The Women Pivoting to Digital Taskforce brings together business, government, third sector, and industry groups to bring more attention to and action around supporting women from non-technical backgrounds to pivot to specialist digital roles. The aim of the Taskforce is to support businesses filling their digital talent gaps while also addressing the underrepresentation of women working in digital careers by providing them with vital skills to future proof the digital workforce. The Taskforce has three workstreams: Workstream 1, Employers: Equipping businesses with the tools to better attract and retain women from non-technical backgrounds into digital careers. The objective is to build the business case for action and support businesses to upskill and hire female career changers. Workstream 2, Providers: Providing practical tools to third sector organisations and local government to better attract/retrain women from non-technical backgrounds into digital careers. This will include building an understand of what is preventing women from career changing into tech and help de-mystify what it means to work in a digital role. Workstream 3, Influencing policy: Capitalise on the momentum around AI and digital skills by working with Government, regulators and academic experts to advocate for funding and using existing/develop new policy levers to greater support female career changers. Caroline Haynes, Chair of Women Pivoting to Digital Taskforce, discusses the benefits of utilizing women’s wide set of transferable skills. Sheridan Ash, Co-Chair of Women Pivoting to Digital Taskforce, discusses the positive impacts of having more women in digital roles. Sheila Flavell, President of techUK, discusses the important soft skills needed for women to pivot to digital roles. Richard Rowntree, Managing Director or Paragon Banking, talks about the benefits of joining the Women Pivoting to Digital Taskforce. Women pivoting to digital taskforce Find out more about the taskforce and get involved Find out more about the taskforce and get involved Share: Share to LinkedIn LinkedIn Share to X Share to Facebook Facebook Share to WeChat WeChat Share to WhatsApp WhatsApp Share to Email Email