Women in Transport volunteer, Carmen Oleksinski, reviews the Summer 2021 session of the virtual book club. Hosted via Zoom, members came together came together to discuss the intriguing set of characters from Bernadine Evaristo’s prize winning novel, Girl Woman Other.
Read moreGlasgow "Avenues Project" Walking Tour with Isla Jackson
Earlier this week Women in Transport Scotland held our “Fascinating World of Street Design” event, which was both our first in-person gathering since our launch and also our first active travel focussed event. The event was coordinated by our Active Travel Lead, Becki Cox of Glasgow University, and we were privileged to be joined by WiT Scotland member Isla Jackson, structural engineer and Director at Civic Engineers, who led the walking tour along Sauchiehall Street.
Read moreInnovate UK in partnership with Crossrail International and the Department for International Trade to invest £750,000 in advancing innovative rail solutions →
Innovate UK, in partnership with Crossrail International and the Department for International Trade, is to invest £750,000 (including VAT) in innovative rail solutions in spaces including digital innovation, operational efficiency, station security and more.
Read moreHow to ask for flexibility at work →
Want to work flexibly but have no idea how to talk to your employer about it? To help you, Women in Transport partners, WORK180, have put together a guide to negotiating flexible working conditions. Think options, plans, tips, and even an email template where you can just copy, paste, fill in a few personal details and press send. Where can you get this guide?
Read moreIto World launches #ItoWomen Campaign to highlight equality and inclusion across the technology and transport industries
Transit data experts, Ito World, have launched the #ItoWomen Campaign to inspire, mentor and champion women looking to work, or working in, the technology and transport industries. The campaign will highlight the unique career journeys of women at Ito World. Ito World is Flexa certified as a truly flexible employer and joined Women in Transport as a corporate member this month.
Read moreAn audience with Rajinder Pryor MBE
Last week we were delighted to welcome Rajinder Pryor for our second installment of ‘An audience with…’ organised by the Scotland hub. This was an event set up in collaboration with Women in Rail Scotland and we were thrilled to meet many new faces as well as welcome back familiar ones! The session was chaired by Diane Burke from Calmac and facilitated by Becki Cox from Glasgow University.
Read moreWomen in Transport response to the Transport Decarbonisation plan
Women in Transport President, Jo Field, responds to the transport decarbonisation plan.
Read moreWomen In Transport Confirms Continued Cross-Party Support To Tackle The Under-Representation Of Women in The Sector Workforce
Women in Transport has today announced the continued support of parliamentarians from across the political spectrum in tackling the under-representation of women in the sector workforce, confirmed at the Annual General Meeting for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Women in Transport on 17th June.
Read moreAn audience with Joan Aitken
On 8th June 2021, 20 members of Women in Transport gathered for a lunchtime audience with Joan Aitken. The session, organised by the Scotland Hub, was chaired by Fiona Brown from Transport Scotland, and facilitated by Kattalin Atorragasti from Atkins. It was the first event since the Scotland Hub launch in March 2021 and the first installment of a series of ’an audience with…’ that the Scotland hub wants to initiate and pursue over the coming years.
Read moreWhat’s happening with Women in Transport North East
The Women in Transport North East hub was launched in 2019 and although we experienced inactivity for a short period, we are starting to gather momentum.
Read moreWomen in Transport Book Club: Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed
Women in Transport volunteer, Carmen Oleksinski, reviews the fifth session of the virtual book club. Hosted via Zoom in April, members came together to discuss their thoughts about ‘Rebel Ideas’ by Matthew Syed.
Read moreScotland Hub Summer update
Making the Tech Industry More Diverse and Inclusive
How to truly implement inclusion and diversity is still very much a big question mark for hiring teams and companies. The biggest challenge perceived to be a talent shortage, but is that really the case or an excuse?
Read moreWomen in Transport welcomes Jo Field as new President
Women in Transport welcomes Jo Field as new President
Women in Transport is pleased to announce the election of Jo Field as its new President, succeeding Katie Hulland. Jo’s election for a 4-year term was confirmed at Women in Transport’s Annual General Meeting held today on the 13 May 2021. Read on to find out more about Jo and her vision for Women in Transport.
Read moreA Matter of Choice Launch Ground-Breaking Research into Leadership During and Post-Pandemic
National consultancy A Matter of Choice launched its ground-breaking leadership report on April 8 at a digital conference hosted by state-of-the-art provider Talking Slides.
Read moreTfL Press Release: Green Woman Signal on International Women's Day
New ‘green woman’ traffic light signals celebrate the contribution of women to London on International Women’s Day
New signals installed at more than 20 locations such as Exhibition Road, high streets including Tottenham and Clapham and by popular stations including King’s Cross St. Pancras and Brixton Tube station
Read moreDeloitte supports Women in Transport and launches Inspiring Women Leaders interview series
We’re delighted to welcome Deloitte as the latest corporate partner to join Women in Transport. We look forward to working with them as they support our efforts to advance the professional development of women working in the transport sector. This partnership demonstrates Deloitte’s commitment to promote gender balance within their organisation, and the wider transport and travel industry.
Read moreMicromobility: a revolution or a distraction?
Micromobility refers to small and light weight vehicles operating at speeds below 15mph. But how accessible are e-bikes, e-scooters and cargo bikes? And is this concept of micromobility a revolution or a distraction?
At a recent Women in Transport event, our four experts each shared their views. Read more about the event here.
Read moreWe are recruiting new Board Members
Join us to shape the future of Women in Transport. More than ever, supporting women in the transport industry navigating professional and personal changes is needed. Women in Transport intends to achieve this by renewing its governance structure and we are recruiting for a series of newly created board roles.
Read moreScotland Hub Launch
We were delighted to welcome almost 100 people to our Women in Transport Scotland hub launch on 25th March. For out very first event, we aimed to provide a taster session of some activities that Women in Transport Scotland will facilitate in the future, which made for a packed but engaging programme. In this blog article, we aim to share with you what happened during the evening.
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