Business, Innovation and Skills CommitteeWritten evidence submitted by Kay Vincent

I have just been listening to “Woman’s Hour” on Radio 4, and am very interested in the inquiry into Women in the Workplace.

Having graduated from an MSc in computing in 2012 I would have dearly loved to work in the IT sector (and apparently the IT industry is crying out for graduates with programming skills). Unfortunately I could not find anyone who would employ me, because I can only work part time.

To me this seems like a huge and obvious waste. Not just for me personally, but perhaps for tens of thousands of women. Why can’t employers find ways to use the skills of job-share and part-time workers? It would be very useful if Government could encourage and educate business leaders to use all of this wasted talent.

As for me, I have given up on the idea of getting back into the IT sector, and have started my own craft business.

Kay Vincent (BA, MA, MSC, PGCE)

18 December 2012