Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what outreach strategies his Department uses to help increase the number of women employees.
Defence is committed to attracting, recruiting, and developing the best talent from a wide range of skills and backgrounds, to reflect the society we serve. Women are an integral part of our Armed Forces and Civil Service workforce and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is developing proactive outreach strategies to understand the talent that we have now, and we need in the future. There are a range of activities ongoing across the Department to promote the MOD as an employer of choice, including attending career events, developing engaging online Employee Value Proposition and branding materials, and promoting opportunities on online platforms (such as LinkedIn and Civil Service Careers). Defence is working with colleagues from the Armed Forces and Civil Service teams to ensure that we are maximising effectiveness with our current and future outreach strategies.