Security, it's not just a job for the men

Julia Harwood, Departmental Security Officer from BIS, sees security as varied and challenging and encourages women to consider security roles as part of their career journey
Julia Harwood, Departmental Security Officer from BIS, sees security as varied and challenging and encourages women to consider security roles as part of their career journey
Jessie Owen, Departmental Security Officer at the Department for Transport, wants the language of security to set the tone for a more open, diverse and inclusive profession
What does diversity mean in government security and why should we care about it?
As a woman working in government security I’ve got used to being the only female round the table in meetings. At CESG’s flagship security conference, IA14, I counted only four women out of 35 speakers, panelists and hosts. Whilst women …