Ceremony concluding the programme titled Bee IT Girls – supporting girls in the world of new technologies!
On the 16 January 2025 in Poznań, there was a closing ceremony of the Bee IT Girls Programme in which 22 girls took part in a several-month-long programming course organised by the IT Girls Foundation, funded by TIM SA. This is a very important initiative which opens doors to the world of new technologies for the young participants and shows that the future of the IT industry may belong to everyone – regardless of gender.
We are proud of every girl who participated in the programme, gaining new skills, breaking barriers and proving that girls can be equally good at programming as boys. However, women still make a minority in the IT sector and their way to career in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) is still challenging. The Bee IT Girls programme is a step for change – it builds the girls’ confidence, inspires them to grow and shows that their place is anywhere where they want to see it themselves.
With this initiative, we overcome gender stereotypes in technology and we contribute to equal access to educational and professional opportunities for the future generation of women. Each line of code written by the girls participating in the programme is a small revolution – and we are proud to be a part of it. One of the priorities of the ESG strategy of the TIM Capital Group for 2023-2026 is to share knowledge, including knowledge in programming, especially with women. The partnership with the IT Girls Foundation is one of the methods to implement this commitment.
‘When choosing to support the Bee IT Girls Programme, we wanted the girls participating in the courses to see for themselves that they can develop according to their inner convictions and satisfaction, in what they enjoy to do – says Barbara Matkowska-Włosek, marketing director at TIM SA. – In near future, they will choose their professions, the jobs they will do. It is important that they follow their dreams, regardless of stereotypes and expectations from other people. Because there are no female or male jobs, there are jobs for people. It is good to build this conviction early in the educational process’ – she adds.
