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Today marks International\nWomen\u2019s Day, a 24-hour period dedicated to celebrating women\u2019s accomplishments\nglobally and across the political, cultural, social and economic sectors.\nGender equality in the workplace is a huge continuing focal point of this day\nand feminism in general, with progress evident but the end goal still being\nworked towards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst the proportion of women who are employed has increased to 47%<\/a> across all job sectors in the US, women still only represent 14% of software engineering jobs and 25% of computer science-related jobs. In the UK, this is arguably similar, with only 19%<\/a> of tech jobs being filled by women. However, the tide is changing, according to data from the National Science Foundation<\/a>, more women than ever are taking STEM degrees \u2013 with women nearly equalling men in science and engineering degree qualifications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is evident, whilst progress\nis being made, improvements still need to be made to reach gender parity in the\ntelecom and tech industries. These changes need to start at a company-level\nfrom entry-level hiring, to promoting women into more senior leadership roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do we do to achieve gender equality at LoopUp?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here, at LoopUp, we strive for gender equality in everything we do, there is a continual focus on increasing diversity and investing in its people, creating an environment where everyone <\/strong>can reach their full potential. The business is striving to constantly improve gender diversity through different procedures and programmes. Our current hiring process is such that there is 50.4% female representation<\/a>, nurturing women into senior technical roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Silicon Valley Internship\nProgramme (SVIP) is just one example of these programmes, SVIP was founded by\nLoopUp\u2019s Co-CEO Michael Hughes in 2013. Operating across 35+ countries, the aim\nof the programme is to expose some of the most talented young people around the\nworld to the tools, experiences and network they need to flourish in the tech\nindustry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nurturing and developing female talent is also important for LoopUp, therefore, we would like to highlight some successful women in the business:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicoletta D\u2019Elia is a Senior Product Manager at LoopUp. She started her career at the company as an SVIP graduate \u2013 \u201cI joined LoopUp in 2015 as an intern in the San Francisco office as part the SVIP Programme. My interest for the most technical issues that customers were reporting and the exposure to the very talented engineering team in San Francisco led me to pursue a position as QA Engineer, where I was able to get more and more familiar with the product as well as the processes that made change possible. Since the beginning though, I had always hoped one day to be involved in the planning and designing on those changes and so I was delighted when last September I had the opportunity to move to the Product team as a Product Manager for the London engineering team.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dej\u00e0 Cespedes is a Product Manager at LoopUp. She is a SVIP graduate that started working full-time at LoopUp \u2013 \u201cI\u2019ve worked in tech for my whole career, this is the first role I\u2019ve ever had where I\u2019ve been part of such a female heavy team, and not in my peers, but at a senior management level. It was the first thing I noticed joining LoopUp as I\u2019d never had a female manager before. The whole experience has given me something to aspire to, not for my own ambitions, but because representation in technology is important, and I want to be a part of the movement that normalizes women in senior technical roles.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LoopUp recently hired Jo Sims as a Senior Director in Projects & Delivery – “I admire and I am so very proud of every woman making their way in technology.  It was a very male-dominated arena stepping into telecoms over 20 years ago \u2026 I felt like I not only needed to match up to my male counterparts but had to be better than them to prove capable and earn their respect.  But after all, is said and done I would not change a thing \u2026 I loved the challenge!  I love the industry and would welcome a chat with any female looking to make the same steps.<\/em>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are saddened by Lady\nBarbara Judge\u2019s recent passing and we would like to preserve her memory by\nhighlighting our late Chairman of the Board\u2019s advocacy for women\u2019s rights. Her\ncareer spanned law, banking, regulation and nuclear industry. Above all, she\nliked to use her skills and personal warmth to bring people together and\nencourage particularly younger women to aspire to greater heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, of all days, it is\nimportant to celebrate the progress but also the long road ahead for the telecom\nand tech industries to reach gender equality. The progress needs to happen in\nevery company, and we should remind ourselves that gender diversity generates better\ncompanies, higher quality products and more innovative industries. Any business\nor industry will be much stronger if it\u2019s built on a diverse set of ideas,\nexperiences and backgrounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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