Over the past few decades the number of women in tech hasn't only not improved, it's actually got worse. A study released earlier this year shows that in 2013, just 26 percent of computing jobs in the US were held by women which is down from 35 percent in 1990. Kirsty Shanks speaks to the director of the new documentary "Code: Debugging The Gender Gap" which aims to work out what exactly's going on and why there aren't more women in tech.
Guests: Robin Hauser Reynolds
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Original Broadcast: Relative Values
You may be delighted to find out you're pregnant, but how do you break the news to your boss? And how do you juggle work and pregnancy? And what are your rights? Georgie tackles a whole host of questions with Abigail Wood from the National Childbirth Trust.
Guests: Abigail Wood
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Consuming Issues Best Of The Week: 6 - 10 July
Guests: Bill Dodwell,Mark King,Laura Whitcombe,Neville Hobson,Tracey Hill,Reuben Singh
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Original Broadcast: Careers Clinic
We're all supposed to 'have a book in us somewhere'...but not many of us would be brave enough to self-publish. Well in this Careers Clinic, Georgie chats to one man who was, writer, broadcaster and former Ad man, Richard Phillips who launched his book , 'A Polaroid of Peggy', 10 days ago in a north-west London bookshop
Guests: Richard Phillips
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Original Broadcast: Financial News Review With Gina Miller
Why Britain’s booming with female founders and the foreign investments you need to watch out for: top businesswoman Gina Miller of SCM Direct and the MoneyShe website joins Georgie to discuss the money stories making the news.
Guests: Gina Miller
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Original Broadcast: Careers Clinic
With women making up the majority of the low paid workforce – what can be done to bridge the gender pay and opportunity gap? Georgie talks to Helen Kersley from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills about their latest initiative.
Guests: Helen Kersley
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Original Broadcast: Careers Clinic
For this Careers Clinic, Georgie's joined by one of the two brothers behind a luxury ice cream brand that's got less calories than an apple. If that wasn't marvelous enough, they've also just managed to secure a spot in the hotly contested semi-final of Richard Branson's £1million Pitch to Rich competition.
Guests: Charlie Thuillier
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What do Mark Zuckerberg; Richard Branson and Bill Gates have in common apart from being super successful - they all have or have had mentors. In this show Georgie takes a look at why it matters and the impact it can have on both you - and your business with Jackie Jenks the senior manager of enterprise mentoring at Lloyds Bank.
Guests: Jackie Jenks
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Original Broadcast: Careers Clinic
How happy are you at work? Georgie takes a look at the happiest jobs around and how we can inject happiness in to our own jobs with award-winning financial journalist Donna Ferguson.
Guests: Donna Ferguson
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Original Broadcast: Careers Clinic
Celebrity businesswoman and author of “Mumpreneur” Annabel Karmel talks to Georgie Frost about starting her business from her kitchen, what she’s learnt and her advice for other mums with start-up dreams.
Guests: Annabel Karmel
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