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Electronics Weekly has been overwhelmed with the quality and calibre of entries for its inaugural Women Leaders in Electronics Awards. The nominations have been whittled down to the following shortlists in each category. Electronics Engineer of the Year sponsored by Samtec Daniela Cavallaro, STMicroelectronics Karen Craigmyle, Celestia UK Lily Petrova, ipTEST Mano Chitra, LoMaRe Technologies, London Samrudhi Inamdar, Brunel University ...

Electronics Weekly has been overwhelmed with the number and calibre of entries for its inaugural Women Leaders in Electronics Awards. The panel of experienced, industry judges has done sterling work, assessing and deliberating each entry thoroughly and, now a shortlist has been finalised. The shortlists for all categories will be published in the 20 March issue of Electronics Weekly, shortly ...

The entry deadline for our newly-launched Electronics Weekly Women Leaders In Electronics Awards has been extended one week, to 14 February. Due to the number of entries and requests for more time we have added one final week for entries to be processed. You can still enter here. Categories With 18 diverse award categories available including a range of Individual, ...

Electronics Weekly spoke to Paulette Watson, founder and MD, Academy Achievers & STEM Academy Achievers, Ghana and a judge of Electronics Weekly’s Women Leaders in Electronics Awards. “I am one of the judges for Women in Electronics, and this is a game changer because I see a more diverse and inclusive leadership landscape. Awards events like the Women Leaders in ...

A change in the role and perception of women in electronics has undoubtedly changed but to maintain momentum, Electronics Weekly’s Women Leaders in Electronics Awards has been created to recognise and inspire more progress. One of the judges for this year’s Awards, Paulette Watson, founder and MD, Academy Achievers & STEM Academy Achievers, Ghana, says: “Initiatives like the Women Leaders ...

“ESG has become increasingly important. . . and within electronics one of the key aspects of social responsibility is diversity and inclusion,” says Scott White, founder and executive director, Pragmatic Semiconductor and one of the judges on this year’s Electronics Weekly’s Women Leaders in Electronics Awards. “Happily, it has also been shown to improve business outcomes, so it’s a win-win,” ...

There has been a notable change in the number of women influencing electronics design and some of the judges for Electronics Weekly’s Women Leaders in Electronics Awards are feeling positive. “I’ve observed significant transformation influenced by wider societal issues in the people we hire and the technology we build,” says Dr Nicola Thorn, CEO and founder, AND Technology Research. “Moreover, ...

Electronics Weekly’s Women Leaders in Electronics Awards will promote awareness of contributions from women, says Ash Madni, MD Madni Technologies (UK) and one of the judges of the 2024 awards. He encourages electronics engineers to enter: “Don’t be afraid to step up and be recognised for your contributions to electronics,” he says. Another judge, Karen Holland, CEO, XCAM, says “After ...

There is an impressive panel of judges for the inaugural Electronics Weekly’s Women Leaders in Electronics Awards. Many have the same advice to people considering entering themselves or a colleague for these awards: “just go for it!” “This is a fantastic opportunity for us to celebrate and recognise the amazing achievements of women in our industry and raise the profile ...

Technology startups that have been founded by women attract 3.5% of equity funding in the first half of 2023, compared to 73% for male-led companies. There are no figures for the ratio of male and female led tech startups but in the wider market, women-led companies make up just over 17% of the total, according to a report by The ...