Women in Transport in collaboration with CIHT South East and partnered by the Transport Employment and Skills Taskforce (TEST), are pleased to invite you to attend a lunchtime webinar on Friday 17th May at 1200 where President of Women in Transport, Jo Field, will be introducing a panel discussion on The Gender Pay Gap in the Transport Industry.
Join panel mediator, Deborah Sims, Academic Lead Civil Engineering at the Royal School of Military Engineering, Brompton Barracks and Past President, Fellow, and Council Member of CIHT with an exciting panel of experts for this webinar:
Sue Terpilowski OBE, Women in Transport Lead for the Equity Index and Owner and MD at Image Line Communications
Rachel Skinner CBE, Exec Director, Responsible Business (ESG) and Govt Relations, WSP; Past President, Institution of Civil Engineers; Patron, Women in Transport; Non-Exec Director, World GBC
Karen Agbabiaka, Director Streets & Environment at London Borough of Croydon
The Equity Index Project, launched in 2023, is a pioneering initiative reshaping the transport sector by championing diversity and equity. The collaborative index establishes a vital baseline, recognising and rewarding best practices. This initiative extends beyond a mere index; it acts as a catalyst for continuous improvement, inspiring companies to drive positive change and foster a more equitable industry.
Women in Transport’s 2023 Equity Index report shows that the Gender Pay Gap in the transport sector is higher than the national average. Why is this and what can be done to address the issue in order to attract and retain women in the industry?
In 2022, the Department for Transport established the Transport Employment and Skills Taskforce (TEST). TEST is a partnership between industry & Government, with external Chair, Rachel Skinner, and comprises of leading transport industry figures who are best placed to reflect the sector’s concerns on skills and the transport labour market. TEST’s role is to act as a convenor of industry and share best practice in supporting the sector to:
Understanding future sector skills needs
Attracting people to work in the transport sector
Developing people and strengthening the sector
In this capacity, TEST will be partnering with Women in Transport (and others) to deliver a series of events that highlight topics of importance where we can learn from others within and beyond the transport sector. With Women in Transport, these events will focus on the findings from the Equity Index.
Please register for this event via the CIHT website here:
This event is open to everyone so please bring share with colleagues within your business.
Watch out for further Women in Transport webinars in this series, highlighting key areas identified in the Equity Index Report 2023.
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