Tackling gender inequality with Women Do Cyber

Glasgow Caledonian University, in partnership with Cisco and Scotland Women in Technology, is tackling gender inequality in cyber security through a unique scholarship programme.

Women Do Cyber, supported by the Scottish Funding Council and the National Transition Training Fund, offers fully funded short courses aimed at providing cyber skills to women looking to launch, restart, or transform their careers.

Around 50 women are due to complete the upskilling programme next month.

To celebrate the scholarships, GCU hosted an interactive discussion on how employers can support diversity in the cyber and tech workforce and attract skilled talent.

Scotland Women in Technology trustee Ketty Lawrence chaired a panel featuring Davie Gow, of Leidos, Laura Kerr, of Morgan Stanley, Simrin Gill, of Cobry, and Lamisah Hamid, of Systal Technology Solutions.

Fiona Stewart-Knight, Assistant Vice Principal Business Partnerships at GCU, said: "I have had the pleasure of working with Cisco and Scotland Women in Technology to get this partnership off the ground to try and qualify more women into cyber and become cyber ops associates.

"Cyber is a growing area, with demand for neurodiversity, that employs a significant number of people who think differently and solve problems differently."