Women@Sky (W@S) is Sky’s primary gender and women’s advocacy ERG, committed to championing gender equity across all business areas and fostering a culture where all women can thrive. With over 3,000 members across the UK, Women@Sky serves as both a platform for advocacy and a strategic umbrella group supporting other gender-focused, intersectional and business-focused ERGs, including:
• TechWomen
• Women in Sport @ Sky
• Women@SkySports
• Women in Finance
• The Sisterhood (Black women at Sky)
• Women@SkyCreative
• Women@Sky chapters across markets in Ireland, Italy, and Germany
Our core committee of 22+ passionate individuals, supported by a dedicated regional team in the NE, NW, and Scotland, drives national and local engagement by delivering initiatives tailored to different regions where Sky operates.

IWD 2025: Our Largest Ever Collaboration – In 2025, Women@Sky took a leading role in coordinating Sky’s largest and most inclusive International Women’s Day programme to date. Under the banner of our annual theme \”Leave No Woman Behind\”, W@S became the focal point for cross-ERG and cross-market collaboration, facilitating seamless access to events for colleagues across Sky Group.
Event Highlights
18 IWD events across 8 days covering:
o Speaking up and finding your voice
o Allyship (including men supporting women, and women supporting intersectional peers)
o Intersectionality and inclusive advocacy
o Financial literacy for women
o Empowerment and confidence workshops
o Women leading Gen AI
o Women’s health and social mobility challenges
o Special cultural programming, including:
– A Sky Cinema screening of Lee starring Kate Winslet
– Fireside chats with Netball Super League athletes
– Netball tournaments and ticket giveaways for Women\’s Fight Night featuring Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price, and the NSL Super Cup re-launch on IWD
– Catered watch parties across Sky’s NE and NW England and Scotland offices to ensure engagement in our regions.
Events were delivered in hybrid formats (in-person, livestreamed, and available on catch-up) ensuring accessibility for all Sky colleagues across geographies.

Ongoing Initiatives and Advocacy
1. Communications & Storytelling
Through our Women@Sky intranet page and on Viva Engage, we share articles or posts to our membership where we think a special email distributing the article is needed (for example, when Kamala Harris unfortunately lost her presidential bid in November 2024, we wrote articles and VE posts on the impact this had on the mindset of women around the world but especially women of colour, asking our managers and colleagues to be gentle with us at such an emotional time).
Women@Sky issues a monthly newsletter edited by our Digital Comms Leads, spotlighting stories that matter to women, such as:
• New housing initiatives in London for women escaping domestic violence
• Coverage and support of LGBTQ+ milestones, especially focused on transgender women and lesbians
• Women across Sky who inspire (as nominated by colleagues and peers each month)
• Book & film recommendations
• Sign-posting our podcast series, upcoming events, and catch-up recordings for past events.
2. Better with Balance Podcast
Our bi-monthly podcast, Better with Balance – The Hindsight Series, features women and senior Sky leaders reflecting on their personal and professional journeys. Themes include:
• Navigating careers in male-dominated industries
• Embracing vulnerability and authenticity
• Maintaining wellbeing and balance
• Becoming vocal allies and inclusive leaders
• Retrospect of their own career paths (this series is called No Right Path)
3. Active Allyship – Our Active Allyship pillar offered targeted workshops for male managers to become better advocates for women through:
• Mentorship and sponsorship
• Unconscious bias training
• Gender-inclusive team leadership
• Support for women’s health and caregiving responsibilities
During International Men’s Day 2024, we produced a professional recording playing on a loop featuring Sky employees, including senior leaders, speaking on positive male role modelling and allyship.
4. Women’s Health & Safety – Our Female-Identifying Health & Personal Safety pillar curates regular sessions on:
• Menopause and perimenopause
• Endometriosis and gynaecological cancers
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Fertility support (laying the groundwork for a future Fertility ERG inclusive of men and women)
5. Social Mobility & Intersectional Inclusion – In 2024, we welcomed our first Social Mobility Champion—tasked with ensuring all Women@Sky events are inclusive of women from lower socio-economic backgrounds and those who’ve overcome structural barriers.
• We hosted Sky’s first and second Social Mobility Day panels in June 2024 and 2025, generating strong attendance across all genders.
• Following their success, our Champion has been appointed lead of the new Social Mobility ERG, with whom we will closely collaborate.