A discussion on the position and inclusion of women in the field of technology entitled “Including Women in Tech”, took place yesterday as part of a high technology forum organized by HETiA in collaboration with Tsomokos, at a central hotel in Athens.
According to today’s announcement, the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, in charge of Demographic and Family Policy and Gender Equality, Maria Syregela, stated that the government’s issues of gender equality are very high on its agenda, which proves it in practice. .
“Women’s financial independence and participation in the economy are important elements for both equality and the strength of a state,” said Ms. Syregela.
“We do not want to talk about gender equality in theory, we want to make programs that help women in their daily lives,” she said.
Finally, Ms. Syregela stressed that it is not only a matter of human rights, it is also a matter of development for a country, the issue of equality and the inclusion of women in the workforce.
Kelly Damalou, Product Manager, Ansys noted that a supportive environment is needed so that the workforce can be trained and develop their skills. He added that it takes a woman to try harder to convince her of her job, her worth and her dedication.
Regarding the number of women in technology companies, he said that the goal is at least the percentages of women observed in universities in the respective STEM schools to be the same in the work environment.
Valia Demestiha, Security Sales Greece & Cyprus, IBM Hellas, noted that IBM addresses the issue of diversity in a very strict context. He added that IBM has been promoting women in the workplace since 1930, when they first appeared in Europe in 1970.
He stressed that at IBM they consider their human resources as the biggest asset of the company and added that among the goals they have set is to attract young children and girls in the field of technology and the part of the brain regain.
Vassilios Velkos, Tech recruitment consultant & Co-Founder, Code.Hub, stated that the connection of universities with the market is a key issue in a modern economy, as one of the main obstacles that young people face today when looking for work is the lack of specialized knowledge.
It is characteristic, as Mr. Velkos stressed, that more and more companies are seeking to increase the diversity of their workforce, as research has shown that it is largely associated with the smooth operation of a company and its profitability.
“Technology has room for everyone,” he said, adding that it was important for universities today to be able to guide students in the STEM field, to explain their career choices, which is not the case today.
George Terzakis, HR Manager, EFA Group, stressed that Greece exports not only feta and oil, but also high tech services. The group’s company is currently exporting night-vision binoculars to the German, Belgian and US Marines.
He then stated that equality for the group is not only in words but in practice and for this reason the group has as a strategic choice an extroverted way in attracting its potential employees. He noted that great importance is given to the group’s presence in Higher Education Institutions and the result is the attraction of women with a high level of education, as 67% of women working in the group hold higher education degrees. Finally, as the company said, it promotes women to positions of responsibility in all the companies of the group, it characteristically stated that 4 years ago the percentage of women was at 20%, now today it has risen to 30%.
SOURCE: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
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