UK Cybersecurity's Female Workforce Hits Lowest Point in Three Years
Source: Theregister
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.