Gender equality organisation Women into Construction has joined other leading names in the built environment by signing the CIOB EDI charter.

Samantha Paulin discusses the pay gap and how employers can help encourage more underrepresented groups into senior positions within the construction industry.

Key built environment membership bodies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive forward the creation of a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector.

Glazing Vision’s managing director, Jon Shooter, discusses his efforts to create an equal workplace and encourage more women of all ages into the industry.

Construction bosses committed to diversity and inclusion but many will be taking stock after four years of gender pay gap reporting. Neil Gerrard reports.

Five major contractors tell CM how they are faring when it comes to encouraging women into construction. Galliford Try Galliford Try saw a small improvement in the proportion of women…

Construction must be clear that it wants people from different backgrounds if it is serious about culture change, says Caroline Gumble.

Welcome to the third in our series of interviews counting down to International Women’s Day on 8 March. Today, Dr Melanie Robinson takes her turn.

CM hears the experiences of female professionals since Covid-19 changed everything two years ago.

Study shows that giving all personnel a full weekend benefits workers and their families.

Key questions about discrimination in construction and how to combat it answered.

CIOB EDI Advisory Panel members presented the Diversity Champion Award at the BPIC Network Awards 2021 in December.

Becoming more inclusive will bring business benefits, says Rachel Newman.

Amid a compelling business case for more diversity and inclusion, new five-point charter aims to set out practical and useful behaviours that construction companies can work towards to make the industry more inclusive.

Balfour Beatty has launched a new site cabin design with integrated disability and neurodiverse features.

Women, ethnic minorities and other intersectional groups are leaving the engineering profession prematurely as a result of “career deflection”, Atkins has warned.

HS2 has launched a new initiative that aims to enable companies of all sizes in its supply chain to be inclusive and to follow best practice on diversity.

Multiplex has adopted a new flexible working plan called ‘Multiple Flex’ as part of a bid to increase the number and influence women working in the business.