On this year's Girls Day, two schoolgirls from the districts of Freistadt and Rohrbach spent an exciting day with us and gained an insight into all departments, from building construction to civil engineering, warehousing and carpentry to greentech. From reading house plans and creating 3D animations, to bricklaying, water analysis and discovering how prefabricated parts are made from wood, everything was included. The highlight of the day: operating a crane on a construction site.
"We have been giving schoolgirls the opportunity to get a taste of technology for many years now, because I am also an entrepreneur in a technical field and want to show girls the wide range of training options and opportunities that exist in technical professions. Women are still underrepresented in technical fields, even in the construction industry. However, it is very important to get more women interested in technical and skilled trades. We need appropriate measures, especially in view of the current shortage of skilled workers. To ensure that female skilled workers find their way into the construction industry, it is important to get them interested in technology as early as possible," says Rabmer Managing Director Ulrike Rabmer-Koller. "If more girls succeed in overcoming role stereotypes when choosing a career and are also interested in technical professions, then everyone involved will benefit - both the girls themselves and the companies. We are delighted that the girls who take part in Girls Day go home enthusiastic every year and of course hope that many of them will choose a construction-related career at Rabmer," concludes Rabmer-Koller.
