women in planning

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

07.03.2019

Charlotte Morphet

Campaigning & Advocacy | diversity issue | equality | Gender | Professional Development | UK | women in planning

There is still a long way to go to get more women into leadership roles in planning, argues Charlotte Morphet
Nominate your 2019 'women of influence'

11.02.2019

The Planner

diversity | equality | International | Professional Development | UK | women in planning | Women of Influence

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.
What is International Women's Day and why does it matter?

08.03.2018

Jill Bell

Campaigning & Advocacy | diversity | inclusivity | international women's day | IWD | Professional Development | UK | women in planning

Jill Bell, chair of Women in Planning in the North West, reflects on what International Women's Day means to planners
IWD: Networks - Women in Planning

03.03.2017

Alison Mackay

built environment networks | Campaigning & Advocacy | England | international women's day | Professional Development | UK | women in planning

Women in Planning was formed in 2012 to address a gap in the market for a professional network for women working in the industry. Co-founder Alison Mackay talks about its founding and how it's supporting...
The Planner's Women of Influence 2017

03.03.2017

The Planner

Campaigning & Advocacy | equality | inclusivity | International | international women's day | Professional Development | UK | women in planning

Chief execs, council leaders, top notch barristers - women are becoming increasingly influential across planning and the built environment professions. But who are they and what are they doing to shape the...
Planning's women of influence - a round-up

08.03.2016

Simon Wicks

Community Engagement | International | women in planning

For International Women’s Day, we asked our Twitter followers to suggest who they consider to be the most influential or important women in planning today...