International Women's Day 2023

#EmbraceEquity is the theme of this year's International Women's Day. Head over to our social media channels and join in the conversation.

International Women' s Day 2023 campaign theme, #EmbraceEquity aims to get the world talking about why equal opportunities aren't enough. People start from different places, and true inclusion and belonging requires equitable action.

Here at Sir Robert McAlpine, we believe that everyone deserves equal opportunities. We asked our people and partners what equity means to them and why they think it's important. Watch the full video and join in the conversation.

We can all challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias, and seek out inclusion.

Equity is not just about giving everybody a toolbox, but giving everybody a toolbox that suits their needs.

Alex Ward, Senior Social Value Manager, Sir Robert McAlpine

Embracing equity focuses on individuals. Including everyone will create a happier and healthy workforce. I embrace equity.

Paula McMahon, Structures Engineer, Sir Robert McAlpine

Embracing equity means looking at the accessibility of opportunity for all and recognising additional support may be needed for some people.

Penny Briscoe, Chef de Mission for Paris 2024, British Paralympic Association

Equity is about giving everyone what they need to succeed individually, rather than just treating everyone the same.

Nicky Rance, Project Director, Sir Robert McAlpine

Project Director, Nicky Rance, has worked at Sir Robert McAlpine for 25 years.

For International Women's Day, she reflects about her career and being a woman in construction:

"Being a visible, successful woman in construction is also a positive. It’s hard to be what you can’t see, and we need more women coming through so that those behind them can understand that the career they want to pursue is possible."

Read the full interview in Construction News.

International Women's Day - What does embracing equity represent to you?

don't be a lady be a legend

Equity focuses on individuals including

everyone will create a happier and

healthy Workforce I embrace Equity I

think I think it's really important

because it provides access to the same

opportunities for everyone and it just

removes barriers so that certain groups

can achieve their full potential

just about giving everybody a toolbox

but giving everybody a toolbox that

suits their needs

embracing Equity means looking at the

accessibility of opportunity for all and

recognizing additional support may be

needed for some people Equity is making

sure everyone is measured equally

embracing Equity means going Beyond

inequality and making sure that

everybody has the same opportunities and

the same chance of the same starting

line only then what we find through

Equity Equity is important to me because

uh

it's a tough old world and it's the

right thing to do and we all want to be

treated and Affair and Equitable way

Equity is important to me because I

think if we have a Level Playing Field

where everybody is treated equally then

I think we give of our best and we can

be the best person that we can be racing

Equity means that we are designing and

building infrastructure that is suited

to the societies we live in embracing

Equity means we are building a fairer

world for everyone embracing Equity to

me means

creating and providing safe spaces where

everybody can Thrive and be their best

within their workplace it's about

everybody having opportunity I think

it's about acknowledging that some

people

have less barriers or no barriers to

those opportunities and actually

acknowledging that I want everything to

be fair it doesn't always mean equality

and I think the best example is that

like having a brick wall and not

everyone can have the same size step

because shorter people need a taller

step to be able to see everything so I

by having an internal value of personal

value being fair

Equity is really important especially

within the business

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