All Diversity articles
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‘A feeling of belonging is key’
Hannah Awonuga joined Knight Frank six months ago as group head of EDI after a 17-year career at Barclays. Here, she talks to Property Week about how the industry can change.
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Supporting a healthy balance
Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May) shines a spotlight on supporting and improving mental wellbeing. So, what steps can real estate firms take to help employees in this area?
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How to measure social value
While progress has been made in the understanding of social impact, there is still a long journey ahead to help businesses gain the most insight from the data that they collect.
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Smashing the glass ceiling
Promoting and retaining women to enable them to reach a senior level is an ongoing challenge for the industry. Ceri Moyers explains how Mentoring Circle is helping to foster inclusion and tackle the gender biases hampering progress.
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Real Estate Balance names Avison Young’s Jo Davis as next chair
Davis will take over from Liz Peace as chair of Real Estate Balance in May.
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Gender pay gap: property firms are ‘impatient for change’
Real estate’s gender pay gap has narrowed 5% since 2017 – but companies are trying to accelerate change through diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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Pay gaps: pay attention
Gender pay gap figures provoke no end of disgruntlement when published each year.
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PSP becomes latest signatory of Property Week's diversity pledge
The parcel logistics services firm is “actively championing” the principles of the campaign.
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Survey: Help us measure progress in addressing diversity and inclusion in property
Property Week has recently launched its second annual Inspiring Diversity in Property (IDiP) sentiment survey.
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Q&A with Sanmi Adegoke, head of Rehoboth Property Group: Taking a leap of faith
Sanmi Adegoke, head of Rehoboth Property Group, which specialises in finding premises for churches, talks to Property Week about overcoming the barriers ethnic minority professionals face and being a role model.
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Leaders, it is time for action
It is no secret that the property industry, like the wider built environment, is not where it needs to be when it comes to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) – and the lack of progress comes down to the lack of impactful leadership.
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Make construction more inviting
It is imperative we create an inclusive, attractive industry if we want more women to take on roles.
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Women aren’t property’s problem
Since 2015, Real Estate Balance has made great progress in tacking gender inequality in the industry.
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Q&A: Knight Frank’s Elaine Carey and Georgie Roberts on International Women’s Day
The awareness day is an opportunity to see how far we have travelled on the way to true inclusivity and focus minds on what still needs to be achieved, Carey and Roberts say.
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International Women’s Day: Moda Living launches mentoring programme
The BTR developer is marking International Women’s Day with programme to educate young talent about careers in the built environment sector.
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International Women’s Day: Puma’s Tarinee Pandey on why true inclusion equals belonging
The theme of International Women’s Day is ‘Inspire Inclusion’ – but what does that mean?
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International Women’s Day: Real Estate Balance’s Sue Brown on progressing gender equality beyond the annual celebration
Sue Brown, managing director at Real Estate Balance, reflects on how far gender equality has come since the organisation was established and how far it still has to go.
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Real gains from network effects: new chair of Women in Property speaks to PW
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, Jennifer Winyard, the new national chair of Women in Property, speaks to Stephanie Denton about her plans to encourage more women into the sector.
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Professional
How allies can play a key role in the battle for diversity
Progressive property companies are pioneering allyship as a vital policy to create a welcoming environment for staff that may come from marginalised or disadvantaged groups.
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Gallantium’s Andrew Greener on a fresh outlook on mental health in the property sector
Being proactive develops a positive culture towards mental health that can boost morale and reduce absenteeism and staff turnover.