All Gender equality articles
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NewsSurvey: Who is getting D&I right?
Property Week has launched its inaugural ‘Inspiring Diversity in Property 2023’ survey.
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News
Women In Property appoints Randerson as chair for Yorkshire and the North East
Helen Randerson, land director for West Yorkshire at Gleeson Homes, has been appointed as the branch chair for Yorkshire and the North East for Women In Property (WIP).
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Insight
IWD 2023: Carter Jonas’s Aoife Hand on how we can make cities more inclusive
Public spaces are fundamental to our everyday lives. They offer an important place for sparking social interaction, freedom to express an opinion and bringing people together from different backgrounds, ages and cultures.
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IWD 2023: Boyer’s Olivia Docker on how planning can address women’s safety fears
Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the city.
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International Women’s Day: Confidence is key
As progress continues to diversify the male-dominated property industry, women discuss their experiences and explain how confidence and allyship are key for those looking to enter the sector.
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What’s in store for the year ahead?
Last month, Freeths and Property Week brought together a panel of nine senior figures from across the industry to discuss what the next 12 months might have in store for the property sector and how developers and investors can prepare themselves to make the most of 2023 and beyond.
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News
Vail Williams launches menopause awareness campaign as government rejects Equality Act changes
Property consultancy Vail Williams has launched a campaign to raise awareness of menopause, following the government’s rejection of proposals from the Women and Equalities Committee for menopause leave pilot schemes.
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Professional
Diversity can benefit real estate
As we enter a challenging new year, it is important that we continue our commitment to improve diversity in the real estate industry.
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The pick of the bunch
Wates Residential’s executive managing director Helen Bunch tells Property Week what steps the development business is taking to improve diversity across the board.
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The growing affordability gap
Research has shown that on average women earn less and have lower levels of wealth than men. In most regions in the UK, women need higher multiples of income to buy their own home. This affordability gap means access to the property market is more difficult for women.
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Intersectionality is key to success
Intersectionality is an approach to diversity that acknowledges how someone’s race, gender, class, age and other characteristics interconnect to form a personal experience – of life and work – bringing both disadvantages and privileges.
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Professional
Let’s look to the next generation
‘The future of the industry is in good hands’ has become the standard response from the judging panel for the Women in Property National Student Awards.
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Online
Claire Barber latest to leave Cadogan as former employees allege ‘toxic culture’
Claire Barber has quit her role as head of asset management at Cadogan following a string of departures from the firm in recent months, Property Week can reveal.
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Shining a spotlight on equality, diversity and inclusion in the build to rent sector
When better to shine a spotlight on equality, diversity and inclusion than during National Inclusion Week? Now in its 10th year, National Inclusion Week celebrates inclusion and encourages employers to take action to create inclusive workplaces.
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News
Mace cuts gender pay gap, but ethnicity pay gap widens
Consultancy and construction firm Mace has revealed a 13.2% improvement in its median gender pay gap over the past year, from 36.4% to 31.6%.
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Architecture student Tallulah Bannerman wins Women in Property prize
University of Edinburgh architecture student Tallulah Bannerman has scooped the top prize in the 2022 Women in Property National Student Awards.
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Rentplus loses appeal in discrimination case
Judge rules tribunal was right to award former director unfair dismissal payout.
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News
Manchester opens £2.4m LGBT+ centre as Pride month kicks off
LGBTQ+ charity The Proud Trust has opened a revamped Manchester hub on the first day of Pride month.
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Professional
We need more female leaders
Female representation at board level in real estate stands at a staggeringly low 22%. Following a UK trend, this suggests a lack of female entrepreneurs within the sector.
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Professional
How can mentoring programmes benefit big property companies?
Learning to see things differently is always important to enable us to broaden our horizons. It is not only how we develop ourselves, it is also a key leadership skill – valuable in any environment.
