{"id":119938,"date":"2026-03-11T21:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/898822575"},"modified":"2026-03-11T21:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:20:46","slug":"hundreds-of-women-get-tech-job-support-in-a4m-government-backed-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/hundreds-of-women-get-tech-job-support-in-a4m-government-backed-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of women get tech job support in \u00c2\u00a34m government-backed programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ministers said thousands of 12 and 13-year-old girls will get experience of what future work would be like in tech ahead of the launch of an expanded UK-wide girls tech competition.<\/p>\n

The package also includes paid tech placements and support for those returning after career breaks to re-enter technology jobs.<\/p>\n

The \u00a34 million TechFirst Women\u2019s programme will help around 300 women secure placements at companies including SMEs.<\/p>\n

It also comes amid growing pressures in the UK jobs market, with UK unemployment recently rising to a four-year-high of 5.2%.<\/p>\n

Secretary of Science, Innovation and Technology Liz Kendall said: \u201cI am very aware of the reality women face in tech: women aren\u2019t being given a fair shot \u2013 whether that\u2019s getting into the sector, staying in it, or returning after time away.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t address these unfair biases and barriers now, we\u2019ll still be having this conversation in 10 years\u2019 time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re acting through a skills and jobs package to get more women into tech quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese aren\u2019t warm words \u2013 they\u2019re real jobs, real placements, and real routes back in through a door that has been too hard to open, for too long.\u201d<\/p>\n

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