Last week, we discussed the importance of culture to promote gender balance in line with this year’s International Women’s Day theme - #BalanceforBetter. Today, we consider 12 practical ways to promote gender balance by attracting and retaining women in transport.
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The challenges and opportunities of over and near rail development
Our second event of 2019 focused on the challenges and opportunities of major infrastructure projects that involve development over and near rail sites in central London. The technical talk was generously hosted by Robert Bird Group in their Southwark office and attended by more than 80 men and women across the transport sector.
Read MoreTransport Committee takes action to boost number of female witnesses
In an event to mark International Women’s Day 2019, the Transport Committee, Women in Transport and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Transport have invited to Parliament women from across the transport sector to encourage them to engage with Parliamentary Committees.
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#BalanceforBetter
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #BalanceforBetter. The theme recognises that balance is better for everyone and is not simply a women’s issue. Gender balance matters to our economies and our communities and we have a collective responsibility to accelerate our progress.
Read MoreAnna Delvecchio nominated for Remarkable Woman Award 2019
Women in Transport board member, Anna Delvecchio has been nominated for the Women Leaders Association’s Remarkable Woman Award. This nomination follows Anna being named Woman of the Year by the FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards 2018.
Read MoreA flexible approach - closing the gender gap in infrastructure
Sonya Veerasamy, Vice President of Women in Transport, attended a Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum seminar on 7 February focusing on closing the gender gap in infrastructure. In this blog, she discusses how flexibility can help us close the gap and achieve gender parity.
Read MoreInspirational ATA Female Pilots Honoured
Hatfield based bus company, Uno Buses, commemorated the inspirational women of the Air Transport Auxiliary at the launch of its new bus brand tigermoth on Monday 4 February 2019. The ladies broke into the all-male world of military flying, something that is now cited as an important chapter in both aviation and women's history and remains an inspiration to a new generation of women and girls.
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Women in Transport launches in the North East
The North East gave a warm welcome to Women in Transport earlier this month at the exclusive Northern Counties Club. The event marking the celebration and launch of our first regional hub outside London, was led by Nexus, the organisation that provides, plans and promotes public transport in the North East of England.
Read MoreHighway Engineer takes journey to the end of the earth for STEMM
The global dearth of women leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) is proving hard to overturn. However, as a highway engineer, and a recent new member of Women in Transport, I am taking my commitment to leadership to the end of the earth after being chosen as a Homeward Bound participant. I am bracing myself for a year-long programme and an expedition to Antarctica, and I want to share this innovative programme with you all.
Read MoreNominations for the 2019 everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards are now open!
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Returning for its 12th year, this established industry event is continuing its mission to uncover female role models, identify male agents of change and transform the industry perception.
With Brexit approaching the industry is set to face a period of uncertainty and change. With this in mind, it is more crucial than ever to have a multi-skilled workforce to manage this change and to build a team of balance and productivity.
Read MoreTransport’s Woman of the Year says “the impossible is definitely possible”
After receiving the prestigious honour at the 2018 FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards, Anna Delvecchio MCIPS, Commercial Account Director at Amey and the co-lead of the recent Rail Sector Deal, spoke to Tara Nolan, Junior Editor of Global Railway Review, on how she plans to encourage more diversity in the transport industry.
Read MoreNew Year's resolutions
Vice president, Sonya Veerasamy talks about launching a second year of Advance, our mentoring programme supporting the professional development of Women in Transport members.
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Continued cross-party support to address under-representation of women in transport
Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have confirmed their continued support to tackle the under-representation of women in the transport sector workforce.
Ruth Cadbury MP was re-appointed as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Women in Transport at the group’s AGM on 18 December 2018.
Read MoreManaging Stress and Anxiety in the Workplace
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Recently Women in Transport members gathered in the Rail Delivery Group’s offices in London Wall for an evening seminar and workshop on ‘Managing Stress & Anxiety,’ led by John Manning .
Jon Manning is the Managing Director of Arthur Ellis Mental Health Support, a not-for-profit organisation he founded, following his diagnosis of bipolar disorder, to train management, employees, parents, children and teachers how to identify and tackle mental health issues.
Read MoreCelebrating another great year for Women in Transport
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This time last week, we gathered together with our members and supporters at Lewis Silkin in Chancery Lane for our annual mince pies and networking event to celebrate another very successful year for Women in Transport.
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Are we nearly there yet? How far have we come on the road to gender parity?
Women in Transport’s Autumn Reception put the spotlight on our progress on gender parity. We spent a lively evening discussing what has been achieved so far, our future aspirations and how we can progress on gender parity. The event, on a subject that raises many questions, emotions and challenges, attracted more than 100 guests and was generously hosted by Arup.
Read MoreThe Power Road bridge installation site visit
The Power Road bridge, which carries the four lane A406 North Circular Road over the railway, is being replaced by Transport for London and the HOCHTIEF UK project team. This is a critical section of the TfL network at the junction of the M4/A4 and both the North & South Circular road. The project has involved major challenges; not least keeping the A406 open with 3 lanes while works were being carried out and keeping disruption to a minimum.
Women in Transport were delighted to be invited to take a tour of the site and learn more about this £35m project which began four years ago and is due to be completed by summer 2019.
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How Women Keep London Moving - Winners of TfL and Clays Children’s Book Competition
You may recall a while ago that we asked Women in Transport members to encourage their children to participate in Transport for London's (TfL) children’s book competition, telling the stories of Women in Transport. It was organised in partnership with British book printing institution Clays and is part of the Mayor of London’s #BehindEveryGreatCity, marking the centenary of the first women in the UK winning the right to vote.
The competition, which included three different age categories, asked children to use their imaginations to draw a picture or write a story about how women at TfL keep London moving.
From more than 600 entries, from all over London, TfL has just announced the winners.
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Women in Transport Meets Women in Aviation
At the recent Aviation Festival in London, to support diversity in both the transport and travel and sectors, Women in Transport members were invited to attend a Women in Aviation Mixer.
Not only was this an excellent opportunity to meet people in a range of roles across the travel and transport industries but we also got to hear inspiring speeches from Bonny Simi, President of Jetblue Ventures and Chris Browne, Chief Operating Officer of Easyjet.
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Advancing women in transport through mentoring
Women in Transport is delighted to announce that applications are now open for Advance - our mentoring programme designed to support the professional development of Women in Transport members.
Mentoring is a powerful tool to support career development at a time when representation of women in the transport has decreased
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