Today, on International Women’s Day, Driving for Better Business launches a video interview series, celebrating individual women’s achievements and good practice in gender equality among businesses across the transport sector.
The video series – entitled Driving for Better Equality – is hosted by Anne-Marie Penny, Senior Programme Manager, Driving for Better Business, and will interview women to discuss their success stories and experiences.
To demonstrate women’s leadership in the industry, the series will begin with an interview with Alison Moriarty, Fleet Risk Director, DriiVE and will continue until International Women’s Day 2022.
Anne-Marie Penny, Senior Programme Manager, Driving for Better Business and Senior Road Safety Policy Adviser, Highways England said: “Women are underrepresented in transport making up only 20% of workers against just under 50% of the UK workforce, I’m proud to work for a company that supports and encourages diversity and inclusion, and women at all levels in Highways England contribute to developing policy and delivering outcomes.
Driving for Better Business is also raising awareness about International Women’s Day events at Highways England around the theme of ‘Choosing to Challenge’. Sessions include:
- A panel session with the Cross-Government Gender Network on Monday 8 March at 12:00.
- Women in ITS Forum event discussing diversity and inclusion on Tuesday 9 March from 14:00 - 15:30.
- Interactive event with Speak Out Revolution and Kathryn Gardner, Yorkshire and North East Regional Programme Leader, Highways England, sharing success stories from the past year on Wednesday 10 March from 10:00 - 11:30.
Highways England is committed to providing an inclusive and connected working environment, in which individuals’ differences are understood, valued and respected. The company supports and encourages a number of networks including ‘Leading Women’, a forum where women can network, share knowledge, and support each other with business challenges and inspire each other.
To help organisations in the driving for work sector strengthen their culture and demonstrate leadership, Driving for Better Business has a number of resources, which can be found here.
