Sonya Byers, Chief Executive Officer of Women in Transport, Patron of Women on the Move Against Cancer, and Trustee of parkrun global, has been honoured with an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024. This prestigious award recognises her exceptional contributions to diversity and inclusion within the transport industry, her dedicated efforts in supporting cancer awareness and research, and her significant role in promoting community health and well-being through parkrun.
Read moreApplications for Advance 2024 are open
Applications for our Advance 2024 mentoring programme are now open. This programme has been designed by Women in Transport to support the professional development of our members through structured, professional mentoring. Advance 2024 is generously sponsored by TXM Group, Xanta, Network for Skills, Applied Driving, Camilleri Appointments, Workplace Wellbeing Academy and Momentum Transport.
Read moreApplications for Advance 2023 are open
Applications for our Advance 2023 mentoring programme are now open for mentees and mentors. This programme has been designed by Women in Transport to support the professional development of our members through structured, professional mentoring. Advance 2023 is generously sponsored by TXM Group, Xanta, Network for Skills, National Express and WSP.
Read moreA fantastic opportunity to broaden my network and get some fresh perspectives
Applications for Advance 2021, the mentoring programme designed for women in transport, launch on 1 October 2020. In this blog, Women in Transport member, Charlie Barnes, shares her experience of being an Advance 2020 mentee and the benefits of getting a fresh perspective on challenges that you’re facing to advance your professional development.
Read moreWhat advice would you give a younger you in the transport industry?
Audrey Ezekwesili a long-standing member of Women in Transport and has been a mentor on Advance since the pilot programme. Audrey is a change management specialist with over 20 years’ experience in the transport industry and a qualified coach. Here she shares her thoughts on being a mentor on the programme.
Read moreTaking control of your professional development
Advance is a mentoring programme designed for women in transport by women in transport. The pilot programme opened for applications in 2017 and we are now welcoming applications for a third year. Mentoring can be a powerful tool for your professional development but it does require work, dedication and commitment as shown by the experience of Josephe Dibaya, a mentee on Advance 2019.
Read moreWe should celebrate the diversity in our industry
Steve Griffiths joined Women in Transport as a mentor for the Advance 2019 cohort. He has since been a regular at networking events and joined our team for the Big Transport and Logistics Diversity Challenge in June. Here Steve discusses his experience as a mentor and his career advice for people working in transport.
Read morePaying it forward
Sharon Daly is the Chief Operating Officer at Steer. Sharon is accountable for the operational aspects across the company’s 20 offices in Europe, North America, South America and India. Sharon was a mentor in the pilot year of our Advance programme and has continued to meet with her mentee. In this guest blog, Sharon shares her experience of being an Advance mentor and shares her advice for women working in the transport sector looking to progress their career.
Read more"The importance of networking cannot be overstated"
In a male-dominated sector, men are essential in championing and supporting the careers of women working in transport. 50% of our Advance mentors are men, in this blog, Matthew Reagan discusses how he became one of them and provides advice for women looking to progress in the transport sector.
Read moreGoing The Extra Mile for Women in Transport
TXM Recruit has sponsored the Advance mentoring programme for two years. TXM Group Director, Gary Lincoln, has been a mentor in both years. Here he discusses why TXM supports Women in Transport and why he is personally so passionate about promoting gender balance in transport and engineering.
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