Rewire: giving women in property a voice

A cross-industry network for women in the built environment Follow @EstatesGazette The art of the appeal: top tips for negotiators Natalie Reynolds, founder of negotiation expert advantageSPRING and author of We Have a Deal, offers some essential tips to navigate your way to getting a “yes” at the negotiating table The great gender pay gap divide The Equal Pay Act was introduced 45 years ago in an attempt to make sure women (and men) doing the same jobs were paid the same amount. But more than four decades on, figures from the ONS show that the pay gap between men and women in full-time employment stands at 9.4% Cities: the other dimension Traditionally cities have been designed by men – from architects to city planners, surveyors and engineers – and the primary assumption has been that everyone is an able-bodied young person, going from home to work in a one-dimensional trajectory. More... Auctions comment: welcoming female surveyors For many years now female surveyors have made themselves indispensable in countless property auction businesses. But few of them have got to the rostrum – so far. More… Opaque recruitment blocking female success Outdated, old boys' networks are still being used to recruit board members, which is keeping the representation of women in such positions at unacceptably low levels. More… Simple steps to staying safe “It may be common sense, but it isn’t always common practice.” That was the opening line – borrowed from Suzy Lamplugh’s mother, Diana – delivered by director of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust Rachel Griffin at a REWIRE workshop on personal safety. More… How to fight for equal pay Helix Property Advisors teamed up with AdvantageSPRING, Guardian Women in Leadership, Hays Worldwide and UN Women earlier this month to host Mind the Gap, a seminar on how women can make sure they are levelling the playing field when it come to pay. More… REWIRE taps into women’s negotiating skills. More… Countess of Wessex launches REWIRE. More… Back to top • To send feedback, e-mail Samantha.McClary@estatesgazette.com or tweet @Samanthamcclary or @estatesgazette