I’ll be sharing my journey as a UN Women UK delegate here over the next two weeks. Here’s some thoughts from Day 1 of UN Women CSW67, in response to Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology Amandeep Singh: “We need to bring the humanities, the social sciences, ethics… closer to how technology and science are being pursued today. This is the powerful transformation that women can bring to the … Continue reading Ignoring Humanities in Technology is Failing the Industry, and Failing Women

I started this series last year and found it a fun opportunity to reflect on all the experiences that I’ve had through volunteering for the tech community! A big thank you to everyone who’s got me involved with these wonderful projects. I’ve had so many great opportunities to meet new people and learn from them. 5 Things I’ve Learned From Volunteering this Year At the … Continue reading 2022 Wrap Up: My Year in Volunteering

I’ve had a lot of outreach lately asking about what I get up to day-to-day as a Product Manager at a Data/AI startup. The difficulty with answering what a “typical” day looks like for any given PM is that PMing varies massively from organisation to organisation, in terms of responsibilities, strengths and agency. One such difference is being a PM at a startup vs an … Continue reading Learnings From my First Product Conference

Do you know someone curious about getting started in product management after their degree? A couple of months ago, I gave a talk at my former Sixth Form (UK A-Levels) about my career path into technology since leaving school. The students that I met were brilliant, and by the end of the workshop, better product managers than me! I thought that I’d share the workshop … Continue reading What Next After my Degree? Intro to Product Management Careers (Sixth Form Audience)

I was recently interviewed for Canvas conference, an award-winning, annual product management community event, about my views on the importance of equity of opportunity, intersectionality, advice to underrepresented entry level talent starting out in tech, and what I love about being a Product Manager. Most statistics about women in technology are bleak – for example, TrustRadius found that 72% of women within the tech space felt outnumbered … Continue reading How Can We Create a More Diverse Workforce in Product?

We speak a lot about artificial intelligence (AI), and the implications that it has for our society. What we speak about less is the dangers of the fact that AI is predominantly created by a limited demographic, and that this has significant implications for its behaviour. Things need to change, and fast; how can organisations and government collaborate to achieve this urgent and important goal? … Continue reading AI Isn’t Intelligent Until It’s Diverse