It’s always satisfying when two organisations you enjoy working with join forces to make a partnership. That happened this month when Driving for Better Business marked International Women’s Day (8 March) by teaming up with Women in Transport, launching a year of podcasts and features.
Read MoreWomen in Transport President, Jo Field, welcomes the government’s pilot scheme announced on International Women’s Day where participating employers must list salary details on job adverts and stop asking for applicants’ salary history during recruitment.
Read MoreGender diversifying transport vital for industry’s future, MPs insist
Read MoreDriving for Better Business is marking International Women’s Day (8 March), launching a year of videos, podcasts and features, and teaming up with Women in Transport, a not-for-profit promotional, professional-development and support group.
Read MoreThe Diversity and Inclusion Bus Group, part of Women in Transport, has partnered with the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) to launch a central resource for the whole of the bus and coach industry to use and benefit from.
Read MoreThe deadline for the 2022 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards, launched to inspire more women to progress careers in the industry, has been extended for two weeks until 21st February 2022. The awards celebrate the vital contribution women make to transport and logistics showcasing progression, accomplishments and increasing avenues of opportunity within a traditionally male-dominated industry
Read MoreSWM are hunting for innovative and leading examples of good practice to recognise the remarkable achievements of organisations across the West Midlands and to inspire others, focused on the themes of the West Midlands Sustainability Roadmap to 2030.
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (NFI), one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, has joined Women in Transport network as the first bus manufacturer to become a corporate member. ADL will champion Diversity & Inclusion in the bus industry through sponsorship of this working group, while providing networking and professional development opportunities for team members.
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As Secretariat of the APPG for Women in Transport we have been working closely with the parliamentarians on the group on a range of new projects. In this blog, we provide an update on our work.
Read MoreOur CEO, Sonya Byers, shares some highlights from an exceptional year for Women in Transport.
Read MoreReview of the Autumn 2021 session of the Women in Transport book club. Members came together came together to discuss the intriguing set of characters from WiT member Jo Ward’s book, We all Ride Bikes Now, co-authored with Phil Crompton.
Read More“At Women in Transport we were disappointed to find out that due to uncertainty around long term funding, Transport for London (TfL) may have to enter a phase of managed decline in an attempt to balance its books.
Read MoreJo Field, Founder and Chief Executive of JFG Communications and President of Women in Transport, has won the prestigious ‘Consultant of the Year’ award at this year’s PRCA Public Affairs Awards. The judges were impressed by Jo’s contribution to transport public affairs, in particular her tireless campaigning for a more gender balanced transport workforce and her dedication to setting up and scaling her agency, JFG Communications.
Read MoreAll 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.
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