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Early education the key to encourage more women into construction

|Date: 23 March, 2023

Early education the key to encourage more women into construction

A regular visitor to construction sites for national social enterprise Fusion21, Clare Connolly believes ...

A regular visitor to construction sites for national social enterprise Fusion21, Clare Connolly believes early education could help to inspire more women to become “Beth the Builder”. Going out to con ...

23 March, 2023
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Encouraging girls to seek a career in construction to celebrate International Women’s Day

|Date: 8 March, 2023

Encouraging girls to seek a career in construction to celebrate International Women’s Day

Over 65 girls from Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle, Penygroes had a taste of working in the field of construction a ...

Over 65 girls from Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle, Penygroes had a taste of working in the field of construction as part of an event called 'Not Just for Boys', in order to encourage more girls and women to co ...

8 March, 2023
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Women in construction on The Rise!

|Date: 8 March, 2023

Women in construction on The Rise!

A group of 11 women visited The Rise development in Scotswood, Newcastle, to find out about the variety o ...

A group of 11 women visited The Rise development in Scotswood, Newcastle, to find out about the variety of careers and local employment opportunities available. New Tyne West Development Company (NTWD ...

8 March, 2023
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National Apprenticeship Week: Livv Housing Group champions women in construction

|Date: 7 February, 2023

National Apprenticeship Week: Livv Housing Group champions women in construction

This week (6th-12th February) marks National Apprenticeship Week. With the current skills shortage and th ...

This week (6th-12th February) marks National Apprenticeship Week. With the current skills shortage and the challenge of encouraging more women into construction, Merseyside housing association, Livv H ...

7 February, 2023
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Kent landlord wins two national housing awards

|Date: 1 July, 2022

Kent landlord wins two national housing awards

Golding Homes were delighted to win two awards at the national Housing Heroes and Women in Housing awards ...

Golding Homes were delighted to win two awards at the national Housing Heroes and Women in Housing awards on 27 June at the Chartered Institute of Housing conference in Manchester. The award for “bes ...

1 July, 2022
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Higgins celebrates International Women’s Day

|Date: 8 March, 2022

Higgins celebrates International Women’s Day

With more and more women choosing a career in the construction industry, companies like Higgins Partnersh ...

With more and more women choosing a career in the construction industry, companies like Higgins Partnerships are driving through equality and diversity and promoting the wealth of career opportunities ...

8 March, 2022
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West Midlands housing association encourages women to build a career in construction

|Date: 8 March, 2022

West Midlands housing association encourages women to build a career in construction

In honour of International Women’s Day on Tuesday 8th March, housing association Bromford’s sales Senior ...

In honour of International Women’s Day on Tuesday 8th March, housing association Bromford’s sales Senior Leadership Team is encouraging women to consider careers in the construction industry. Last yea ...

8 March, 2022
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Tower Hamlets’ Tanisha Mckay forges the way for women in maintenance

|Date: 11 October, 2021

Tower Hamlets’ Tanisha Mckay forges the way for women in maintenance

From early gender stereotyping to blatant sexism in the workplace to protective clothing that simply isn’ ...

From early gender stereotyping to blatant sexism in the workplace to protective clothing that simply isn’t made for women, there are many complex reasons for the low numbers of women in the maintenanc ...

11 October, 2021
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More Nottingham women supported into construction jobs

|Date: 4 November, 2020

More Nottingham women supported into construction jobs

Over 500 women in Nottingham have been helped by a Nottingham City Homes programme that gets more women i ...

Over 500 women in Nottingham have been helped by a Nottingham City Homes programme that gets more women into trades jobs. The Women in Construction (WiC) programme is celebrating five years of helping ...

4 November, 2020
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Wates partners with Young Women’s Trust to drive equality in construction

|Date: 3 March, 2020

Wates partners with Young Women’s Trust to drive equality in construction

Wates Group has announced a new three-year partnership with Young Women’s Trust to support and inspire mo ...

Wates Group has announced a new three-year partnership with Young Women’s Trust to support and inspire more women to take up careers in construction. The Group — which is the first construction partne ...

3 March, 2020
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