Building surveyor and project manager Sajedah Maka-Ismail started her own construction business, Miles Consult & Construct, this year

Construction could learn from the military when it comes to female recruitment, says Steve Hammond

The industry is slowly tackling its gender imbalance but there is a clear business case for doing more, says Sarah Wales “We can all choose to seek out and celebrate…

Claire Mullen receives this year’s Sir Ian Dixon scholarship for her project to engage men as agents of change The 2021/22 Sir Ian Dixon scholarship has been awarded to Claire…

The industry doesn’t make it easy for working parents to return to employment after maternity leave or a career break. Theresa Mohammed asks if flexible working during lockdown has changed…

The growth of BIM and digital construction may improve construction’s gender balance. Here CM talks to four female professionals about their careers in the digital built environment Adriana Sobral, senior…

We need period dignity across all building sites, argues Mark Bennett, co-chair of Willmott Dixon Interiors’ equality, diversity,and inclusion team A few years ago, I was out having a coffee…

Alina Grigoruta and Lin Qi will be representatives in Midlands and Eastern regions The Novus network has welcomed two new female representatives in the Eastern and Midlands regions. Alina Grigoruta…

We need more women in positions of influence to shift construction’s gender balance. By Virginia Borkoski Just 9%. That is still the percentage of women working in all roles in…

Away from the big-name construction firms, there are plenty of examples of women in operational or director roles at SMEs While the number of women at board level among contractor…

Females now work at all levels of what was traditionally a male-dominated industry. Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, CM talks to a cross-section of women in construction about their achievements and aspirations

CM asks the UK’s biggest tier 1 construction firms how they plan to improve gender imbalance in senior positions The UK’s biggest construction contractors have vowed to boost the proportion…