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Number of women employed in UK tech down, gender pay gap up

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Women bear the brunt of tech layoffs, adding to grim picture on progress to gender parity in sector.

The number of women employees in the UK tech sector has fallen, while the number of men employed has risen year-on-year.

Analysis of national statistics data by Integro Accounting found the number of women employed in the sector fell to 359,154 from 384,025 – down 6.5% – in the year

The figures mean that, for