Aber Uni IT lecturer was 'only woman at conference'

A trend for the "pinkification of girlhood" is partly to blame for the lack of women in computing, a women's conference organiser has said.

The BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium is dedicated to encouraging female students to enter the world of IT.

More than 150 delegates are expected to attend its 10th annual conference at Aberystwyth University on Wednesday.

Dr Hannah Dee, a senior lecturer science at the university, said she set up the even after finding she was the only woman at an industry conference.