equality

News report: ‘Boys’ club’ culture is holding back women in planning, research suggests

21.05.2019

Simon Wicks

A widespread boys’ club mentality is limiting women’s opportunities in the workplace, new research by the RTPI suggests.

We need to look at the person, not their haircut

14.03.2019

Richard Douglas

Employers should hire individuals based on ability not their ethnic background, argues Richard Douglas

How filling the data gap could help to fill the gender gap

07.03.2019

Charlotte Morphet

There is still a long way to go to get more women into leadership roles in planning, argues Charlotte Morphet

Women of Influence 2019

05.03.2019

The Planner

Who are the women working in and around planning who are having an impact - both on individual planners and the broader planning process? Here's our Women of Influence for 2019

Breadth of field: Recruiting for diversity

04.03.2019

Serena Ralston

The argument about why planning should embrace diversity within its ranks is clear. But what about the how? Serena Ralston finds out how planning can recruit for diversity

All together: Inclusive planning

04.03.2019

Huw Morris

A significant proportion of the population lives with a disability of some kind. Why then, asks Huw Morris, are we so bad at planning for and designing environments that work for everyone?

Planning planning's future

28.02.2019

Danna Walker

How can planning as a profession become more diverse and inclusive? Danna Walker offers some suggestions

The Tardis and our diverse world

28.02.2019

Louise Brooke-Smith

The emergence of a Ms Doctor Who is a signal that 'diversity is the new sustainability in terms of how we should all be living', says Louise Brooke-Smith

Diversity: Am I part of the problem?

13.02.2019

Oli Pinch

The path towards greater diversity in the built environment needs to be trodden by those who sit firmly in the mainstream, too, says Oli Pinch

Nominate your 2019 'women of influence'

11.02.2019

The Planner

Influence. It could be as weighty as changing national policy or as localised as being a good role model to junior staff in a local authority or small consultancy planning team.

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