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# UK Cybersecurity's Female Workforce Hits Lowest Point in Three Years
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/uk-cybersecuritys-female-workforce-hits-lowest-point-in-three-years/
- Published: 2026-10-01T16:14:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T16:14:21.000Z
- Description: The UK cybersecurity sector’s female representation has fallen to 16 percent, a decline from already-low baselines. The drop suggests active attrition rather than pipeline failure—recruitment and retention practices are pushing women out.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-culture, diversity, workforce culture, industry demographics

Source: [Theregister](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/01/fewer-women-than-ever-in-uks-old-boys-club-cyber-industry/5300064?ref=adjacent.media)

The UK cybersecurity sector's female representation has fallen to 16 percent, a decline from already-low baselines. The drop suggests active attrition rather than pipeline failure—recruitment and retention practices are pushing women out. Cybersecurity is a critical national infrastructure skill facing chronic talent shortages. A sector that alienates half the population while claiming it cannot find enough workers is choosing to stay small and homogeneous. The "old boys' club" framing points to concrete barriers: hiring networks built on existing relationships, workplace culture, and advancement pathways. Pipeline initiatives alone cannot address these structural problems without direct intervention on the hiring side.