AtkinsRéalis has been awarded the Clear Assured Platinum Standard by the Clear Company for its progress and impact with equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives.
In civil engineering, the pursuit of accessibility and inclusive design is not merely a problem to be solved, it is a commitment to ensuring independence and dignity for all. The essence of inclusive design lies in engineering for people, not just providing a solution to a “problem.” One in five…
HS2 Ltd and Sellafield Ltd have been recognised for their respective work to improve equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace.
Predominantly male construction businesses should support and advocate equality, says Andy Pritchard of Willmott Dixon.
The construction industry’s gender pay gap will not be bridged organically, says Jennifer Tomlinson.
Improving gender diversity in civil engineering depends on role models and school outreach, Abigail Brierley.
Although women have been raising the issue of ill-fitting PPE for decades, the availability of such products remains low.
In March many businesses in the civil engineering sector marked International Women’s Day with celebrations of their female staff and their career achievements. International Men’s Day is on 19 November, in case you were wondering.
Thomas Johnson’s article (NCE, online 12 January) quotes Nick Smallwood as saying that High Speed 2 (HS2) was not well developed, scoped, prepared and planned. He misses the main factor which turned the public against it – the inadequate marketing and selling of the project to the public and the…
There is clearly work to be done when it comes to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) in the engineering sector.
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