WeAreTheCity is celebrating its tenth birthday!
Created in 2008, WeAreTheCity is a free, centralised hub and includes gender-related news, a networks directory, calendar of events and conferences, returnships, business schools, inspirational women profiles, HeForShe interviews, giving back and jobs.
In the last decade, WeAreTheCity has undergone several transformations; held over 85 events, including two full-day conferences and our awards ceremonies; published over 9,000 articles; created a dedicated learning platform, Careers Club; launched a job board; and created a dedicated tech arm, WeAreTechWomen.
WeAreTheCity has over 72,000 subscribed members and a reach of over 33,000 through our social media platforms.
We would like to take this opportunity to offer our thanks for everyone who has supported and championed our work in the last ten years. Here’s to the next ten!
Below, we look back on some of our greatest achievements from the last decade:
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The Rising Star awards, now in their fourth year, are the first to focus on the UK and India’s female talent pipeline below management level and to support its winners through on going learning and networking opportunities long after the awards process has concluded.
Over the past four years and with the support of over 30 leading organisations, WeAreTheCity has been able to highlight the achievements of over 300 women (250 in the UK, 50 in India) through the Rising Star awards process. In 2016, we also introduced a Rising Star Champions category to showcase industry role models. In 2017, we also introduced the Company of the Year award. This award recognises the achievements of a company who can clearly demonstrate that they are actively supporting its female talent pipeline through their initiatives, training, development programmes and internal employee relations and diversity network groups.
In 2018, the number of Rising Star winners will rise to 450. By highlighting the accolades of these women, WeAreTheCity are not only promoting the female talent that exists across the UK and India, it is also actively encouraging organisations and business leaders to invest in and recognise these women as leaders of tomorrow and individual contributors to their respective industries
Hear from some of our previous winners below:
“I won the Rising Star in Law award in 2016 and was promoted to a level 2 Associate solicitor in the same year.” – Kim Opszala, Dentons
“I was one of the Rising Star in Sales winners in 2016, less than two months later I was promoted from an internal sales rep to my new role of a field sales rep.” – Shauna Bull, Pure Storage
“It has been great being involved with WeAreTheCity. Since winning the Rising Star in Law award in 2016, I have been promoted to a senior associate.” – Danielle Ayres, Gorvins Solicitors
Nominations for our 2018 Rising Star Awards have just closed and the shortlist is due to be announced on 14 May. Click here for more information.
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In October 2014, WeAreTheCity created Careers Club, a subscription-based club that provides its members with online access to over 1,000 career orientated articles, webinars, e-books, videos, workbooks and training courses. The club also entitles its members to free access to four London based learning/networking events per year, which are also filmed for the benefit of members who are unable to attend the event.
Careers Club has individual members as well as corporate members who have chosen to support and recognise their women with Careers Club subscriptions. Careers Club members also have the opportunity to build their networks, engage with other club members and benefit from coaching calls. Corporate clients of Careers Club include RBS, BIS, Bank of England and the Ministry of Justice. Careers Club is also used by a number of our clients to support their maternity leavers, graduates and interns. Discounted membership packages are available for corporate bulk buys. New for release in 2017 is a phone app to support learning on the go.
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In 2016, WeAreTheCity ran their first ever full day conference aimed at the female Technology community. The event was hugely successful with over ten corporate sponsors, 180 attendees and 39 different speakers and panellists. The event was supported by numerous CIO’s and CEO’s from leading firms, and also trended on Twitter.
In 2017, WeAreTheCity hosted its second technology conference offering delegates a unique opportunity to learn about a broad range of technology topics as well as getting involved with Q&A’s, hands-on activities and interactive workshops.
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WeAreTheCity’s WeAreFutureLeaders is a full day leadership conference for working women. Created in 2017, this conference is aimed at women aspiring or already in early leadership positions who are looking to broaden their skills and grow in to their roles as future leaders.
You can still buy tickets to this year’s WeAreFutureLeaders conference. Find out more and buy your tickets here.
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WeAreTheCityJobs was launched in 2014 to promote career opportunities to our large and growing female demographic of 72k members. Our key clients are Accenture, Allianz, BNY Mellon, CA Technologies, Capgemini, Deutsche Bank, EY, Fujitsu, Lloyd’s, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, PA Consulting, PwC, Sky, Societe Generale, Talbot Underwriting, Thomson Reuters, UBS, Worldpay and Xchanging. Despite being a female-orientated job board, men are also welcome to apply for our client’s roles.
WeAreTheCity is more than just a job board, we are brand ambassadors for our clients. Through WeAreTheCityJobs and the distribution of relevant content, such as recruitment videos, staff interviews and articles, where we feature profiles of inspirational women at all different steps on the career ladder. We are able to showcase our clients gender initiatives such as Return to Work Programmes, alongside promoting them as an employer of choice for women.
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In 2017, we announced the launch of our TechWomen50 Awards for emerging talent. The TechWomen50 awards were the first of their kind to focus solely on the female tech talent pipeline and recognise the impact of champions, companies and networks that are leading the way.
You can find the winners of this year’s awards here.
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WeAreTheCity is proud to support the Tech She Can Charter
WeAreTheCity is proud to support the Tech She Can Charter, pledging to boost the number of women pursuing careers in technology.
WeAreTheCity is joining forces with 19 major organisations, including PwC, JP Morgan, Tesco and Girlguiding, to take action to increase the number of women taking up technology roles in the UK.
The Tech She Can Charter has been founded to tackle the factors behind the shortfall of women in technology roles.
WeAreTheCity has joined hundreds of business leaders and MPs urging the government to boost female entrepreneurship in the UK.
Over 200 leaders, entrepreneurs, MPs and academics have joined The Telegraph’s Women Mean Business campaign, signing an open letter calling on the government to encourage more women entrepreneurs.
Currently, one in then women in the UK want to start their own business. However, just nine per cent of the funding for UK start-ups goes to women-run businesses.
Reed Smith, in collaboration with WeAreTheCity, is delighted to announce the launch of a study of the behavioural characteristics, personality traits and journeys of ascension of female leaders in the City of London.
The findings of the survey will serve as a guide on how to achieve success for women embarking on careers in the City.
WeAreTheCity wins Inspiration Award
WeAreTheCity recently won Inspirational Company at the Inspiration Awards.
The Inspiration Awards for Women celebrate the achievements of remarkable women who inspire those around them either through the media or through their astounding achievements in their everyday lives.
WeAreTheCity was presented with its awards during a gala dinner and awards ceremony attended by several celebrities at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London.
WeAreTheCity identified as one of the 50 brightest and most innovative companies in Essex
WeAreTheCity has been identified as one of 50 brightest and most innovative small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Essex.
The Innovation 50 list is compiled by the Essex Innovation Programme (EIP) and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), as part of a joint three-year business project.
The 50 SMEs in Essex were chosen for demonstrating fast growth, or growth potential, and innovation.
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