Under the motto "The world of IT", the 20 schoolgirls were able to gain a detailed insight into the IT company. "That's a record number, we've never had so many female participants," says Nadine Schiffmann, Human Resources Manager at doubleSlash.
Schoolgirls should get an insight into "classic male professions"
Many girls are typically interested in professions such as saleswoman, hairdresser or office management assistant. On Girls'Day, it is possible to get to know professions in which mainly men have worked up to now—such as IT. Women are very much in demand here. "At the moment, we too mainly have men working in IT professions. More female specialists are always welcome in our IT teams. Mixed teams with different perspectives have been proven to often develop better solutions and are more efficient and creative," says Schiffmann.
doubleSlash employees talk about their day-to-day work at the software company
At Girls' Day, the girls were given a detailed introduction to the IT specialist application development and—system integration apprenticeships. Both specializations are also available at doubleSlash. Apprentice Marius Dienel gave an insight into his day-to-day work: What qualifications do I need to work in this profession? What are the tasks?
Software developer Judith Kleck presented the many study options available in computer science. She also told the girls how she came to study IT as a woman and what she particularly likes about her job. "At the beginning, I also wondered what it would be like in a typically male profession. But I always felt very comfortable and was warmly welcomed as a woman in IT studies and also as a developer at doubleSlash."
Try it out for yourself at the programming competition
Girls' Day at doubleSlash was rounded off with a small programming competition. The girls were able to try their hand at programming in teams with "Robot Karol" and recreate the doubleSlash company logo. At the end of Girls'Day, all 20 participants could imagine working in IT later on or were able to confirm their existing career aspirations. "It was a very nice experience and definitely helped me move forward," concluded one participant.
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