Supporting women in IT
#TeamPhoenix are dedicated to supporting women in IT, alongside encouraging the women within our business to succeed, progress, and develop.
With women making up just 26% of the tech industry, we recognise that a lot more must be done before gender balance is achieved within the sector. We are working towards this by setting specific business goals for diversity and representation at Phoenix.
“I am incredibly passionate about ensuring that more females are recruited into our industry at all levels, allowing us to build next generation talent to be role models for future generations. Throughout my career, I have found the industry to be heavily dominated by men, with women often unaware of the wide range of careers available to them within the sector, ranging from HR, sales, and marketing to technical, audit, and other specialist roles.”
At Phoenix, we have solid plans in place to increase the percentage of women within our business and I am an ambassador for this. I truly believe that we need diversity in all of our teams, and that gender balance across the business will help us to remain relevant to our customers while ensuring that Phoenix is a great place to work for all. Our culture is about fairness, empathy, and support, so ensuring gender balance and that all gender identities are represented across the company is an absolute necessity for our future growth and success, and we’ve already made great progress.
With only 26% of people currently working in tech being women, I am proud to say that our gender split across the business is higher than the industry average at 34% female to 66% male. I am very excited about what the future holds and the opportunities that hiring more women in a broad range of roles present.”
Clare Metcalfe, Managing Director at Phoenix Software.
Supporting and encouraging women in tech
Contributing to our dedication to women in IT, Phoenix in the Community is a network representing our commitment and responsibility towards our environment, sustainability, accessibility and EDI, society, and women in IT. By launching this to our staff, it increases awareness, encourages best practice, and gives our employees the room they need to grow.
At Phoenix, we are actively working to support and encourage more women into the tech industry. Here are some of the things we’re already doing:
Speaking at schools to encourage more women into STEM careers
Offering work experience for those interested in a career in technology
Offering flexible working options
Offering a health package that can be extended to the whole family
Providing working parents with enhanced parental leave packages
Giving employees a dedicated breast pumping room for those breastfeeding in the office
We’re a Great Place to Work® for Women in 2022 and 2023
Great Place to Work UK® named Phoenix as one of the Best Workplaces™ for women in the last two years, highlighting our dedication to not only encouraging women into tech, but making their experience as positive as possible. These recognitions communicate our:
- Unique initiatives and support: Phoenix drives to provide employees with resources and initiatives to reach their full potential
- Involvement: we get involved in several national and regional programmes to encourage girls and women into the tech industry, including hosting careers talks in schools, colleges, and universities, and attending local networking events
- Dedication to fair representation: Phoenix aims to maintain a workforce inclusive to everyone in society, including women
Join our supportive team
Would you like to become a woman in IT? Find out more about Phoenix careers now.
You can also email us at [email protected] or call 01904 562200 – whatever works best for you.