Women in Digital

How volunteering is making a difference to me and my career

Posted by: Liz McCreedy - Technology Services, Posted on: 15 April 2019 - Categories: Digital Voices, DWP Digital, Volunteering/Community, Women in Digital

Find out how volunteering through Civil Service Local is providing delivery manager, Liz with opportunities to share ideas and best practices.

Helping to create gender balance for a better workplace

Posted by: Lin B, digital service practice support, Marie Royce, intranet team, Rashmi Hangalur, technical architect and Collett Bellamy, delivery manager, Posted on: 8 March 2019 - Categories: DWP Digital, International Women's Day, Women in Digital

For International Women’s Day some of our Digital Voices have blogged about what the #balanceforbetter theme means to them.

Feeling guilty about returning to work after having a baby

Posted by: Kirsty Tidmarsh, Senior Software Engineer, DWP, Posted on: 7 March 2019 - Categories: International Women's Day, Software Engineering, Women in Digital

How do new parents feel when returning to their career after having a child? Software engineer Kirsty talks about the guilt she experienced as a new mum when she returned to work.

Developing confidence and promoting gender equality: Meet our new Digital Voices

Posted by: DWP Digital team, Posted on: 6 March 2019 - Categories: Digital Voices, Women in Digital, Women in Technology

The 14 women taking part in our 2019 Digital Voices programme talk about why they are taking part.

What we learnt from Digital Voices six months on

Posted by: Debbie Blanchard, Jane Hall and Jane Gwyer, Posted on: 14 February 2019 - Categories: Digital Voices, Diversity, DWP Digital Capability Building, Women in Digital

Deb, Jane and Jane talk about our Digital Voices programme and how it helped them develop their digital skills and confidence.

Life as a test engineer at DWP Digital

Posted by: Kate Boyle, test engineer, Posted on: 8 February 2019 - Categories: DWP Digital, Test engineering, Women in Digital

Being a test engineer in DWP digital is fast-moving, interesting and challenging and it’s opened up some fantastic opportunities.

Time to Talk: about the menopause

Posted by: Jo Owston, Digital Cross Boundary team, Posted on: 7 February 2019 - Categories: Diversity, DWP Digital, Mental health, Women in Digital

Time to Talk Day 2019 is taking place today. In this blog-post Jo talks about how the menopause affected her mental health. On Time to Talk Day we're encouraging everyone to have a conversation about mental health.

Data engineering: a new starter’s perspective

Posted by: Jude Dennis, senior data engineer, Posted on: 4 February 2019 - Categories: Data Engineering, DWP Digital, Women in Digital

In this blog-post Jude reflects on her first few months working in our Newcastle hub in a new role as a data engineer.

The delivery manager role in DWP Digital

Posted by: Bev Byford, Agile delivery manager, Posted on: 1 February 2019 - Categories: Agile development, DWP Digital, Women in Digital

Agile delivery manager Bev talks about her role working in the fast-paced environment of DWP Digital.

Developing women in their careers

Posted by: Andrea Heslop, Digital Workplace User Experience & Engagement and Lisa Mason, Digital Engagement, Posted on: 25 January 2019 - Categories: DWP Digital, Women in Digital

DWP Digital relaunched its Women in Digital group last week. The agenda covered women's health issues, International Women's Day, our Digital Voices programme and the challenges of attracting women to work in digital roles. In this blog-post 2 of our attendees, Andrea and Lisa, reflect on the event.