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Women in tech groups 'can’t run on inspiration alone'

Groups supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths are struggling for funds.

Groups supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) fields are struggling to survive as corporations’ shrinking budgets, and cultural changes, see diversity strategies take a back seat. Ms Charman-Anderson adds that she is often told by the tech community that Ada Lovelace Day is inspirational, but it rarely translates into a much-needed injection of cash. For the last 15 years, Maggie Philbin, former presenter of the BBC’s science and tech show Tomorrow’s World, has been involved in a scheme called TeenTech, which runs Stem activities in schools.

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