The construction industry’s gender pay gap will not be bridged organically, says Jennifer Tomlinson.
In the first quarter of this year, 311,000 women were working in construction, accounting for 14.6% of the sector’s workforce, according to the Office of National Statistics. Construction companies must address this gender imbalance and close the…
A “staggering” increase in the number of girls studying maths and physics at A level is needed to bridge engineering’s gender gap, a report has found.
According to the study by charity EngineeringUK, with the current conversion rate from A Level to undergraduate study, around 150,000 girls would need to study…
The Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering programme for 2023 will kick off on 8 March with a free webinar looking at how the move to flexible working will help the sector address its skills crisis.
Following on from the success of the programme last year, NCE and Construction News are…
Women in the construction and engineering industry and those that provided support to boost their careers have an extra 10 days to get their work recognised at the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering awards.
The deadline for the awards, which is jointly organised by NCE and its sister title Construction…
Mentoring can benefit the careers of both the mentor and mentee and a free webinar organised by New Civil Engineer and its sister title Construction News aims to look at how the approach can improve gender diversity in the industry.
Launch of the free webinar follows on from the announcement last…
Putting female role models in the spotlight is a key part of today’s International Women in Engineering Day, which is now an annual event, and NCE is launching a new initiative to ensure women remain in that spotlight throughout the year.
NCE is inviting women engineers to put themselves forward to…
Talking about the negatives around women in engineering could deter young girls and women from pursuing the industry before they’ve even tried any engineering discipline. As the industry celebrates International Women in Engineering Day today, I think this is an issue the civil engineering industry needs to be more mindful…
On International Women in Engineering Day we tend to focus just on gender diversity but we also need to consider race when it comes to creating an open and welcoming work environment.
My day to day role involves dividing my time between pavement design and managing our Connect Plus Services projects…
Covid-19 is driving a deepening the gender gap in engineering, according to new research by engineering career organisation Engineering UK.
The group has said that before the pandemic, the gender gap in engineering already existed with women making up just 12% of the workforce but the current situation is “deepening gender…
Ensuring people feel included and comfortable is a key factor in achieving diversity in engineering.
Being part of a minority in engineering should not be seen as a bad thing, according to Arup chair for the UK, India, Middle East and Africa Dervilla Mitchell. But those who are must be made…
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