Tag Archives: equality

The other day I received in the post a certificate commemorating my 70 years as a member of the ICE. All this time I have been active in the profession, partly in design, but most of my time has been spent in construction working for what would now be called…

Agile working policies can help companies boost employee morale, attract talent and improve gender balance says Willmott Dixon head of reward, policy and systems Helen White.

Over the last few years, the civil engineering industry has moved beyond putting the spotlight solely on cost and programme and placed greater emphasis on outcomes. Improved outcomes for the client through good project delivery, better outcomes for society resulting from the new infrastructure and enhanced outcomes for the environment…

Firms working on High Speed 2 (HS2) employ a greater number of women or Bame (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) personnel than the overall industry average, new data reveals.

For the last eight years every 23 June has been used to shine a light on women engineers and the work they deliver across a broad range of industries. The aim has been to create clear role models for future generations of engineers.

Unconscious gender bias can damage business culture and performance if left unchecked, says Kay Hussain.

Gender balance in civil engineering has been on my mind this month for a number of reasons but before explaining why, it is critical to understand why it is important.  Currently, just 13% of civil engineers in the UK are women, meaning that there is a whole untapped resource in…

Much coverage was devoted to carbon neutral roads in NCE’s August 2021 issue. How can any road be carbon neutral when its purpose is to increase capacity? Where are all the electric cars going to come from to fill the extra space? No mention was given to promoting walking, cycling…

Most engineers come into the industry because of their love of solving problems and their desire to make the world a better functioning place. And, when it comes to technical problems, civil engineers really do excel.

The civil engineering sector can, and must, do better at recognising and eliminating racism at all levels, according to one of the key findings of a recent ICE survey. The membership-wide survey led by the ICE’s Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) committee asked respondents a series of questions about their…