EVENT REVIEW
PANEL DISCUSSION : SYSTEMIC GENDER BIAS ONLINE . EMILY COOK , MARKETING MANAGER , MARCH8 KATHERINE GORMLEY , PRINCIPAL SOLUTIONS ENGINEER , RESISTANT AI FANNIE DELAVELLE , MANAGER , BPIFRANCE ARUNGALAI ANBARASU , CHIEF TECHNOLOGY & STRATEGY OFFICER , WAYGATE TECHNOLOGIES
March8 The March8 stage showcased discussions on women in STEM and what can be done to encourage future female generations into a male dominated industry . Are girls institutionally discouraged from pursuing STEM careers ? Is there a cultural issue facing young women entering the industry ? Or is it a combination of the two ( and more )? These are some of the burning questions that were discussed .
Paulina Laurie , Head of Women in Tech at Frank Group Recruitment , and Samantha Humphries , Head of Security Strategy , EMEA at Exabeam , took to the stage to discuss barriers of recruiting women in Science , technology , engineering , and mathematics ( STEM ).
Laurie explained that barriers seem to start at a young age with stereotypes , but that it can also continue into the workforce , with people often thinking : “ If I cannot see it , I cannot be it ”.
Towards the end of the event , Samantha Karlin gave a keynote presentation entitled ‘ An Ethical Revolution in Tech ’, which spoke about AI perpetuating bias and the false belief of emerging technologies being neutral and unbiased . She urged the audience to focus on being empathetic and protecting ‘ feminist leadership ’.
Other powerful talks from inspiring women shed light on some of their personal experiences with sexism and how they overcame barriers to pursue their careers .
ALICE WILLIAMS , VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY , SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC UK & I
NINA JANE PATEL , CO-FOUNDER & VP OF METAVERSE RESEARCH , KABUNI
36 August 2022