Welcome to the Women in Construction Resource Library

Here you will find educational, inspiring and newsworthy resources, to help drive for diversity and promote awareness around women in the UK's construction industry. 

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What if women built the world they want to see?

What if women built the world they want to see?

07 Sept 2023
Only four percent of construction workers are female -- that's totally unacceptable, but it's also a huge opportunity both for women and for the trades, says youth educator and builder Emily Pilloton- …
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Retention of women in engineering remains an issue in the UK

Retention of women in engineering remains an issue in the UK

26 Jun 2024
With International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June, data released by Engineering UK shows the proportion of women in engineering roles has declined in the past year from 16.5% to 15.7% In contrast …
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Contractor duo recognised for gender equality policies

Contractor duo recognised for gender equality policies

02 Jul 2024
Two of the UK’s biggest construction contractors have won plaudits for promoting gender equality within their businesses. Costain and Willmott Dixon, which placed 12th and 19th respectively in the mos …
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Housebuilding is no longer an industry just for men': meet the women lobbying to save a troubled sector

Housebuilding is no longer an industry just for men': meet the women lobbying to save a troubled sector

02 Jul 2024
A new campaign is taking aim at part of the property sector’s pressing image problem.
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JLL reports steady progress on gender and ethnicity pay gaps

JLL reports steady progress on gender and ethnicity pay gaps

05 Apr 2024
JLL’s mean gender pay gap (GPG) and ethnicity pay gap (EPG) narrowed last year in the UK – but its median pay gap increased, according to the company’s latest UK Gender & Ethnicity Pay Gap Report.  Th …
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Partner Spotlight: SHE BUILDS UK

Partner Spotlight: SHE BUILDS UK

14 Nov 2023
London Build is proud to be working with SHE BUILDS UK as a Women in Construction partner for 2023. The initiative and exhibition was founded by Neil Perry, a commercial photographer specialising in a …
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