rd April at midnight. Please check back for future events.
What the WiT network is doing to support women in technology careers
The Career Starters (Students and Graduates)
We hold recruitment events and talks at university open days and STEM career fairs to encourage women embarking on a career in tech. Our famous Introduction to Web Development, Python and Data Science virtual coding courses provide career starters with the confidence they need to continue their coding career. Learn more about our Early Careers at PA.
The Accelerators (Early to Mid Level Careers)
Within PA we support everyone, from early to mid-level ranks, through informal meet ups which give an opportunity to share insight, experiences and discuss career challenges with one another. Our formal events are open to everyone across the world, and are often run with Big Tech partners.
Should you wish to join PA, we’ll support you through our WiT-tailored Mentoring Scheme and we’ll provide you with thought-leadership and speaking opportunities. Learn more about our Digital Careers at PA.
The Career Changers (Role Changers)
For individuals thinking about a career change into technology, we run a “Career Changers Scheme into PA’’ to encourage, upskill and support their career change.
Our partnership with CFG also allows us to sponsor places on their famous CFG degree which upskills women in software engineering and data science before they embark on a successful career at PA. Find out more.
The Ally (Men & support)
For our allies and champions, who continue to support women in technology, we offer speaking opportunities at our events and provide sensibilisation events and training, together with tailored support on topics such as ‘how women can support men too’.
Learn more about the importance of male allyship by listening to our podcast in collaboration with WeAreTech.
Come join our partner network
We're building a community of like-minded organisations and individuals to collaborate on furthering gender diversity in tech. There are loads of opportunities for us to work together, like contributing to and speaking at our events, coaching aspirational young women and providing insights to help Women in Tech achieve their goals. Please email womenintech@paconsulting.com if you'd like to get involved.
