Girls'Day at TU Berlin: Girls conquer the world of technology!

Girls'Day at TU Berlin: Girls conquer the world of technology!

This year’s “Girls’ Day” action day will take place on April 3, 2025 at the Technical University of Berlin. The day offers students in grades 5 to 13 the opportunity to explore alternative career paths in the areas of technology and science. The event will be opened by the general student advisory service and the central women's and equal opportunities officer at TU Berlin.

The main aim of Girls’Day is to give participants insights into study orientation processes and to inform them about their options. The focus is on workshops on scientific and technical careers offered at the TU Berlin. Among other things, schoolgirls can experience innovative work in the field of 3D printing, produce plant-based milk alternatives based on oats and explore the working world of engineers in the process industry in an escape room.

Insights into technical careers

Girls’Day invites around 120 girls to explore the university’s academic landscape and gain experiences that offer them a taste of university life. Registration takes place via the Girls'Day Radar until April 1, 2025. To receive information about available places, interested parties can visit the Girls'Day website.

The “Girls’Day” initiative was launched to give young girls an alternative, gender-neutral career orientation. The project is supported by the Federal Ministry for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Positive effects and challenges

A current study by the Technical University of Berlin, which surveyed 2,825 students from grades seven to ten, shows the positive effects of such action days on career choice skills. These surveys show that around 50% of the students surveyed have a specific career desire and that students with career aspirations have stronger career choice skills. However, there is a certain reluctance to be open to new professional opportunities.

The experiences that students gain on Girls’ Day are crucial for improving their ability to choose a career. The “StepUp!” project, which is intended to examine career choice skills, was also initiated at eleven schools in North Rhine-Westphalia and Berlin. It is important that the event is well prepared and that students receive long-term support during and after participating in the workshops.

Overall, Girls' Day is intended to be an incentive to encourage girls to get more involved in careers that are traditionally perceived as male. At the same time, Boys'Day will offer boys the opportunity to get to know professional fields dominated by women. The TU Berlin is involved in numerous workshops to actively promote a career choice that is free of clichés. The panel discussion “Choosing a career without clichés” will also take place in the hall of the technical faculty, which will serve as a further highlight to raise awareness.