B. SHORT READING ABOUT "WHAT¨S ON THE NEWS?"

b. SHORT READING ABOUT “What's on the news?”

From gender-neutral bots to period-friendly 

healthcare trackers, cars with more storage and 

clothes with bigger pockets - the world could be 

a very different place if there were more women 

working in tech.

We asked a group of women who are working in 

the fields of science, technology, engineering and

maths (Stem) how the world might be compared

to now, if more women were present in these

male-dominated industries.

Kriti Sharma, director, Bots and AI, Sage

"If there were more women working in bots & Artificial Intelligence 

(AI), women wouldn't be an afterthought when building new 

technology”.

Suw Charman-Anderson, 

founder, Ada Lovelace Day

"If there were more women in tech, health apps 

wouldn't forget that women have periods and

period tracking apps wouldn't focus almost 

exclusively on planning for pregnancy”

Becky Plummer, senior
software engineer, Bloomberg

"The reality is that there is no shortage of innovations pioneered by women - not least the handheld syringe (Letitia Geer), gas central heating (Alice Parker), residential solar heating (Dr Maria Telkes), Kevlar (Stephanie Kwolek), and even the foundations for wi-fi (Hedy Lamarr).

"There is no question that women have brought, and will continue to bring, great innovations to the world we live in. So what would the technology industry - and the world - look like if there were more female developers?”

Gen Ashley, Director,
Women Who Code London

"If there were more women in tech, there would

be more role models to inspire young girls to 

pursue a career in tech”.