08 MARCH, 2024| BY NIA KAJASTIE

GE has listed 20 of the most influential and inspirational women working in ground engineering today.

08 MAR 2024| BETH BUNDONIS

Beth Bundonis is regional managing director at Lovell Partnerships This week is Women in Construction Week. Dating back to 1953, it has maintained a singular goal: to strengthen and amplify the success of women in the construction industry.

07 MAR 2024| BY CHARLOTTE BANKS

Job flexibility is the “single biggest barrier” for women in the construction industry, a non-profit lead has told a parliament select committee.

08 MAR 2024| BY IAN WEINFASS

The Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture (JV) working on HS2 has announced the launch of a women’s only training course to mark International Women’s Day.

08 MAR, 2024| BY TOM PASHBY

The civil engineering sector is employing a wide range of initiatives to support and promote women in the workplace.

08 MAR| Lorraine Williamson

Lorraine Williamson is a senior associate at Rider Levett Bucknall.  Having loved to draw at school, and with no career guidance, I decided to be an architect. However, upon realising the disparity between artistic and technical drawing, I realised this was not for me.

08 MAR| KATE MOREMENT

Kate Morement is head of risk and compliance at Assent I took a very non-traditional route into the world of construction. Having begun my working life as a shelf-stacker with a supermarket chain and rising through the management ranks before I realised that retail wasn’t for me, I took a temporary job with a housebuilder’s health and safety team.

08 MAR| SUE HUNTER

Sue Hunter is a director at Bentley I joined the construction industry in the late 90s, and it was clear from the outset that there was more onus on women to prove themselves in terms of skills and competence, whereas male peers were treated with an immediate level of trust and respect, often regardless of their skills and experience.

06 MARCH, 2024| BY GEEDITORIAL

What academic and vocational pathways are currently available to those who want to pursue a career in ground engineering?

06 MAR 2024| JAYNE LITTLE

Many of us have heard the analogy of diversity and inclusion being likened to a party: “Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.” But who will ask?

05 MAR 2024| KATE PINDER

In all walks of life, a truly inclusive and diverse environment can see immeasurable benefits, such as new perspectives and skillsets.

04 MAR 2024| KATY HARRIS

As we stood at the midpoint of 2023, the construction industry celebrated a notable milestone: 15.8 per cent of its workforce were women, a rise from 12.8 per cent pre-pandemic.

28 FEBRUARY, 2024| BY GEEDITORIAL

Women are making significant strides in reshaping the ground engineering sector by challenging longstanding stereotypes at all levels. However, the journey is not without its challenges, writes Terra Firma Group’s Paula Grgich.

21 FEBRUARY, 2024| BY GEEDITORIAL

Jacobs geotechnical engineer Lydia Blackburn shares the experiences of two young female engineers working on site for High Speed 2 and discusses the versatility of a career in ground engineering.

15 FEBRUARY, 2024| BY THAMES MENTETH

Women's toilets on construction sites are often locked, used as store cupboards or not provided at all. A new campaign to improve women's access to welfare facilities aims to change this.

16 FEB 2024| BY ROB HAKIMIAN

The construction industry has historically been sorely lacking in opportunities for women, who represent only 13% of the industry and just 1% of tradespeople according to Autodesk’s latest research on the talent challenges facing the sector.

14 FEB 2024| BY TOM PASHBY

Local authorities have “widespread issues” with “ill-fitting” personal protective equipment (PPE), according to the PPE Campaign.

14 FEBRUARY 2024| BY THAMES MENTETH

30 JANUARY, 2024| BY THAMES MENTETH

PPE should have ‘specific regulations’ for women, says new campaign 30 JANUARY, 2024 BY THAMES MENTETH Women across the ground engineering sector are supporting a campaign that aims to change the law around personal protective equipment (PPE) provision for female employees in workplaces.

29 JAN 2024|BY TOM PASHBY

Ten women are gaining boardroom experience to promote gender diversity within the UK’s nuclear industry under the Women in Nuclear Non-Executive Director (WiN-NED) Programme.

23 OCT 2023| BY CHARLOTTE BANKS AND WILL ING

With the number of women in construction edging up, leaders are urged to keep chipping away to effect change

18 OCT 2023

The ICE has joined up with Girlguiding UK to promote civil engineering and inspire girls to become civil engineers.

11 SEP, 2023  - BY AMY MASSEY

With GCSE and A-level results having recently made their way into the hands of eager and ambitious students across the country, it’s a time when many are considering their next steps.

31 AUG, 2023  - BY SOTIRIS KANARIS

The construction industry’s gender pay gap will not be bridged organically, says Jennifer Tomlinson.

23 JUN, 2023  - BY CLAIRE SMITH

After receiving a record-breaking number of entries, the judges for the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards have carefully reviewed them all and today revealed the shortlist.

23 JUN, 2023 -  BY THOMAS JOHNSON

The Women's Engineering Society (WES), which organises International Women in Engineering Day (Inwed), has marked the 10th anniversary of the day of celebrating female engineers by revealing that 11 civil engineers have made the 2023 Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) list.

23 JUN, 2023  - BY CLAIRE SMITH

Putting female role models in the spotlight is a key part of today’s International Women in Engineering Day, which is now an annual event, and NCE is relaunching an initiative to ensure women remain in that spotlight throughout the year.

23 JUN, 2023  - BY CLAIRE SMITH

To celebrate this year’s International Women in Engineering Day, the NCE editorial team has looked back over news, interviews and opinions from the last year to create a list of the most popular article either written by women or featuring female industry leaders.

23 JUN, 2023 - BY THOMAS JOHNSON

In March, NCE ran a story discussing how personal protection equipment (PPE) for women in the engineering and construction sectors is lacking even though discussion about the need has been underway for decades.

23 JUN, 2023  - BY ROB HAKIMIAN

To mark International Women In Engineering Day (Inwed), NCE has sought the views of the female winners from last year's Graduate and Apprentice Awards winners on how the sector can do more to attract women into the industry.

23 JUN, 2023 -  BY KELLY COLE

Just over 16% of all engineers in the UK are women. While the number of those working in engineering occupations is rising year on year, latest figures from Engineering UK show there’s still a way to go, with less than 18% of higher apprenticeship places in engineering and manufacturing, being taken up by women.

20 JUL, 2023 -  BY HANNAH KISSICK

Sometimes, you read the newspapers and the net zero goal seems like an unachievable pipe dream. Then, you spend a morning with people who are doing exactly what is needed every single day to work towards a more sustainable future and your hope is restored.

15 JUNE 2023| By HELEN NORMOYLE

Helen Normoyle is co-founder of My Menopause Centre.   To embrace and deliver workforce diversity, the construction industry must urgently offer better menopause support.

08 JUN, 2023| BY MEGAN MILLER

Market conditions in 2023 have not been easy for any industry in light of rapidly changing macroeconomic conditions, including recession, inflation and rising interest rates.

02 JUN 2023| BY KERRY LORIMER

Mace is marking Pride Month with a sculpture to promote diversity and inclusion in the construction industry.

01 JUN, 2023| BY JULIA PYKE

You need only look at a construction site to see that equal gender representation in the industry is a problem - and the stats support this.

23 MAY 2023| BY ANUSHA SHAH 

I previously wrote a piece for NCE in which I asked: “Who is the civil engineer of the future and how does the ICE adapt to embrace them?”

17 MAY, 2023| BY DERVILLA MITCHELL

As designers, engineers, planners, thinkers, we all know that diversity of opinion is critical to solving problems or coming up with the best designs.

28 APR 2023| BY BEN VOGEL

Skanska UK has appointed Katy Dowding as its new president and chief executive, effective from 2 May, making her the only woman currently running a tier one contractor.

25 APR, 2023| BY LOUISE PARRY

Engineering culture in the UK needs to accelerate its drive to become more inclusive if the UK is to continue to be a key player in the global race for engineering skills.

25 APR 2023| BY JOANNE CONWAY

Joanne Conway is chair of the FM Conway Group.  Plenty of ink has been spilled writing about the construction skills crisis but the challenge remains – our industry needs to find a quarter of a million more workers by 2025 according to last year’s Construction Skills Network report.

17 APR, 2023| BY BELINDA SMART

Leading organisations have signed the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Pledge, a joint initiative between NCE and Construction News, to encourage companies to prioritise equality, diversity and inclusion.

13 APR 2023| BY GRAHAM HARLE

Graham Harle is chief executive of Gleeds Worldwide With soaring inflation and the escalating cost of materials dominating the headlines of late, another issue has been quietly chipping away at the foundation of the UK’s construction sector: an increasing shortage of labour.

11 APR 2023| BY ELIZABETH HARDWICK-SMITH

Elizabeth Hardwick-Smith is group people and culture director at Pick Everard This year’s Budget centred around getting those who want to work, back to work. With extended childcare support for one-to-two-year-olds being the headline announcement, there is now a great opportunity to tackle one of construction’s biggest challenges – improving diversity.

05 APR 2023| BY CATRIN PICTON AND THOMAS JOHNSON

Women occupy, on average, less than 10 per cent of the top-paying jobs at the biggest construction and engineering contractors, according to research by Construction News and sister title New Civil Engineer.

05 APR, 2023| BY CATRIN PICTON AND THOMAS JOHNSON

Women occupy, on average, almost a third of the top-paying jobs at the biggest construction and engineering clients, according to research by NCE and sister title Construction News.

Women occupy, on average, less than 10 per cent of the top-paying jobs at the biggest construction and engineering contractors, according to research by New Civil Engineer and sister title Construction News.

31 MAR, 2023| BY BELINDA SMART

Improving gender diversity in civil engineering depends on role models and school outreach, Abigail Brierley.

28 MAR 2023| BY EMILY CARR 

Emily Carr is design manager at Kier Construction North & Scotland, and former vice-chair of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation’s BE Change Makers For me, construction isn’t just about building – it’s about ensuring we create spaces for people to thrive. And this philosophy should extend to the people who work in the sector, too.

28 MAR, 2023| BY CLAIRE SMITH

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.

28 MAR, 2023| BY THOMAS JOHNSON

Although women have been raising the issue of ill-fitting PPE for decades, the availability of such products remains low.

13 MAR, 2023| BY BELINDA SMART

Flexible working in the construction and engineering sector requires an approach that suits individuals’ and business’ needs; and what works for an office based role may not work for operational teams.

09 MAR, 2023| BY SUSAN FRANCOMBE

Adjudication is now firmly embedded into construction as a form of dispute resolution, yet there seem to be few women adjudicators. Which leaves me wondering if there is a reason and considering why that needs to change.

08 MAR, 2023| BY SUE KERSHAW

Engineering is one of the oldest industries on earth and we’ve marvelled at the people who design and build since the Egyptians and their pyramids. But on the face of it, for those outside of the industry, we haven’t changed much – nor has the view of who pursues such careers.

08 Mar 2023| CONTRIBUTOR

A Q&A for International Women's Day 2023 (IWD 2023) with Nicky Rance, project director at Sir Robert McAlpine

08 Mar 2023| Roberta Downey

Roberta Downey is a partner and co-head of the international construction group at Vinson & Elkins LLP in London As people around the world celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) today, it provides a welcome opportunity to focus on the importance of authentic leadership. Leadership isn’t easy, and it’s not a position you can achieve on your own.

08 Mar 2023| HANNAH MEHR

Hannah Mehr is an apprentice data scientist at Arup and won Apprentice of the Year at the 2022 Association for Consultancy and Engineering awards

08 MAR 2023|CHITHRA MARSH

Chithra Marsh is national chair of Women in Property and associate director of Buttress Architects While International Women’s Day 2023 (IWD 2023) creates an annual talking point on gender issues, the conversation goes on 365 days a year – or should. And while there are still clear disparities for women working in the construction industry, it is inclusion that is the wider concern.

03 MAR 2023 |BY CLAIRE SMITH

The Adjudication Society has launched two initiatives aimed at improving gender balance in adjudication and is calling on female civil engineers to put themselves forward to meet the targets set.

02 MAR 2023| BY MIKE MCNICHOLAS

Having just marked 40 years with Atkins, I have witnessed many changes in the sector over that time. Among the biggest changes in the industry I’ve seen over the years has been a shift to a more multidisciplinary way of thinking, an evolution towards a multi-system approach.

16 FEB 2023| BY ELLA JESSEL

A “staggering” increase in the number of girls studying maths and physics at A level is needed to bridge engineering’s gender gap, a report has found.

10 FEB 2023| BY BEATRICE BARLEON

As it’s National Apprenticeship Week, it’s an ideal time to take stock of the apprenticeships landscape and reflect on the vital role they play in the engineering and technology sector.

09 FEB 2023| BY BEN VOGEL

Major gaps remain despite small steps on diversity and inclusion in the built environment workforce, according to the results of a new employee survey. The survey from the Sustainability Tool and the Supply Chain Sustainability School’s Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) Programme

30 JAN 2023| BY CONTRIBUTOR

Construction professionals are invited to join a free webinar in March on how moving to flexible working will help the sector tackle skills shortages – the first event in the 2023 programme for Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering.

19 JAN, 2023| BY CHRISTINE SCOTT

Christine Scott is director of development and construction at Madison Berkeley A Construction Skills Network report found that the built environment will need around 53,000 extra recruits each year over the next four years to meet projected UK construction demand.

17 JAN, 2023| BY FRAN HOPSON AND SUMAIYAH SARESHWALA

There is clearly work to be done when it comes to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) in the engineering sector.

02 DEC 2022| BY COLIN MARRS Louise Hardy has joined the board of builders merchant Travis Perkins, adding this to a string of non-executive directorships in the industry.

07 NOVEMBER| BY SARAH SIDEY  In the recent interim review into misconduct in the Metropolitan Police, author Baroness Casey identified the need for urgent reform from within the organisation.

02 NOV, 2022| BY SAMANTHA CLARK A lack of workforce diversity in terms of education currently plagues STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) industries.

18 OCT, 2022| BY ROB MELLING I have heard the menopause be referred to as "the best kept secret", because while 100% of the population are affected by it - either directly or indirectly - there is still such a reluctance to talk about it. Why is that?

13 OCT 2022|  BY THOMAS JOHNSON There are still many barriers to women entering senior positions in the construction and engineering industry, according to leading female figures in the sector, reports Thomas Johnson.

11 OCT, 2022| BY THOMAS JOHNSON Many barriers still exist for women to enter senior positions within the construction and engineering industry, according to leading female figures in the sector.

29 SEP 2022| BY TIYA THOMAS-ALEXANDER

Skanska has extended its maternity and paternity leave policies, increasing benefits for its workforce.

27 SEP, 2022| BY LUCY LETTICE With the engineering and construction professions being challenged to support a petition which calls for better sanitary disposal waste facilities within the industry, it is clear that improvement is crucial for the inclusivity of the sectors.

02 SEP, 2022| ROB HAKIMIAN 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.

16 AUG 2022| BY LUKE HAYNES

More than half of young people consider a career in construction attractive, research shows.

21 JUNE 2022 | BY ROB HORGAN

Some 50 construction and engineering firms have committed to improving gender equality in the sector by signing up to the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Pledge.

30 JUN 2022 | TIYA THOMAS-ALEXANDER 30 JUN Skanska is launching a pilot scheme to provide work opportunities for highly qualified employees who take a career break.

29 JUNE 2022 | BY JANE ATKINSON

Many of us have campaigned for years to bring more women into the sector. But, sadly, the improvement has been marginal at best.