Diversity
For a future with equal rights
On 8 March, we celebrate International Women's Day - and have been doing so for 111 years. Equal opportunities and equality are called for.
It sounds so simple: "Men and women have equal rights." This principle has been enshrined in the constitution since 1981 - and yet there are still inexplicable differences in pay, training and careers in Switzerland.
Swisscom is committed to combating discrimination and promoting equal opportunities in all dimensions of diversity. On International Women's Day, we would like to focus on the gender dimension and show you how Swisscom is committed to equality:
Recrute
- We advertise job advertisements(opens in new tab) in such a way that all genders feel addressed.
- We offer job sharing and part-time positions and thus create the opportunity for a better work-life balance. In 2021, 1/3 of all job advertisements were already advertised at 60-100%.
- We are aware that we have unconscious biases - and we don't let them blind us when recruiting. To this end, our employees have access to a self-test and various e-learning courses on unconscious bias.
- Swisscom is Switzerland's largest provider of apprenticeships for ICT professions(opens in new tab): over 500 apprentices are working in the fields of IT, mediamatics and interactive media design. Swisscom thus also makes a major contribution to the training of female ICT specialists
Sensitise
- Fathers-to-be can exchange ideas with other men in the dad crash course(opens in new tab) and confront stereotypical role models.
- Part-time on trial(opens in new tab) offers the opportunity to test the benefits and challenges of part-time work for a limited period of time.
- At the "Digital Days for Girls(opens in new tab)" Swisscom offers young schoolgirls the opportunity to explore the digital world and the latest technologies.
Convey
- With the rapidly growing internal "WoMen's Empowerment Community", we make the topic tangible, create a sense of belonging for women and supportive men and provide them with various career tools.
- Swisscom is a member of Advance(opens in new tab), the largest network for gender equality in Switzerland, and the Ladies Drive Bar Talks Club. Their mentoring programme, skill-building workshops and talks on career tips provide valuable knowledge.
- With internal and external coaching or the cross-generational mentoring pilot, women are intensively supported and prepared for possible next career steps.
To draw attention to our measures, we are illuminating the Swisscom building P51 in Zurich from Monday to Friday in the colour of the women's strike: purple.
Roxana Achermann
Young Professional Diversity Management ＆ Employment Relations
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