Estarta recognizes International Girls in ICT Day, which was held on April 28, 2022. A discussion panel was held and hosted by passionate and talented female engineers who have been working in the field for multiple years in various departments and positions. It was presented by Amira ElAli, PR and Communications Manager. The Panel members were: Bilcais Elbargathi, Technical Consulting Engineer, IPCC Team Heba Al Dawood, Project Manager, PMO Team Heba Habashneh, Presales Technical Specialist/War Room Team Esraa Al Tamimi, Team Manager/Switching Team Layan Khader, Technical Consulting Engineer, AAA Team Hebah Habashneh, Technical Consulting Engineer, ACI Team Dima Shaltaf, HR officer in the Talent Acquisition team.
The team shared their story, the challenges they faced working in the ICT sector, and how they overcame those challenges and gained the knowledge that made them able today to send a message to all the young girls struggling out there to pursue careers enabled by technology and study STEAM fields. On the other hand, Dima Shaltaf highlighted the notable increment in female applicants and added, “It is also worth mentioning that Estarta believes in equality and proves this by not showing gender prejudice in recruitment and the wage gap.
We are now proud to say that we have a percentage of 46% female employees, and our numbers are increasing day by day!” “We are living in a digital world where social networks are very important,” said Amira ElAli, PR and Communications Manager. “We at Estarta ensure gender equality between men and women with the aim to raise awareness and highlight Estarta’s supportive management that invests in our females and in their development in the ICT field. We are lucky to be part of this organization where males empower females, working mothers, and help in having a work-life balance environment,” Amira ElAli added.
