CIHT's Women in Transport Hub is the go-to place for women in transport and those who are looking to get into the sector. As a platform, it informs, inspires, and connects women and men to facilitate and drive a more inclusive and diverse highways & transportation industry.
CIHT celebrated Black History Month 2023 by spotlighting a number of black women to #SaluteOurSisters and asking them the questions that need answering.
The Chartered Insitution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) is proud to celebrate all the wonderful women that work in the highways, transportation and infrastructure services sector. International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. International Women’s Day has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people.
CIHT has been at the forefront of advocating for greater Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across the highways and transportation sector. Recent examples have been our new EDI Strategy. The 5-year long 'shifting the dial' strategy aims to #breakthebias and outlines an ambitious strategy that will use CIHT's position as a strategic influencer and leader in the transport sector to effect change.
The signatories to CIHT's Diversity and Inclusion Charter also believe that a commitment to diversity and inclusion is essential to reflect the communities we serve. To celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion within the sector we have introduced a new ‘EDI Initiative of the Year’ award to the CIHT Awards 2022. This award recognises employers or individuals that have implemented or been involved in an EDI initiative of merit.
Traditionally women have been underrepresented in the sector. However, at this time CIHT is uniquely positioned in the sector, with both a female Chief Executive and President. Alongside 4 women on the Board of Trustees and 5 Regional Chairs.
Since its birth in the early 1900s, International Women's Day has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration across developed and developing countries alike. For decades, International Women’s Day has grown from strength to strength annually and this year is no different as CIHT continues to encourage more women to consider careers in highways and transportation.
Find out more about International Women's Day here and read CIHT's 'Shifting the dial' strategy here.
CIHT celebrated International Women in Engineering Day 2021 by spotlighting a number of selected CIHT women members who are #EngineeringHeroes and asking them the questions that need answering.
Agnieszka Jezierska MSc, CEng, MCIHT, MAPM, Principal Project Manager at Norman Rourke Pryme
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Dr Marie Kanayan CEng MCIHT, Senior Project Manager at Coventry City Council (Waterman Aspen)
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Our monthly podcasts ‘CIHT Podcast’ and ‘Let's Talk Transport: CIHT Young Professionals Podcast’, explore a range of relevant issues for transportation professionals, including matters around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Below are a selection of podcast episodes which focus on ‘Women in Transport’. To view all podcasts, click here.
Whatever your specialism or level of experience, our webinars are designed to broaden your knowledge, develop your career, enable you to access best practice and provide you with a 360 degree view of the latest developments in the sector. Webinar recordings are exclusive to CIHT members.
Please find below a selection of webinars with a focus on Women in Transport and EDI.
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CIHT's monthly Transportation Professional Magazine, exclusive to CIHT members, provides its readers with diverse updates from the highways & transportation industry. Please click on the button below to access the member exclusive selection of articles that highlight women in transport and their contributions to the sector.
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To support the day, to celebrate the role of women in STEM disciplines and examine the key issues we asked leading CIHT STEM Ambassadors the key questions we as a sector need answered. Please find links to their features below.
National Apprenticeship Week 2021 aims to shine a light on the amazing work being done by employers and apprentices across the country. As part of #NAW2021, CIHT highlighted up-and-coming apprentices from the highways & transportation industry. We spoke to Mott MacDonald Transport Planning Apprentice Lydia Jennings, AECOM Trainee Technician Hannah Brough and FM Conway Graduate Engineer Vickie Bathe to find out more about their journeys as apprentices in the industry.
Giving your time to help others can be incredibly rewarding. We spoke with Arup Transport Planner and CIHT Young Professional of The Year 2021 Kate Lodge about her work as a mentor for the Social Mobility Foundation.
