Tag Archives: women

Katherine Evans on creating Bold as Brass, a support network and community for women in construction, mining and quarrying.

Ramboll tunnel engineer Justyna Wieczorek and talent inclusion director Alex Lawrence on what more can be done to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in engineering.

The UK has the lowest proportion of female engineers in Europe. Introducing sanitary waste disposal facilities on construction sites could go some way to making women feel more welcome in the industry, argues Atkins assistant engineering geologist Charity Rose.

The debate surrounding women in construction is almost as tired as the age-old “politician in a hard hat” photo opportunity. It should have moved on from photos in shiny new hi-vis and simple sound bites. The recent trend for positive discrimination in promoting women in construction is also not without…

Julia Podlinska joined HS2 Ltd construction partner, the Skanska, Costain and Strabag (SCS) joint venture, as a graduate civil engineering apprentice. She is now part of a small team tasked with constructing a vent shaft that will connect to the London section tunnels of High Speed 2 (HS2).

International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated in style this year. So many virtual events dedicated to the #choosetochallenge theme, which really resonated with me and colleagues as we continue to raise the bar in levelling the playing field for all.

Tensar stabilisation application manager and geotechnical engineer Katarzyna (Kasia) Zamara wants to address the retention of women within STEM fields.

It’s no secret that women have, historically, been underrepresented across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) - both from an educational and professional standpoint, writes Luna Williams.