▁initi atives , ▁including ▁increasing ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁IT . ▁Her ▁passion ▁for ▁divers ity ▁has ▁continued ▁ever ▁since . ▁She ▁has ▁led ▁or ▁been ▁involved ▁with ▁initi atives ▁to ▁encou rage ▁and ▁support ▁women ▁in ▁IT ▁at ▁every ▁level ▁– ▁school ▁projects , ▁university ▁applications ▁and ▁courses , ▁gradu ate ▁rec ruit ment ▁schemes , ▁early ▁career ▁development , ▁mat ern ity ▁leave ▁and ▁return ers , ▁executive ▁promotion ▁and ▁ret ention , ▁and ▁board ▁participation . ▁ ▁Hon our ▁and ▁other ▁awards ▁and ▁roles ▁Reb e cca ▁George ▁received ▁her ▁O BE ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁IT ▁and ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁supporting ▁the ▁E gan ▁Review ▁of ▁S ust ain able ▁community ▁skills ▁Reb e cca ▁George , ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁B CS , ▁Char tered ▁Institute ▁of ▁IT , ▁under to ok , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁B CS ▁Policy ▁and ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁Board , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁B CS ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁B CS ▁Trust ee ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁ ▁Fre eman ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁Liver yman ▁of ▁the ▁Wor ship ful ▁Company ▁of ▁Information ▁Techn olog ists ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Reb e cca ▁George ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁" M ost ▁In flu ential ▁Women ▁in ▁IT " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1