Yes­ter­day we had the plea­su­re of wel­co­ming four girls from Year 7 to our com­pa­ny as part of Girls Day. It was an in­spi­ring op­por­tu­ni­ty for them to gain an in­sight into the ex­ci­ting world of soft­ware development.

Girls Day is an im­portant in­itia­ti­ve that aims to get girls in­te­res­ted in pro­fes­si­ons that are tra­di­tio­nal­ly oc­cu­p­ied by men. At our com­pa­ny, the girls had the op­por­tu­ni­ty to ex­pe­ri­ence first-hand how di­ver­se and fa­sci­na­ting the world of pro­gramming can be.

Af­ter a short com­pa­ny pre­sen­ta­ti­on, the girls were gi­ven an in­tro­duc­tion to the ba­sics of HTML and CSS, the buil­ding blocks of web de­ve­lo­p­ment. They were then al­lo­wed to de­ve­lop their own web­site – an ex­ci­ting chall­enge that they ac­cept­ed with en­thu­si­asm. They not only show­ed tech­ni­cal skill, but also crea­ti­vi­ty and team spirit.

We firm­ly be­lie­ve that events such as Girls Day can help to crea­te more di­ver­si­ty and equal op­por­tu­ni­ties in the world of work. We are proud to have made a con­tri­bu­ti­on to in­spi­ring young girls for the world of soft­ware development.