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t’s an indictment of an industry that employs 2.9 million workers in the UK that still in 2024, only 6% are from ethnic minorities. Equally, despite years of attempts to increase diversity, only 15% of workers in construction are women. The age-old stigmas of the industry being ‘male and pale’ (and possibly ‘stale’) seem to be diffi cult to shift. However, according to fi gures from a body recently formed to try and address the issue in the supply


chain, the Construction Inclusion Coalition, 46% of people canvassed say they’d be more likely to seek work in the sector if it “demonstrated a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.” In a time of increasingly prohibitive skills shortages following the last recession, Brexit and the pandemic, surely we need to increase diversity for pragmatic reasons alone, notwithstanding several other good motivators. Although the CIC’s survey fi nding suggests that the “strong commitment” to changing the status quo may be lacking in many companies in the sector, I’d venture to suggest that they probably have very strong ambitions in the corporate ESG manifestos. It’s the ‘delivery’ part that is the seemingly intractable problem – but what are the answers? Do we introduce more quotas, with the inevitable accusations of anti- meritocratic or even tokenistic recruitment, or do we try to work at the grass roots to make entry into the industry more attractive, practical and equitable, which is a long-term game. Arguably, we may not have time to wait given the huge building targets. Architecture itself probably isn’t the worst diversity offender, but there’s no room for complacency. No-one would doubt that women were equally talented as architects as men, some might reckon they’re potentially better. Yet last year the ARB found the profession was only 31% female. What is being done to support women as well as their partners to ensure careers and families can be balanced and both allowed to fl ourish? Ethnic diversity is even more dispiriting – 8% of the industry are Asian, and amazingly, only 1% are Black.


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diffi cult culture change. That is why it’s looking to expand its initial perimeters of a supplier-oriented group (including Travis Perkins, BAXI, Ibstock, Wavin, Knauf, among its 15 ‘strategic partners’). It is “calling on all parts of the industry, from contractors to manufacturers to join the Coalition and commit to making ED&I a priority by inspiring, sharing, listening, supporting, educating, and measuring progress.” The group has staged a series webinars so far, engaged 90 women in its ‘Elevate Women’s Network,’ launched an online members’ resource and ‘inclusion toolkit’ and is set to host its fi rst ‘Coalition in Conservation’ event.


It could be a major platform for seeing things improve, and some of its members are already working to “reduce unconscious bias” in recruiting. I look forward to hearing progress and participating in sharing it.


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