Earlier this week Women in Transport Scotland held our “Fascinating World of Street Design” event, which was both our first in-person gathering since our launch and also our first active travel focussed event. The event was coordinated by our Active Travel Lead, Becki Cox of Glasgow University, and we were privileged to be joined by WiT Scotland member Isla Jackson, structural engineer and Director at Civic Engineers, who led the walking tour along Sauchiehall Street.
Read MoreWomen in Transport volunteer, Carmen Oleksinski, reviews the fifth session of the virtual book club. Hosted via Zoom in April, members came together to discuss their thoughts about ‘Rebel Ideas’ by Matthew Syed.
Read MoreWomen in Transport volunteer, Carmen Oleksinski, reviews the fourth session of the virtual book club. Hosted via Zoom in January, members came together to discuss their thoughts about ‘How Women Rise’ by Marshall Goldsmith and Sally Helgesen.
Read MoreWomen in Transport volunteer, Carmen Oleksinski, reviews the third session of the virtual book club. Hosted via Zoom in October, members came together to discuss their thoughts about ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama.
Read MoreThe need to put people first when implementing change was the key talking point when transformation and human factors experts at Highways England, WSP, Turner & Townsend and Women in Transport came together at a webinar hosted by WSP, on Tuesday 22nd September 2020.
Read MoreWomen in Transport volunteer, Carmen Oleksinski, reviews the second session of the virtual book club. Hosted via Zoom in July, members came together to discuss their thoughts about ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood.
Read MoreWomen in Transport volunteer, Carmen Oleksinski, reviews our first virtual book club. Hosted via Zoom in April, over 20 of our members came together to discuss their thoughts about the thought-provoking ‘Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men’ by Caroline Criado-Perez.
Read MoreIn a matter of months, our lives have undergone a significant change - at a global level due to COVID-19. Each of us is experiencing a different situation that is unique to our individual circumstances. During these uncertain times, looking after our mental health and wellbeing is absolutely crucial. At the end of April, Women in Transport members benefited from an excellent online session with Lesley Heath and Karen Powell from A Matter of Choice, designed to provide us with positive strategies and techniques to support our mental health and wellbeing as we navigate through uncharted waters.
Read MoreTaking a peak behind the scenes and getting an insight into the more unusual jobs in the transport sector is a feature of our events programme. One of our recent revelations was a visit to the British Transport Police (BTP) Specialist Operations Department in North London, where we discovered the amazing contribution women make to keeping our railways safe and secure.
It was a such an interesting and enlightening experience, meeting women doing incredible jobs such as firearms officers, dog handlers, members of the Working at Heights Team and the Specialist Response Unit.
Read MoreSonya Byers reports on our fascinating visit to Shepherd’s Bush Bus Depot.
As well as being a great opportunity to learn about RATP Dev's two stage project to launch its electrified bus fleet, it also gave us a great insight into the running of the depot and the people who make it all happen.
Read MoreIt was a lucky day for Women in Transport when Dorcas Ariyo-Francis became a member just over a year ago. She came along to our AGM and, by the end of the evening, pledged to join our team of volunteers. As our Volunteer Engagement Lead, Dorcas has done a really professional job co-ordinating and supervising our team of volunteers for which I, as Events Lead, am truly grateful. But it doesn't end there. Dorcas is something of a hybrid and has been supporting our members with her fantastic range of skills.
Read MoreOur CEO, Sonya Byers, provides an overview of our January breakfast seminar for Women in Transport members on financial well-being with Morrinson Wealth Wellbeing. The company is a predominately female team and the seminar has been designed to educate and empower women in the management and planning of their finances. The seminar was facilitated by Katy Brown, Partner at Morrinson Wealth Wellbeing.
Read MoreOver 20 members of Women in Transport recently attended a workshop, funded by the Royal Academy of Engineers, designed to improve the communication skills of young engineers. Although there were quite a few engineers present, it was evident that the desire to learn more about this skill spans a wide range of disciplines and levels of seniority in the transport sector.
Read MoreThis week Women in Transport’s Chief Executive, Sonya Byers, will be speaking at MOVE 2020. The conference and exhibition is expected to triple in size and scope from last year’s successful launch, which saw nearly 3,000 urban mobility leaders from across the globe attend. The conference will feature 1,000 speakers over 500 sessions across 15 content tracks, covering the entire ecosystem of urban mobility.
Read MoreNominations for the 2020 everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards are now open! Returning for its 13th year this established industry event is continuing its mission to uncover female role models, identify male agents of change and transform the industry perception. Deadline extended to 24 February 2020.
Read MoreBack in October, when we invited members to a behind the scenes tour of Heathrow Terminal 5's automated people moving systems, the response was so overwhelming that it was inevitable a lot of people would be disappointed. Imagine our delight when Heathrow very generously offered to host a second tour in November.
Read MoreNetworking and the social aspect is a top motivator for members to join Women in Transport and our most popular event of the year is by far our Annual Mince Pies and Networking. A time to celebrate and enjoy the company of friends and colleagues across the transport industry.
Read MoreNovember was chock full of events for Women in Transport and we ended the month on a high at our fantastic evening with sporting legend, Jason Robinson, OBE on Thursday 28 November.
The event was generously hosted at Robert Bird Group’s London office and attended by over 80 of our members and their guests.
Read MoreOn Thursday 12 September 2019 around 100 representatives from across the transport sector attended the Women in Transport Autumn reception hosted by KPMG at their offices in Canary Wharf. This year's topic was 'Creating the customer centric organisation of the future’. The panel discussion focused on what makes excellent customer experience (CX), challenges faced by specific sectors within the transport industry, the role of technology in CX and what transport organisations are doing to enhance their focus on the customer.
Read MoreOver 35 members from Women in Transport attended ‘The Power of Persuasion: Enhancing your influence with Critical Business Stakeholders’ workshop on Thursday 18th July. This was facilitated by Mark Sharratt from Dale Carnegie Training and sponsored by Jacobs at their fabulous new office at the Cottons Centre in London Bridge, with its amazing views of the riverside.
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