Latest EDI news
Willmott Dixon latest firm to sign PW’s Inspiring Diversity in Property pledge
Leaders Romans Group introduces fertility benefit
CBRE to become first ‘fertility friendly’ UK real estate firm
WPA launches three-year partnership to bring diverse backgrounds into property
Real Estate Balance launches NextGen 2023 survey
Centrick bucks gender pay gap trends as private sector reporting progress remains ‘stagnant’
Industry professionals make their pledges for new ‘Inspiring Diversity in Property’ campaign
Inspiring Women in Property Awards: winners revealed
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Local Village Network’s Rachael Box on shifting attitudes to property as a career
Local Village Network (LVN) is a grass-roots charity that supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to develop new skills and identify employment pathways. In 2023, it partnered with 12 companies from the property and construction sector to support over 300 young people as part of the Mayor of London’s Design ...
IDIP campaign: Pledge now
Break Barriers! It’s time to shatter stereotypes and build a more inclusive property industry. Sign the #InspiringDiversityPW pledge today and let’s redefine the future of real estate together! #DiversityInRealEstate
IDIP campaign: Join the pledge
Open Doors, Open Minds! Step into a more inclusive future for the property sector. Sign up to the #InspiringDiversityPW pledge and let’s create spaces where everyone feels valued and respected! #RealEstateUnity
Argyll’s Emily Smith on why equity over equality is important for women in property
I was recently asked at a panel event how to juggle being a mother to small children while being an active and present chief operating officer. The truth is, I’m not entirely sure.
IDIP campaign: How does the pledge work
Ignite Diversity! Join us in championing diversity and inclusion within the property sector. Sign the #InspiringDiversityPW pledge and be a catalyst for positive change! #InclusiveRealEstate #PledgeForChange
IDIP campaign: How to make a pledge
Unite for Inclusion! Commit to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion in the property sector. Be a part of the change - sign up to the #InspiringDiversityPW pledge today! #PropertyEquality #DiverseRealEstate
Diversity Case Studies
EDI Case Studies: British Land’s Brona McKeown
Often credited to management guru Pete Drucker, there is a saying popular in HR circles that ‘if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it’.
EDI Case Studies: Cobalt Recruitment’s Charlotte John
If property as an industry is serious about improving its diversity, equality and inclusion record, it will need to rethink long-standing assumptions around how it recruits people, argues Charlotte John, director for key accounts and client solutions at specialist property recruitment firm Cobalt Recruitment.
EDI Case Studies: Knight Frank’s Charmain Platt
With 1,332 men and 1,425 women across its commercial, residential and business services divisions in the UK, the gender split at real estate agency Knight Frank is actually looking pretty healthy at the moment.
EDI Case Studies: Carter Jonas’s Claire Matthews
Since its launch back in 2017, property firm Carter Jonas’s School Ambassadors Network has grown from just a single employee to 38 people from within its 1,000-strong staff.
EDI Case Studies: essensys’ Kally Kang-Kersey on neurodiversity
Tech giants such as Microsoft and Google, among others, have long recognised the very particular skills, attributes and talents that neurodiverse employees especially can bring to the software and technology arena.
EDI Case Studies: Sovereign’s Kathryn Bowe on social mobility
One of the great strengths of property as a sector is that it houses the whole nation, whatever our nationality, age, colour or gender.
EDI Case Studies: SEGRO's Margaret Murphy on childcare policies
Back in April, a poll by temporary work platform Indeed Flex highlighted that nearly two in five UK mothers are unable to return to work after starting a family because of the spiralling cost of childcare.
EDI Case Studies: Savills’ Noel McGonigle and Chanelle Gray on EDI representatives
With some 8,000 employees in the UK, real estate services giant Savills last year made a very public statement of intent around equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) by appointing Chanelle Gray as its dedicated head of EDI.
EDI Case Studies: The Hill Group’s Victoria Anthony on diversity in construction
The idea that modern-day construction sites are awash with unreconstructed ‘white van man’ brickies is, of course, a stereotypical cliché. But, like all clichés, what makes them resonate is the fact there is often at least some element of truth to them.
EDI Case Studies: Grosvenor Property UK’s Anne Sloper on the visibility of property as a career
The lack of visibility of property as a sector – and as a tangible career option – within schools, colleges and even universities is a key barrier hindering greater equity, diversity and inclusion, especially greater social mobility, within the industry, argues Anne Sloper, head of organisational effectiveness at Grosvenor Property ...
EDI Case Studies: Gerald Eve’s Helen Foley on what property can learn from other sectors on diversity
In its gender and ethnicity pay gap report for the year to March 2022, real estate advisory firm Gerald Eve neatly illustrates one of the ongoing challenges the whole property sector is facing when it comes to equality, diversity and inclusion: progression.
Networks and Groups
The Association of Muslim Surveyors
The Association of Muslim Surveyors Initiative for Muslims and Non-Muslins is a personal and professional development platform founded by Sarah Chaudhry, who has worked in corporate real estate for 30 years.
BAME in Property
Having initially launched as a networking organisation in early 2018, BAME in Property from mid-2020 evolved into a limited company to offer a range of services including more events, corporate membership packages, a jobs board, consultancy, lunch & learns and workshops, community engagement strategies.
British Property Federation (Associate Partner)
From the homes we live in, to the spaces where we learn, work and relax, property is an essential part of modern life.
BPIC Network
BPIC Network is a built environment inclusion network that collaborates with industry organisations to increase ethnic minority representation and retention. It provides inclusion guidance, career opportunities, training, and networking events tailored to those currently working and aspiring to work in the industry.
Black Women in Real Estate (Associate Partner)
Black Women in Real Estate (BWRE) enables Black Women to be seen, heard and grow in the Real Estate industry.
The Deaf Architecture Front
The Deaf Architecture Front exists to build a bridge between the deaf community and the architecture industry, to encourage more deaf people into the sector, ensuring that the deaf community has a larger stake in the development of the built environment.
London Property Alliance (Associate Partner)
London Property Alliance is the joint name for City Property Association (CPA) and Westminster Property Association (WPA): two not-for-profit membership bodies that represent and advocate for more than 400 companies.
Mentoring Circle
Mentoring Circle is a UK Real Estate industry initiative established to increase and promote female talent retention in the built environment through mentoring, networking, and leadership development.
Real Estate Balance (Associate Partner)
Real Estate Balance is a membership organisation working to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in the real estate industry.
Women in Estate Agency
Women in Estate Agency is an organisation devoted to helping women succeed in the estate agency sector.
Women in Property (Associate Partner)
Women in Property (WiP) is a 1,500 strong, national membership organisation, formed in 1987 when a woman working in the industry was a rarity.
