All companies with over 250 employees had to report the gender pay gap within their organisation by the 5th of October. At Women in Transport, we are disappointed to learn that the average gender pay gap for all firms has not improved since 2019-20, remaining at 10.4%.
Read MoreApplications for our Advance 2022 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 2022 is generously sponsored by TXM Group, Xanta, Network for Skills and National Express.
Read MoreWomen in Transport President, Jo Field, responds to the UK's HGV driver shortage stating that the problem is a simple one; we don’t have enough drivers to transport our goods. To tackle this issue, we need to attract more workers into the haulage industry, an issue addressed in our ‘Gender perceptions and experiences working in transport’ whitepaper, published earlier this year.
Read MoreWomen in Transport is delighted to welcome Amazon as our newest corporate partner and to be working together to raise awareness of their Delivery Service Partner (DSP) programme to more women. Amazon is looking for hands-on owners who are passionate about building and developing great teams. With low startup costs and access to Amazon's technology and logistics experience, this is an opportunity for women to build and grow a successful parcel delivery business.
Read MoreWomen in Transport volunteer, Carmen Oleksinski, reviews the Summer 2021 session of the virtual book club. Hosted via Zoom, members came together came together to discuss the intriguing set of characters from Bernadine Evaristo’s prize winning novel, Girl Woman Other.
Read MoreEarlier 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 MoreInnovate UK, in partnership with Crossrail International and the Department for International Trade, is to invest £750,000 (including VAT) in innovative rail solutions in spaces including digital innovation, operational efficiency, station security and more.
Read MoreWant to work flexibly but have no idea how to talk to your employer about it? To help you, Women in Transport partners, WORK180, have put together a guide to negotiating flexible working conditions. Think options, plans, tips, and even an email template where you can just copy, paste, fill in a few personal details and press send. Where can you get this guide?
Read MoreTransit data experts, Ito World, have launched the #ItoWomen Campaign to inspire, mentor and champion women looking to work, or working in, the technology and transport industries. The campaign will highlight the unique career journeys of women at Ito World. Ito World is Flexa certified as a truly flexible employer and joined Women in Transport as a corporate member this month.
Read MoreLast week we were delighted to welcome Rajinder Pryor for our second installment of ‘An audience with…’ organised by the Scotland hub. This was an event set up in collaboration with Women in Rail Scotland and we were thrilled to meet many new faces as well as welcome back familiar ones! The session was chaired by Diane Burke from Calmac and facilitated by Becki Cox from Glasgow University.
Read MoreWomen in Transport President, Jo Field, responds to the transport decarbonisation plan.
Read MoreWomen in Transport has today announced the continued support of parliamentarians from across the political spectrum in tackling the under-representation of women in the sector workforce, confirmed at the Annual General Meeting for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Women in Transport on 17th June.
Read MoreOn 8th June 2021, 20 members of Women in Transport gathered for a lunchtime audience with Joan Aitken. The session, organised by the Scotland Hub, was chaired by Fiona Brown from Transport Scotland, and facilitated by Kattalin Atorragasti from Atkins. It was the first event since the Scotland Hub launch in March 2021 and the first installment of a series of ’an audience with…’ that the Scotland hub wants to initiate and pursue over the coming years.
Read MoreThe Women in Transport North East hub was launched in 2019 and although we experienced inactivity for a short period, we are starting to gather momentum.
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 MoreHow to truly implement inclusion and diversity is still very much a big question mark for hiring teams and companies. The biggest challenge perceived to be a talent shortage, but is that really the case or an excuse?
Read MoreWomen in Transport welcomes Jo Field as new President
Women in Transport is pleased to announce the election of Jo Field as its new President, succeeding Katie Hulland. Jo’s election for a 4-year term was confirmed at Women in Transport’s Annual General Meeting held today on the 13 May 2021. Read on to find out more about Jo and her vision for Women in Transport.
Read MoreNational consultancy A Matter of Choice launched its ground-breaking leadership report on April 8 at a digital conference hosted by state-of-the-art provider Talking Slides.
Read MoreNew ‘green woman’ traffic light signals celebrate the contribution of women to London on International Women’s Day
New signals installed at more than 20 locations such as Exhibition Road, high streets including Tottenham and Clapham and by popular stations including King’s Cross St. Pancras and Brixton Tube station
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