This September marks the 10th consecutive year of Advance, Women in Transport’s sector-specific mentoring programme.
Read MoreAdvance mentoring: 10th cohort launching soon
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Grow coaching: Completing our three-spoke model for professional development
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For more than a decade, we’ve been building a development ecosystem that supports women at every stage of their career journey. Find out where Grow fits in.
Read MoreNetwork Rail: Making tracks towards gender equality
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Network Rail, which owns, develops and looks after Britain’s rail infrastructure, has renewed its sponsorship of Women in Transport for another year, further demonstrating its commitment to gender equality.
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Our Advance sponsor's, Xanta, support towards Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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At Xanta, we believe progress in transport comes from investing in, and supporting, people, not just infrastructure. We have the honour of sponsoring Women In Transport’s Advance Mentoring Scheme.
Read MorePodcast S3E6: Lead and Advance – Building Women's Leadership, One Story at a Time
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In this episode, we spotlight our impactful flagship courses Lead and Advance. Shireen Ali-Khan and guests Laura Tofts, Fi Hamilton, Nkiruka (Nky) Nzekwu, Angela Gainsford, Sonya Byers, and Iain Smith explore how these programmes build confidence, leadership skills, and supportive networks.
Read MoreApplications for Advance 2025 are Open
Find out more about our industry-focused mentoring programme.
Read MoreSonya Byers Awarded OBE in King’s Birthday Honours 2024 for Services to Diversity
Sonya Byers, Chief Executive Officer of Women in Transport, Patron of Women on the Move Against Cancer, and Trustee of parkrun global, has been honoured with an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024. This prestigious award recognises her exceptional contributions to diversity and inclusion within the transport industry, her dedicated efforts in supporting cancer awareness and research, and her significant role in promoting community health and well-being through parkrun.
Read MoreApplications for Advance 2024 are open
Applications for our Advance 2024 mentoring programme are now open. This programme has been designed by Women in Transport to support the professional development of our members through structured, professional mentoring. Advance 2024 is generously sponsored by TXM Group, Xanta, Network for Skills, Applied Driving, Camilleri Appointments, Workplace Wellbeing Academy and Momentum Transport.
Read MoreApplications for Advance 2023 are open
Applications for our Advance 2023 mentoring programme are now open for mentees and mentors. This programme has been designed by Women in Transport to support the professional development of our members through structured, professional mentoring. Advance 2023 is generously sponsored by TXM Group, Xanta, Network for Skills, National Express and WSP.
Read MoreApplications are open for Advance 2021
Women in Transport is delighted to announce the launch of the fourth year of Advance - a mentoring programme designed exclusively to support the professional development of our members. Advance offers structured mentoring for women working in transport. Launched in 2017, the programme has supported 160 mentees and mentors to date. Advance 2021 has been made possible with the generous support of TXM Recruit, Xanta Rail and Network for Skills.
Read More"The importance of networking cannot be overstated"
In a male-dominated sector, men are essential in championing and supporting the careers of women working in transport. 50% of our Advance mentors are men, in this blog, Matthew Reagan discusses how he became one of them and provides advice for women looking to progress in the transport sector.
Read MoreGoing The Extra Mile for Women in Transport
TXM Recruit has sponsored the Advance mentoring programme for two years. TXM Group Director, Gary Lincoln, has been a mentor in both years. Here he discusses why TXM supports Women in Transport and why he is personally so passionate about promoting gender balance in transport and engineering.
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