Atstock Productions - stock.adobNewsEverywoman announces 2025 Women in Technology Awards winners Network for women in business, Everywoman, has announced the winners of this years technology awards, in partnership with BupaByClare McDonald,Business Editor Published: 18 Mar 2025 11:46 Everywoman has announced the winners of its 2025 Everywoman in Technology Awards, sponsored by Bupa.This the 15th year Everywoman has celebrated women in the technology sector through its awards, highlighting female tech role models in an effort to encourage others into technology, having showcased more than 500 women since its beginnings.The importance of visible and accessible role models is often highlighted in the discussion surrounding increasing the number of women in the UKs tech sector, with experts stating that young people are more likely to consider these careers for themselves when they can see others like them across the technology sector.Maxine Benson, co-founder of Everywoman, said: Role models serve not just as beacons of achievement, but as tangible proof that success is attainable. Authentic role models provide the roadmap and the encouragement to navigate a successful career in an industry that needs diversity in all forms thought, approach and lived experience.Thats why we need every one of these impressive finalists, and this years winners, to be seen and celebrated if we want to attract more female talent now more than ever.Despite efforts made to increase the number of women in the technology sector, research from BCS in 2024 found that women only accounted for 17% of IT specialist in the UK, a number that had only increased by 1% in the five years prior.Everywomans own research, in partnership with Bupa, found almost 40% of women in the technology industry claimed that a lack of role models especially higher up in the sector has made it difficult for them when pursuing their own careers.This year, 16 winners were chosen from a list of almost 90 finalists, each at different levels from students and apprentices to women in executive-level roles, to act as these important beacons towards a possible tech career path for others.The winners of this years Bupa Everywoman in Technology Awards were as follows:AI Champion Award Maryleen Amaizu, senior machine learning engineer, RedgateApprentice AwardGrace Thomas, management consulting associate, AccentureCTO/CIO of the Year AwardAmanda Barker, CTO and vice-president IS strategy and architecture, CentricaCyber Security Award Sarah Rench, global generative AI security director, AvanadeDigital Star Award Shahzadi Awan, front-end software engineer II, Booking.comDigital Transformation Leader Rosanne Kincaid-Smith, former group chief operating officer, Northern Data GroupEntrepreneur Award Payne MBE, chief marketing officer, Open BionicsInnovator Award Laurence Levy, founder and CEO, MeditSimpleLeader Award Sandra Stanley, chief data science officer, dunnhumbyMale Agent of Change Award Ashar Khan, chief data officer, SSEOne to Watch Award Joey Lin, student at The Maynard SchoolRising Star Award Jemima Abu, front-end developer, WeMakeWebsitesSoftware Engineer Award Anna Wilde, senior engineer, American ExpressTeam Leader Award Maddie Clingan, principal agile coach and agile people manager, ControlPlaneTech for Good Award Sue Black OBE, professor of computer science, and technology evangelist, Durham UniversityThe Woman of the Year award was given to Carla Brackstone, senior partnerships manager at Kheiron Medical Technologies, who has used AI for breast cancer detection, having already found early-stage cancer in 11 women in Aberdeen. Shes working to help introduce this technology across the NHS, as well as the US.Admitting technology wasnt initially part of her grand plan, Brackstone said: Technology has continually opened new doors and provided me with a platform for growth, innovation and impact.Read more about diversity in the technology sectorThe wage offered towomen for tech jobs in the UKis 2.8% less than offered to male counterparts a larger gap than in the US and Canada, says Hired.Each year, Computer Weekly announces thewomen who will be added to its Hall of Fame, a list of women recognised for their lifetime achievements in the technology sector.In The Current Issue:UK government under-prepared for catastrophic cyber attack, hears PACSpace and power constrain datacentre planningDownload Current IssueWhat on earth is data lineage? Data MattersThe importance of taking time to get IT right Cliff Saran's Enterprise blogView All Blogs