Our CEO, Sonya Byers, shares some highlights from an exceptional year for Women in Transport.
Read moreWomen in Transport Book Club: We All Ride Bikes Now by Phil Crompton and Joanna Ward
Review 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 moreWomen in Transport statement on TfL Funding
“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 named 'Consultant of the Year' at PRCA Public Affairs Awards
Jo 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 moreWomen in Transport President, Jo Field, responds to gender pay gap reporting
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 Advance 2022 are open
Applications 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
Women 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 moreAmazon joins Women in Transport
Women 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 Book Club: Girl Woman Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Women 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 moreGlasgow "Avenues Project" Walking Tour with Isla Jackson
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 moreInnovate UK in partnership with Crossrail International and the Department for International Trade to invest £750,000 in advancing innovative rail solutions →
Innovate 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 moreHow to ask for flexibility at work →
Want 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 moreIto World launches #ItoWomen Campaign to highlight equality and inclusion across the technology and transport industries
Transit 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 moreAn audience with Rajinder Pryor MBE
Last 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 response to the Transport Decarbonisation plan
Women in Transport President, Jo Field, responds to the transport decarbonisation plan.
Read moreWomen In Transport Confirms Continued Cross-Party Support To Tackle The Under-Representation Of Women in The Sector Workforce
Women 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 moreAn audience with Joan Aitken
On 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 moreWhat’s happening with Women in Transport North East
The 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 Book Club: Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed
Women 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.
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