What the app does to combat the gender gap in the world of work

25 October 20237 months ago babelfish

All the details on Women Plus, the App launched today by Tim and presented as part of the 4 Weeks 4 Inclusion

According to Istat data, in Italy only 55.2% of women are employed and among young people who are not studying and are unemployed (Neet – Not in Education, Employment or Training) they represent 56%; on the training front, however, just 16% of girls choose university courses in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects.

Women Plus could provide a tool to grow the role of women in the economy, encouraging professional paths and supporting them in the orientation of their professional path and giving them the opportunity to train continuously and coherently with the market. Tim, there is the App launched today by Tim and presented as part of the 4 Weeks 4 Inclusion, the marathon on inclusion created and promoted by the Group. The solution, created by Women at Business, is available from today on the main digital stores (iOS and Android). The application also had the patronage of the European Commission.

HOW THE SOFTWARE WORKS

Starting from the experience of 'Mulheres Positivas', a project that TIM supported in Brazil with the entrepreneur Fabi Saad, Women Plus will work on different aspects, allowing women to find open positions in a single system, also thanks to matching tools between their skills and available jobs, but also mentoring, training and inspirational talks.

“TIM's Women Plus app aimed at women looking for employment is an excellent example of how a company can contribute to removing obstacles to the economic empowerment of women”, underlined the European Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli. Who then added: “This initiative is part of a global approach in line with our strategy for gender equality, actions on equality and female leadership to promote an equitable distribution of family roles, to encourage the training of women in stem disciplines”

“Our mission at TIM – declared the CEO of TIM, Pietro Labriola – is to connect people, breaking down barriers and distances, working towards the growth of the entire community. Women Plus represents another piece of this commitment. Gender equality is one of the most important issues we are working on."

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/cosa-fa-lapp-per-contrastare-il-gender-gap-nel-mondo-del-lavoro/ on Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:58:16 +0000.