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SELECT hails rise in female electrical training with new film for Scottish Apprenticeship Week, The Power of Apprenticeships

Mar 18, 2020 | Women in Construction

SELECT, the trade body for electrical professionals in Scotland, has welcomed a small but significant upturn in the number of young women undergoing apprenticeships as electricians. Figures gathered by Scotland’s largest trade association show that there are now...

Industry Bodies Hail Rise in Female Electrical Apprentices – But Say More Should be Done to Inspire Next Generation

Mar 16, 2020 | Women in Construction

A group of respected industry bodies have hailed the recent rise in female electrical apprenticeships – and say more should be done to encourage other young women to pick up the tools. The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB), Scottish Electrical Charitable Training...

The Importance of Female Entrepreneurs for the Property Sector

Mar 12, 2020 | Women in Construction

The latest Real Estate Balance report, commissioned by property company PWC to explore senior commitment to gender balance, reveals that little progress has been made since the corresponding report from 2017. Back then, the paper revealed a considerable...

A Woman’s Place is no Longer in The Home – Unless She’s Building Them

Mar 11, 2020 | Women in Construction

The construction industry is still very much a male-dominated industry with less than 10% of employees being women. With the focus on #EachForEqual this International Women’s Day, Harron Homes celebrates some of the women who are levelling the playing field. SGB 3007...

Celebrating the Women of our Industry during Women In Construction Week (March 1-7)

Mar 5, 2020 | Women in Construction

The UK construction sector is a huge and ever-growing industry, estimated at £117 billion in 2018. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the most gender divided. Trade union, GMB, estimate only 12.5% of the workforce are women – around one in eight. And so, for the first...

Women in Construction Awards winner – February