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Congratulations to Rhiannon Walters, who has won the Central Scotland 2020 Student Awards

Congratulations to Freya MacLeod, Northern Scotland Student Awards winner

The Women in Property National Student Awards events are underway across our branches and we're not about to let social distancing get in the way, thanks to Zoom. Northern Scotland...

Doing my bit

Nicola Jones, Senior Project Manager, Gleeds: Do others feel the same gratitude when they wake up in the morning, free and healthy from symptoms of the Coronavirus and thank their...

From adversity comes opportunity: Business Development in lockdown

Two weeks into lockdown, Rachel Bell, Director and Head of Business Development, Stride Treglown and National Vice Chairman of Women in Property, wrote a blog for Building Design on the ups and...

Need some advice on furlough?

With many of our members being furloughed, we want to remind those of you in this position that your fellow members and your branch committee are a great source of...

Listen out for The Word

Women in Property is delighted to launch our new podcast - The Word - kindly sponsored by the Built Environment Communications Group.

UK job retention scheme: guidance for members

The government announced its ground-breaking job retention scheme on Friday 20 March 2020. The aim of the scheme is to avoid redundancies and protect jobs, therefore benefiting both employers and...

Accentuate the positive

As is the case across the UK, the daily routine of the Banks household has been turned upside down – to put it lightly! It’s very hard to wrap my...

Virtual events, topical podcasts and webinars to expand the mind

As we all adjust to the ‘new normal’, we wanted to give you a little more detail of what we are working on for you, over the coming months. You...

Schools Outreach programme - why me, why now, why get involved?

I wrote this with the backdrop of the devastating impact of Coronavirus but I was determined not to let it stop me talking about why, a few months ago, I...

Support and continuity from the Women in Property network

The Government’s latest advice on Coronavirus is asking people to reduce social contact even further. This means that many of you may be working from home and will not be...

Macdonald & Company Rewards and Attitudes Survey: Planning sector sees the gender pay gap in favour of Women

This years’ Rewards and Attitudes Survey by Macdonald & Company reveals that the average salary in the Planning sector is significantly in favour of Women.

Celebrating women who support each other and good men….

Last year was a tough year for me, I faced a series of misfortunes and challenges which tested me to my core. I began to question a lot of things,...

Finding balance, as architect and mum

When I was 9 I experienced a situation at school where the boys were sent to do woodwork and the girls sent to needlework. I hid under our terrapin classroom,...

Read our latest national newsletter...

Here is the first national newsletter for 2020 from The Association of Women in Property.

Major construction firms support Women in Property charity Annual Dinner

Women in Property Central Scotland branch is delighted to confirm sponsorship from three major local businesses for its Annual Dinner on 28th February, which will raise funds for charity Music...

"A work placement outside my comfort zone"

I joined Oberlanders Architects as an Architectural Assistant for a 10-week placement between my third and fourth year of studying Architectural Engineering at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. The title of my...

It's a no brainer

Recently I chaired a small – but perfectly formed – panel discussion for Women in Property at the UK Construction Week exhibition, held at the NEC. The topic was to...

Architectural Technology student is Women in Property ‘Best of the Best’ winner, 2019 National Student Awards

Eunice John, a Leeds Beckett University student, has won the top prize in the 2019 Women in Property National Student Awards. Studying Architectural Technology, Eunice triumphed over 13 other national...

My experience: Motorhoming on maternity leave & role reversal in the home

In my twenties I would airily say that Maternity Leave offered the ideal opportunity to travel, much to the amusement of parents. A decade later, with a four-month old baby...

Welcome to Lancashire and Cumbria satellite branch

Lancashire and Cumbria has become the latest region to join the Women in Property network. The new satellite branch held its official launch party on 9th July at The Halston...