All Diversity articles – Page 12
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News
Savills appoints new D&I head
Savills has appointed Chanelle Gray as head of diversity and inclusion (D&I) for its UK business.
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It’s time to celebrate women’s work
In such a challenging time, this year’s International Women’s Day was a reassuring light
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Unite Students issues damning report on ‘living black at university’
Report commissioner Jenny Shaw says the poor experience cited by black students has been a ‘wake-up call’.
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Insight
How the industry has fared in the Covid era
Despite the challenges posed by Brexit and Covid over the past couple of years, some sectors of the property industry feel bullish about the future. Meanwhile, others are trying to adapt to survive. Freeths recently gathered a panel of women to discuss how the industry has changed and what lies ...
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Insight
Who runs the world? Girls!
To mark International Women’s Day, five current and future female leaders from around the world tell Property Week how well they think the UK is doing on diversity.
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It is vital we forge an equal workforce for all
Editor: While there has been a tremendous movement to put women at the helm of a previously male-dominated auction industry, there is still a distinct lack of women valuers in the business asset and property sector.
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Gender equality in industry ‘not level yet’, says Women in Property chair
The property industry has “deep” issues in its culture that is hindering gender equality, Nicola Jones, national chair of Women in Property, has said.
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Insight
The industry must be more inclusive
Across all industries, the need to ensure a more diverse and inclusive workforce has been declared a priority. A big focal point in these efforts has been the need to increase the number of people from minority groups who are able to meaningfully participate in the labour market, from the ...
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Professional
Q&A: WiP’s incoming chair on ‘breaking the bias’ in property
The incoming national chair of Women in Property, Nicola Jones, intends to speak out against inequality.
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News
LGBTQ+ forum Freehold appoints new co-chairs
Two new co-chairs have been appointed at LGBTQ+ networking and support forum Freehold, its first leadership changes in a decade.
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Online
It’s time to improve women’s C-suite representation
Editor: There are only nine female CEOs in the FTSE 100 and there is a lack of women in senior executive roles.
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Professional
Putting diversity on the agenda
Property has long been considered a laggard in terms of diversity and inclusion. But it isn’t just property. Stonewall’s LGBT in Britain – Work Report found that almost 20% of LGBT people said they were discriminated against because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity while trying to get a ...
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Insight
Airing tricky questions on gender
Last week a male principal at a public sector user of property services publicly admonished an agent for fielding an all-male team when pitching for work.
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News
Property industry slow to back equality push
A campaign to boost the number of women chief executives in the FTSE 100 has received a mixed response from listed property companies.
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CBRE UK advisory business lowers ethnicity pay gap
CBRE’s UK advisory services arm has reduced its ethnicity pay gap (EPG) by 0.9% since its last report in 2019.
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Professional
Putting workforce diversity and inclusion front and centre
Increased diversity brings fresh thinking and a variety of perspectives and experience to decision-making.
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News
Knight Frank to publish ethnicity pay gap report in January
Knight Frank has announced that it plans to publish its ethnicity pay gap (EPG) report in January.
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Insight
Firms should be embarrassed by lack of diversity
Editor: Your recent front-page article – ‘Please mind the ethnicity pay gap’ – was excellent, but I feel it only skims over the surface of what should be an issue that firms are embarrassed about.
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News
Less than half support enforced EPG reporting
A Property Week poll reveals split over whether reporting should be mandatory.
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Savills’ first ethnicity pay report reveals bonus gap of 57%
Savills’ first ethnicity pay gap report has revealed a mean bonus gap at the agency of 57%.