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Wates welcomes finance expert to board
Wates once again has a female board member, after appointing a finance…
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Gender pay gap
Is construction closing its gender pay gap?
After a pandemic-induced lull in gender pay-gap reporting, and following dramatic changes…
Inspiring Women in Construction: More
Flexible working webinar to kick off 2023 gender equality programme
Hardy joins Travis Perkins board
Louise Hardy has joined the board of builders merchant Travis Perkins, adding…
Industry’s women welcome new sanitary disposal guidance
Women in the industry have welcomed the introduction of guidance requiring sanitary…
A cultural shift is the only way to halt construction’s slow death
Melissa Barber is head of people and communications at Beard Construction If,…
The Met, culture and construction
Sarah Sidey is a director of Randstad’s construction division In the recent…
Multiple barriers hamper women’s career progression, conference hears
There are still many barriers to women entering senior positions in the…
First woman makes top 20 best paid executives list
A female executive has been named among the best paid in the…
Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering awards 2022: winners revealed
The winners of the first-ever Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering awards…
Skanska enhances benefits for employees with kids
Skanska has extended its maternity and paternity leave policies, increasing benefits for…
Over half of young people keen on construction work, study finds
More than half of young people consider a career in construction attractive,…
Skanska pilot will reintegrate workers who take career breaks
Skanska is launching a pilot scheme to provide work opportunities for highly…
Employers need to attract more women into construction and retain them
Jane Atkinson is executive director of engineering, automation and projects at Bilfinger…
Supply-chain update: how the gender split in construction is faring
As the built environment tussles with a skills shortage, questions have again…
Inspiring Women Awards shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the Inspiring Women in Construction & Engineering Awards has…
50 firms sign up to Inspiring Women pledge
Some 50 construction and engineering firms have committed to improving gender equality…
Wates, Willmott Dixon and Jacobs recognised for gender equality
Wates, Willmott Dixon and Jacobs have been included on The Times 2022…
Pursuing gender equality through ‘return to work’ programmes
Tracy Burrell is senior HR business partner at Ramboll Talented professionals may…
Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering awards open for entry
Construction News and New Civil Engineer have joined forces to launch an…
Cementing progress on equality, diversity and inclusion
Next steps for embedding an inclusive and welcoming culture across the sector…
Lendlease backs Inspiring Women pledge
Lendlease has become the latest construction firm to adopt the Inspiring Women…
