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Thursday 12th December 2024
Hear Her Voice at Work: Taking Action for Lasting Social Change
Discover how Civitas is driving social change, improving lives, and empowering future generations.
Thursday 12th December 2024
Wokeplace Culture? Or Workplace Transformation?
Are workplace reforms about being ‘woke’ or building a stronger, healthier, and more inclusive future for everyone?
Wednesday 11th December 2024
Reflections of a year: Achievements, Ambition and Advice.
Jessica reflects on her first year at calfordseaden, her achievements, ambitions for the future, and provides advice for women looking to get into the construction industry.
Tuesday 10th December 2024
Could you be one of Inside Housing’s Women in Housing 2025?
Could you or someone you know be a Women in Housing 2025 award winner? Celebrate the leaders, innovators, and changemakers shaping the housing sector—find out how to enter and make your mark!
Thursday 18th July 2024
Bridging the Gender Gap in Architecture: The Power of Diverse Perspectives
Yiling Wang, an Associate at PRP, discusses the importance of integrating diverse gender perspectives to enhance architectural design...
Thursday 18th July 2024
Gaynor Darby, Director of Asset Management at Civitas Investment Management, reflects on her 30-year journey in social housing...
Tuesday 16th July 2024
With the force of the electorate having been awakened, could this finally be the new hope we’ve been awaiting in terms of political progress for the UK?
Friday 12th July 2024
Celebrate the women we heard from at Housing
At Housing 2024 in June, the housing and wider living sector came together to discuss and collaborate and speak with one voice to those framing the debate.
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
David Hawkins on inclusive design: ‘surround yourself with people who know more than you’
PRP survey revealed that 3 out of 10 people don’t find their local public space inclusive.
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Empowering Voices: Insights from Five Women at calfordseaden
Highlighting the experiences and insights of five remarkable women at calfordseaden who are making significant contributions to the construction industry.
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Batteries Not Inclusive – Why Women are Burning Out Faster and How to Stop It
In a world striving for inclusion, are we truly breaking down barriers for all women?
Wednesday 20th March 2024
My Journey into Health and Social Care
Discover Carol’s passion for improving health and social care at Civitas
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Highlighting Women's Impact: Housing 2024 & 10 Years of Women in Housing Awards
In honour of International Women's Day 2024 this month we are delighted to celebrate the amazing women speaking across the week at Housing 2024...
Wednesday 29th November 2023
What Do Women Want for Christmas
It can be a minefield choosing the right Christmas gifts for women can’t it?
Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Celebrating Academic Achievements
As calforseaden continue to champion the invaluable contributions of women in housing and construction, they highlight the academic accomplishment of Dr. Huda Elsherif.
Thursday 19th October 2023
Victoria Ogilvie Hodge from JLL shares her experience of returning to work after maternity leave...
Tuesday 25th July 2023
My Journey into Social Housing
Nazlin Nazri's is an Associate Director at Civitas. Read her journey into housing...
Monday 24th July 2023
Why Men’s Involvement in Managing the Menopause Matters
That’s a lot of ‘M’s. But in order to catch the attention of people who are not always directly affected by an issue, nowadays, branding and catchy words matter.
Tuesday 28th March 2023
From school teacher to Sustainabilty Consultant
From primary school teacher to sustainability consultant. Erika discusses her role as a Sustainability Consultant, experience of changing careers and plans for the future.
Tuesday 28th March 2023
Three days of inspiration and inclusion - Who do you send? Do you champion everyone in your organisation?
Tuesday 28th March 2023
What would a four-day week mean for working women?
The results are in. There can be no doubt now that a four-day work week positively impacts both employee wellbeing and the bottom line.
Monday 5th December 2022
Shared experiences of returning to work from maternity
Amy Farr and Anna Keys, Partners at calfordseaden, share their experience of returning to work after maternity leave.
Monday 28th November 2022
Places for People - The Ever-Changing nature of Public Spaces
Roumpini Perakaki, an Associate at PRP, discusses the effects architecture & the built environment have on us...
Monday 28th November 2022
What will the workplace look like for women in 2023?
The last two years have seen a seismic shift across our work spaces, with millions quitting their jobs and looking for new roles...
Monday 4th July 2022
Thrust into the new world of remote and hybrid working, it became clear that the old ways of doing things were no longer fit for purpose...
Thursday 17th March 2022
On a Mission by Barbara Akinkunmi from Lovell
Role models and inspirational leaders can play such an important part in people’s careers, and for Lovell’s Barbara Akinkunmi, the importance of a female manager when she first started working on site was invaluable...
Thursday 17th March 2022
Women in Leadership – What’s changed since the pandemic?
The pandemic has refocused a lot of people’s priorities, with a large section of society looking for more meaningful jobs or careers...
Thursday 17th March 2022
One year on from joining calfordseaden Katie Welsh reflects on her career journey so far...
Wednesday 8th December 2021
Real estate as part of the bigger picture
Hear from Mary Finnigan, Transaction Director, Civitas Investment Management on real estate as part of the bigger picture...
Monday 6th December 2021
2021 Reflections Stepping into our power and releasing what no longer serves us in 2022
As we look behind us one last time at 2021 and reflect on our experiences and personal journeys, there will be a sense of a releasing and letting go...
Tuesday 9th November 2021
JLL Blog Victoria Ogilvie - Hodge
Victoria Ogilvie Hodge looks back at her career and speaks about the diversity that London Housing offers the community.
Tuesday 13th July 2021
A Win-Win for Net Zero and Building Back Greener
With the climate crisis looming and the net zero carbon target ever closer, businesses across the UK are putting action plans in place to deliver on their environmental ambitions.
Monday 28th June 2021
Leading with inclusivity and empathy really is a powerful tool in helping drive innovation and belonging within an organisation...
Monday 28th June 2021
Meeting calfordseaden’s newest female surveyors.
Calfordseaden catch up with their newest recruits to find out more about their career journeys and plans for the future...
Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Even before the pandemic, economists warned us that our low productivity would hold back the UK’s economic growth. I wonder what they would make of it now? Technological improvements have thankfully saved our bacon in enabling home-working.
Tuesday 16th March 2021
Future Homes Standard Consultation
In January 2021, the government issued its 114-page response to the Future Homes Standard Consultation. Emily Mansfield, Calfordseaden Senior Sustainability Engineer, has summarised the key notes.
Tuesday 16th March 2021
An Introduction to Greenacre Consult – Developing Future Leaders Within Our Housing Network
We’ve always been a people business and we’ve always been passionate about making a difference. As our organisation has grown and our services have evolved, we wanted to find a way to offer a more holistic suite of services to our customers and to start to fill the gaps that other leadership programmes were not addressing.
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