{"id":113272,"date":"2022-07-19T14:53:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T13:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=113272"},"modified":"2022-07-19T14:53:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T13:53:34","slug":"building-diversity-in-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/building-diversity-in-construction\/113272\/","title":{"rendered":"Building diversity in construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In the UK, fewer than 2% of tradespeople are female. In 2022 this is a shocking statistic and when compared with North America, where the figure rises to 10%, it shows we still have a very long way to go when it comes to diversity in construction, says Sandi Rhys-Jones, senior vice-president of the Chartered Institute of Building<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s important to remember why this lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/orbit-homes-gender-diversity-in-construction\/107544\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">diversity in construction<\/a> is a problem and in simple terms, it means employers are missing out; missing out on innovation, missing out on different viewpoints and missing out on creativity, all of which are needed for a company to be truly successful, not just in terms of profitability but also employee wellbeing and client satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>As senior vice-president at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and a woman who has been in and around the industry for many years, increasing diversity in construction and, in particular, female representation is a matter close to my heart.<\/p>\n<p>It was an honour to recently be part of an uplifting event, hosted by CIOB in the Houses of Parliament, along with Emily Thornberry MP and a delegation of inspiring women from North America, who spoke of their own battles to break into the male-dominated construction world, and how they\u2019re gradually bringing about much-needed change.<\/p>\n<h3>The education and employment system is broken<\/h3>\n<p>Tradeswomen Building Bridges are a force to be reckoned with and the group\u2019s founder, Susan Moir, didn\u2019t hold back when it came to calling out why the UK is lagging behind North America when it comes to getting more women into trades. Essentially, the education and employment system is broken and needs to change. It\u2019s about more than just providing female toilets, which are a good start but aren\u2019t enough to drive up the numbers to the level we need.<\/p>\n<p>Susan spoke passionately about the importance of role models, education and trade unions, which were met with nodding heads, applause and even some whooping from our guests. We can and should learn a lot from Susan and the North American model for increasing female representation, and I see the parliamentary event as just the start of CIOB\u2019s relationship with them as we support our members to embrace diversity.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just on large construction projects where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/diversity-in-construction\/104958\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more female tradespeople are needed<\/a>, however, but at a domestic level, there\u2019s a demand that simply isn\u2019t being met. Prior to the event, CIOB commissioned consumer research that revealed three in five UK residents would hire a female tradesperson to carry out work at their home, but 10% said they have tried to find one with no success.<\/p>\n<p>The desire to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/featured\/women-in-digital-construction-diversity-new-entrants\/111617\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> support more women taking up trades<\/a> was a clear theme from the research findings, yet it would appear not enough of us encourage the young women in our lives to consider trade-based careers and the perception that these jobs are for boys, sadly still exists.<\/p>\n<h3>75 companies have signed the ED&amp;I charter<\/h3>\n<p>Increasing diversity in construction takes teamwork and effort from those within it but also wider society. As a professional body for those working in the industry, CIOB continues to offer support and guidance and in 2021 employed a full-time head of equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&amp;I) for this very reason. Later that year, its ED&amp;I charter was launched asking employers in the built environment to sign up to five actions to foster a more diverse and inclusive workspace.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of June, 75 companies have so far signed the charter and committed to showing leadership, planning and creating a welcoming culture, and being transparent and accountable for their own progress. By signing up they\u2019re demonstrating to potential recruits they want to attract the best talent from all walks of life, which it\u2019s recognised improves employee belonging and enhances credibility with clients.<\/p>\n<p>It shows the willingness to progress is there but we all need to do more if we\u2019re to create a built environment for the UK\u2019s diverse communities &#8211; something that can only be achieved if the people designing and creating those environments are as diverse as the communities themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandi Rhys-Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-113274 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sandi-Rhys-Jones-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Sandi Rhys Jones\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sandi-Rhys-Jones-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sandi-Rhys-Jones-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sandi-Rhys-Jones-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sandi-Rhys-Jones-2-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sandi-Rhys-Jones-2-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sandi-Rhys-Jones-2.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Senior vice-president<\/p>\n<p>Chartered Institute of Building<\/p>\n<p>Tel: +44 (0) 1344 630700<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciob.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ciob.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theCIOB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-chartered-institute-of-building-ciob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theCIOB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CIOBTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/charteredinstituteofbuilding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the UK, fewer than 2% of tradespeople are female. In 2022 this is a shocking statistic and when compared with North America, where the figure rises to 10%, it shows we still have a very long way to go when it comes to diversity in construction, says Sandi Rhys-Jones, senior vice-president of the Chartered Institute of Building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[687,676,628,172727,661,141583],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-113272","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-hr-skills-news","7":"tag-ciob","8":"tag-construction","9":"tag-diversity","10":"tag-featured","11":"tag-hr","12":"tag-pbc-today-august-2022"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How can we build more diversity in construction?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sandi Rhys-Jones, senior vice-president of the CIOB, explains to PBC Today why we still have a long way to go when it comes to diversity in construction\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/building-diversity-in-construction\/113272\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Building diversity in construction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sandi Rhys-Jones, senior vice-president of the CIOB, explains to PBC Today why we still have a long way to go when it comes to diversity in construction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/building-diversity-in-construction\/113272\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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