All EDI Hub articles – Page 2
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InsightTurley’s Fola Kalesanwo and Alex Fuller on diversity and home design
London now has a majority ethnic minority population, according to 2021 Office of National Statics’ Census data. This highlights an increasing need for London’s built environment practitioners to assess how their work can best meet the diverse needs of Londoners.
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InsightBarratt Developments’ Gemma Webb on encouraging women into construction
Of the 2.7 million people working in the construction sector, fewer than 15% are women. That sounds like a statistic from the 1950s, but is in fact a sad reflection of where we are today.
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InsightLocal Village Network’s Rachael Box on shifting attitudes to property as a career
Local Village Network (LVN) is a grass-roots charity that supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to develop new skills and identify employment pathways. In 2023, it partnered with 12 companies from the property and construction sector to support over 300 young people as part of the Mayor of London’s Design ...
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NewsBerkeley Group announces raft of apprentice and graduate appointments
Housebuilder recruits 22 new graduates and 25 apprentices.
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NewsRegeneration Brainery appoints Steel as first chief executive
Regeneration Brainery, the not-for-profit organisation that helps young adults from diverse backgrounds into property careers, has appointed Michele Steel as chief executive.
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InsightArgyll’s Emily Smith on why equity over equality is important for women in property
I was recently asked at a panel event how to juggle being a mother to small children while being an active and present chief operating officer. The truth is, I’m not entirely sure.
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OnlineArgyll becomes latest signatory of PW’s Inspiring Diversity in Property pledge
Flexible workspace provider Argyll has become the latest firm to sign Property Week’s Inspiring Diversity in Property campaign, joining others including Smart Manged Solutions, Purplebricks and Willmott Dixon.
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OnlineSmart Managed Solutions joins PW’s Inspiring Diversity in Property campaign
Mechanical and electrical services maintenance specialists Smart Managed Solutions is the latest signatory to Property Week’s Inspiring Diversity in Property campaign, joining others including Purplebricks, Willmott Dixon and The LOWE Group.
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OnlineMakers and Mentors
Launched by Mount Anvil and the Greater London Authority (GLA) in 2020, Makers & Mentors aims to inspire and support people from diverse backgrounds into careers in the built environment.
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NewsPurplebricks latest signatory of PW’s Inspiring Diversity in Property pledge
Estate Agent Purplebricks has joined Property Week’s Inspiring Diversity in Property campaign, joining other signatories including Willmott Dixon, The LOWE Group and Watts.
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NewsWillmott Dixon latest firm to sign PW’s Inspiring Diversity in Property pledge
Independent construction and property services company Willmott Dixon has become the latest firm to sign up to Property Week’s Inspiring Diversity in Property campaign, joining other signatories including The LOWE Group, Watts and Puma Property Finance.
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OnlineEDI Q&A: Christopher Laing, founder of the Deaf Architecture Front
Christopher Laing is an architectural designer, activist, consultant and founder of Signstrokes, whose personal experiences as a deaf person forging a career in architecture inspired him to launch the Deaf Architecture Front, to make a difference for those following in his footsteps.
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OnlineThe Deaf Architecture Front
The Deaf Architecture Front exists to build a bridge between the deaf community and the architecture industry, to encourage more deaf people into the sector, ensuring that the deaf community has a larger stake in the development of the built environment.
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NewsLeaders Romans Group introduces fertility benefit
Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has developed a benefit policy to help employees undergoing fertility treatment.
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OnlineEDI Q&A: Priya Aggarwal-Shah, founder of BAME in Property
Priya Aggarwal-Shah started BAME in Property a few years ago as a networking group borne from personal experience of cultural bias and a passion to change it.
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NewsThe LOWE Group signs Inspiring Diversity in Property pledge
Affordable accommodation provider The LOWE Group has become the latest firm to sign up to Property Week’s Inspiring Diversity in Property campaign, joining other signatories including Watts and Puma Property Finance.
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NewsReal Estate Balance launches NextGen 2023 survey
Real Estate Balance has opened its NextGen survey for 2023 in a bid to further understand the views of younger people on a range of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) issues.
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OnlineWomen in Estate Agency
Women in Estate Agency is an organisation devoted to helping women succeed in the estate agency sector.
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NewsCentrick bucks gender pay gap trends as private sector reporting progress remains ‘stagnant’
Residential property investment expert Centrick has bucked the national trend with a gender pay gap of 0.7%, compared with the UK’s median of 9.4%, according to its latest gender pay gap report.
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NewsProperty organisations urge government to tackle gender bias in NPPF revisions
A group of 18 property organisations have jointly written to housing secretary Michael Gove to emphasise the need for the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to address the lack of consideration for women in public spaces.
