JCT600 has announced that it has joined the UK Automotive 30% Club as part of its “ongoing commitment to attract more women into the automotive industry”.
Carwow has partnered with the Financial Times to champion women in the automotive industry with its first ‘Navigating a Male Dominated Industry’ seminar.
Lookers has sponsored and presented a Leader of Tomorrow award at the R&A Reach Women’s Leadership Summit.
Over 50 HR directors, managing directors and chief executives from automotive retail and manufacturing brands agreed that the industry needed to “wake up and diversify” at Auto Trader’s diversity and inclusion seminar.
Women looking to forge a career in the automotive sector face many of the same challenges they faced 30 years ago, delegates at Automechanika Birmingham were told.
Managing directors and chief executives from the automotive retail sector will “challenge and test best practice” surrounding diversity and inclusivity when they meet at a one-day collaborative seminar hosted by Auto Trader and Ennis & Co.
Car retailers’ need to better cater for women was brought into focus by a Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders report, which showed female car ownership has risen by 21% in a decade.
The Government’s gender pay gap reporting demands could “remove barriers” and create greater opportunities for women to rise to the top of the automotive retail sector, it has been suggested.
Furrows Group’s car sales operation is starting to look like a perfect sister act after the business employed the fantastic five Banks siblings in a variety of job roles.
A CarShop survey aiming to deliver insight into the attitudes of women to the car buying process has found that many are at ease with entering a showroom, but do not like to engage in negotiations.
The IMI has called for the industry to stamp out bias towards men ahead of the Gender Pay Gap deadline.
Jardine Motors Group will aim to increase gender diversity and boost customer experience as part of a recruitment drive for its retailers in the North East.
Cox Automotive’s HR director Alison Fisher will be holding a talk about diversity in the workplace at this year’s AM/IMI People Conference.
Cox Automotive’s initiative Women with Drive (WWD) is sending 10 brave members to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next February.
The Autocar ‘Great British women in the car industry’ event has recognised 13 Ford employees in the sector’s top 100 most promising rising stars.
