It is an understatement to say that the industry still needs to make greater strides to bring more women into the construction industry. With data showing that women still comprise only 10% of the construction [read more…]
We recently caught up with Ewa Ambrosius, Associate at Perega about the challenges she’s overcome over the past 20 years as a woman in the construction sector. Here we speak with Nicole Curran, Field Service [read more…]
The skills shortage combined with the progress that women have been making within construction has meant that the stars are increasingly in alignment for females looking forge a career within the sector. There’s still a [read more…]
Whilst there has been a promising rise in the number of tradeswomen in recent years, the national skills shortage means there’s a great opportunity for many more. Here Jen Davies at Tradesman Saver discusses why more women should consider [read more…]
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is calling for renewed focus on improving gender diversity across engineering to help deliver the economic recovery. Engineering employers were already reporting a serious shortfall in recruits before the [read more…]
The construction industry has made significant progress in terms of gender equality. The traditionally male dominated field has made efforts to open its doors to a greater variety of people, offering women the chance to [read more…]
When it comes to construction sites, it’s still very much a man’s world. But that is something leading housebuilder Persimmon Homes is keen to change – and the company’s only female site manager, Jade Simmons, [read more…]
As a business committed to helping create an environment which drives greater diversity and inclusion, Aggregate Industries recently held a series of ‘Women in Construction Micro-Learning Sessions’ on personal brand development to mark International Women’s [read more…]
Construction is still not a career choice amongst many young women and there are long-held perceptions of the industry being manual, male-orientated and extremely dirty. Wates Construction is working alongside asset manager and commercial property [read more…]
With it being International Day of Women and Girls working in Science last week. Claire Spillane, Finance Director at Westermans International, looks at the state of play and why we need to encourage more women into welding [read more…]
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