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In Europe, the average number of female IT specialists is barely 17.9 percent, according to Eurostat figures. For Belgium, that number is even slightly lower: only 17.2% of IT professionals are woman. Four Belgian IT specialists explain what their organization is doing to turn that tide and how the sector could attract more women. ‘No, it’s not a world of nerds.’

delaware’s specialized ‘automotive’ department identifies what challenges prevail in the automotive sector. ‘We help the automotive sector to innovate and we get to do this in an environment that provides a lot of opportunities, trust and freedom,’ say two passionate experts from delaware BeLux.

On Monday 5 September, more than 160 juniors started their first day at delaware. They gathered at sustainable innovation hub Snowball in Harelbeke to embark on a new journey – the start of their career at delaware. Eager to learn from senior colleagues, the starters kicked off the Analyst Bootcamp with a welcome speech from Managing Director Jan De Bock. They also received their company car: a full electric and Belgian-made Volvo XC40 Recharge.

While the best focus time may be at home, there’s also no substitute for meeting face-to-face with colleagues and customers regularly. In this blog we explain how we achieve that balance at delaware and how we facilitate working from different places at different moments.