By signing, we pledge to drive inclusion and diversity, providing fair opportunities for women to succeed at all levels. The Charter’s ambition is to achieve a 30% female representation at all levels across the defence sector by 2030. Currently, 18% of colleagues within our Defence business are women so we know we have a long way to go in our journey to making our ambitions our reality.
As part of Serco’s Diversity and Inclusion strategy, we’ve created a Women in Defence network, open for all, to champion our women colleagues. Through network activities, we have increased engagement amongst our female colleagues by 6%.
Our partnerships
Fawcett Partnership
We believe in action, not just words. And our Fawcett partnership with Women in Defence UK is just one of the ways we’re championing an inclusive environment that celebrates all genders.
Everywoman
We’ve also partnered with Everywoman, the world’s largest network and learning and development platform for women in business.
About our Women in Defence network
Run by a committee of volunteers from across our Defence business in our UK and Europe teams, our Co-Chairs share what the network means for them.
Rachel Wing, Maritime & Aviation Communications Specialist
“Being part of an employee network is a great opportunity for personal development and networking.
I encourage everyone to learn about inclusion networks and find one that suits you, as part of supporting our Defence community and the wider defence enterprise to increase awareness of diversity and inclusion.
Everyone performs better when they feel supported and included.”
Matt Wakefield, Contracts Director Aviation
“I’m an avid supporter for equity in the workplace and have taken an active role supporting the Women in Defence network as Interim Co-Chair.
As an ex-Royal Navy Aeronautical engineer, the benefits of colleague networks are clear-cut to me. We need to attract diverse talent into our team to gain fresh perspectives and eliminate ‘group think’ to drive innovation and find newer, better ways of doing things.”
