This event honoured inspiring women and organisations across the sector!

I am delighted that Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering is back in 2025, bigger and better than ever. Last year’s event was a real eye-opener for me. It was incredible to witness the breadth and depth of discussion about issues impacting on women working in the built environment. IWCE is a crucial forum to showcase what the industry is doing well – as well as where it still needs to go further to achieve equality of opportunity for women. The event is a fantastic forum for women to show solidarity and share their experiences – but it is also crucial that men within the industry get involved in the event and contribute to debate in order to provide allyship to their female colleagues.

Last year’s events for Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering were truly inspiring, and GE is excited to continue the conversation in 2025. From the launch webinar on 'Constructing equality – tackling and addressing unconscious bias' to the engaging workshop, conference and awards, it was a powerful reminder of the progress we’re making in the industry – and the challenges ahead. These events provided invaluable insights and sparked essential discussions on how we can continue to make ground engineering, and the wider civil engineering and construction sectors, more inclusive and diverse. It’s crucial to keep driving these conversations forward, ensuring we build a stronger, more equitable future for the sector.

Genuine inclusion is both a moral cause and vital to securing the lasting success of our industry and our professions. Along with Construction News and Ground Engineering, New Civil Engineer is dedicated to sharing the detail and solutions across all kinds of challenges in industry, so we are proud to support an event that drills down into the real experiences, opportunities and challenges facing women and wider diversity. Hearing the practical action and real successes of the individuals and companies leading the way – be it through their recruitment, training and promotion, or creating an environment in which women can thrive – is more than uplifting. It is integral to achieving further improvements and making our industry one that women find attractive to join.