A few weeks ago, when I joined the Women in Power network, I shared that one of my goals was to step back into FinTech and continue growing my career towards Head of Engineering. The encouragement, advice, and confidence from this community gave me the push I needed to stop waiting for the “perfect time” and start taking action. I’ve now taken that first step and started exploring leadership opportunities in FinTech. Whether this particular opportunity works out or not, I’m glad I’ve moved from thinking about it to doing something about it. Thank you to everyone who encouraged me to back myself. Sometimes the hardest part isn’t the interview, it’s having the confidence to put yourself forward in the first place. Here’s to taking the first step. 🚀

Good morning lovely ladies, A few months ago I was speaking with KPMG, one of our corporate partners, about this network and the exceptional range of skills and interests across it. They’ve been supporting a research project on AI, numeracy and social mobility, and I’m attending the launch on 14 July. They reached out on Friday to say they’d love to invite women from this network to join too - my contact had taken a look at WiTPN on LinkedIn and was very impressed. I’ve included details of the event below. Social mobility is a real passion of mine, and AI has the potential to do a huge amount of good, but also to widen gaps if we’re not thoughtful about how it’s used and the key skills required to access it. This research focuses on the role numeracy plays in that, which I think will make for a really interesting discussion. If you’d like to attend, please let me know and I can help arrange tickets. It would also be lovely to meet some of you in person. 🌟 Event details: We are very pleased to invite you to the launch of AI, Numeracy and Social Mobility – a new research report from Policy Connect and businesses of the National Numeracy Leadership Council. KPMG has worked closely with National Numeracy since 2018, when they co-founded National Numeracy Day to help people build confidence with numbers. Around half of the UK’s working-age population (approximately 17–20 million adults) have numeracy skills at or below the level expected of a primary school leaver. Date: Tuesday 14 July 2026Time: 08:00 – 10:30 (arrival from 8:00 for security clearance; 8:30 registration and breakfast; panel discussion 9:00–10:00, followed by networking) Location: Churchill Room, House of Commons Join Lord Evans of Rainow and an esteemed panel to discuss the report’s findings and policy recommendations. The research highlights that only 25% of UK adults believe numeracy skills are needed to use AI tools, compared to 42% who believe literacy is required. However, strong numeracy remains fundamental to engaging with AI confidently and critically.

Hi everyone 😊 I wanted to share some exciting news! 🎉 I have accepted a position as a Software Engineer / Data Scientist at Geotechnics. In this role, I am working on automating their manual lab processes using software and data solutions. It is initially a three-month contract, but I am really enjoying the work so far. I feel very grateful to be gaining hands-on industry experience while continuing to look for long-term opportunities 🙏✨ It feels much better to be learning, working, and growing rather than just sitting at home and searching for jobs 😊 Thank you all for your support and encouragement! 💐

How excited is everyone for RAISE? 🇫🇷 I can’t wait! I’m soooooo excited to meet up with all of you who are going, see everything our gorgeous @Sian Kelly Guy has been working so hard on behind the scenes, and obviously… the afterparty 🤣💃🏼🍹✨❤️I’ve been sat thinking… what other fab events are out there that we should know about? women in tech, data, cyber, leadership, networking or something else you’d reccomend?….. I would love to start attending more events together as a network! I know a lot of friendships, opportunities and collabs have come from our meet-ups & I’m sure there’s loads of cool events you all know about that I’ve probably never heard of that we could be attending 👀✨🙏❤️ Also… how is everyone coping with this heat? 🥵🙈😩 I’m still melting. Between trying to work, sleep and make sure my rabbit survives this heatwave, I’m soooooo over it & just want it to rain so I can go stand outside in it!!! 🥵🥵🥵🥵

This week it's the turn of our fabulous @Muthu Karunarathna Muthu is our newest member, but you'd never know it!!! She's come into the network, got stuck in straight away and has been an active, supportive part of the community from day one.... I've just shared her Member Profile over on LinkedIn and I'd love it if we could give her a proper Power Network welcome. Please go and have a read, leave a comment, like & share ❤️💫 I absolutely love these profile features because they give us all a chance to learn more about the amazing women behind the profile pictures, and Muthu's is definitely worth a read!!!....Thank you for being such a brilliant addition to the community already, Muthu. We're very happy you found us 💫❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/women-in-tech-power-network_muthus-member-profile-activity-7474855567606452224-WX3Z?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADWSYw8B11kwcug3ivRmsfX4hanoY5yJG7g