Although the number of women working in construction is on the rise, females still only make up around 14% of the work force. That’s why they’re proud to announce their partnership with Women Into Construction, an organization striving to promote gender equality in the industry. As a Platinum partner, they’ll help Women Into Construction to support women wishing to work in the sector.
Women Into Construction provides a range of services for individuals, as well as businesses, education providers, and local authorities. Its support includes mentor schemes, employment programs and a Women Into Construction project manager can even be seconded to an organization to help embed best practices.
Reducing skills gaps
By working with partners such as ROCKWOOL, Women Into Construction can deliver these services, helping to reduce skills gaps and create a more gender-equal work force.
Their partnership with Women Into Construction was spearheaded by Tara Wilson, Regional Sales Manager – South at ROCKWOOL. Commenting on the partnership, she said: “While things are definitely moving in the right direction and the perception of the industry is much better than it was, we’re still on a journey. Organizations like Women Into Construction, with the support of businesses like ROCKWOOL, are leading the charge, empowering women to develop careers in this dynamic industry.”
Flexible work policies
ROCKWOOL is working hard to achieve greater equality closer to home
As well as backing organizations like Women Into Construction, ROCKWOOL is working hard to achieve greater equality closer to home.
In 2020, women made up over 18% of their organization and they’re continuing to encourage greater diversity in departments that traditionally have a gender bias (towards either gender) by reviewing their recruitment processes and understanding any barriers such as career development, internal moves, working environment, and flexible work policies.
Gender pay gap
They’re also pleased to have achieved a further improvement in gender pay gap results for April 2020. Their results have consistently been lower than the national average and they have seen the mean pay gap reduce by 7.35% and the median pay gap reduce by 3.73%, compared to 2017.
Tara added: “This is my seventh year with the business and I’ve moved through three sales roles, each time taking a step up in responsibility and now leading my own commercial team within structural sales. ROCKWOOL has a positive culture that celebrates diversity and inclusivity, recognizing that each employee has unique capabilities. It’s always the right person for the role, regardless of gender.”
