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May 15, 2024

Women are leaving tech - we need it to stop

Despite an increasing number of diversity panels and events, knowing what to do to keep women in tech careers can be difficult

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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