In celebration of International Women’s Day, we launched a heartening video campaign, with the tagline ‘Shape your own future’. Created to inspire young women to consider a career in technology, the video unveils the endless possibilities a tech career can bring.
At Barco, we aim to create an inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our people. An engineering company by origin, however, there are considerably more male than female workers (72% vs 28%). “In higher management, we can see a positive evolution”, says An Dewaele, Barco’s Chief HR Officer. “From 2014 to 2018, the number of female managers has increased from 12 to 17%. But we still have a long way to go. It’s our responsibility as a company to promote gender balance in the workplace and to inspire and attract young talent to help close the current gender gap.”
For companies to attract more female tech profiles, we need to encourage women in technology. This requires tapping into girls’ curiosity, creativity and imagination.
Sparking girls’ imagination is exactly the purpose of Barco’s video campaign. It tells the story of a little girl’s aspirations and highlights the true-to-life details of a technology career path. By holding up a mirror and showing young women who they can become and what they can achieve, Barco wants to get the next generation of female students excited about technology. After all, technology has the power to change the world.