BCG and Deloitte donate €8,000 for scholarships against the gender gap

"Our goal is that every person can realize themselves and their potential," comments Boston Consulting Group Human Resources team. "Often girls, while having the same skills and passion as boys, are not encouraged enough by the company to pursue their aspirations and become who they dream of being. We, as a company, want to contribute to the paradigm shift that has been taking place in recent years. In 2019 we hired five graduates from the degree courses to which the scholarship is dedicated and for 2020 we have an ambitious goal: to achieve a balanced intake of new recruits (50% men and 50% women). Although they have the technical skills to approach the world of work, the girls often lack the confidence that would lead them to leave a greater mark. To enhance their potential, we believe that it may also be useful to set up mentorship programs, during which a young graduate in Engineering can guide future colleagues, still at university, to mature the awareness that «they can do it»".

Deloitte's Diversity&Inclusion team agrees: "We decided to join in the first instance because the initiative fits in with our business objectives: globally, we realized that we have few women in the business lines with a technological background, and this is a problem. The Politecnico's initiative fits well into our line of action, which is aimed at achieving our strategic objectives at a global level. One of these is to recruit a certain number of women in all leadership roles coming from the training segments that still remain unattractive to women, due to some cultural bias. Participating in initiatives such as GIRLS@POLIMI can contribute to social change, both through its communicative impact and by encouraging as many girls as possible to undertake this type of training. Our company has hired and is hiring women of Politecnico origin, specifically, the area with the highest percentage of women hired is the Supply Chain, although the next planned insertion is a figure dedicated to Cyber Security after a training course in Computer and Science Engineering. All this is part of an even broader strategy of inclusion, which we at Deloitte call «ALL IN: Accelerating gender and inclusion». On the one hand, we focus on our female representation in the company, especially in leadership roles, and on creating a 360° inclusive work environment; on the other hand, we help our young female students of all levels so that they can embark on STEM training".