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Housebuilder advocates equality on International Women’s Day
Jackie Priestley, assistant site manager at Harron Homes’ Highfield Manor
development in Fixby, Yorkshire – which won Harron development of the year 2022,
can attest to the progress made in the construction industry mindset over the
past few decades.
Jackie got her start in the industry as an apprentice plasterer over
Message from female entrepreneurs around breaking the bias this International Women’s Day
This week, as part of International Women’s Day, six online female entrepreneurs
from varying backgrounds across the UK are uniting to start conversations they
feel are important to bring to the table, as part of their efforts to
#breakthebias on diverse subject areas which affect the quality of women’
Female innovators from Yorkshire and the Humber win prestigious national award
Today, in celebration of International Women’s Day (Tuesday 8 March), three
trailblazing female entrepreneurs from Yorkshire and the Humber have been
recognised by Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation Awards for their game-changing
innovations which are tackling some of society’s biggest challenges.
Jennifer Turner, Ali Gordon (pictured) and
Firm strengthens team with two appointments and a promotion
Finance recruitment consultancy Headstar has made two appointments and a
promotion to its Leeds-based team following record demand for its services.
Sharon Phillips has been appointed to head up the company’s transactional
finance division, which is experiencing surging demand as employers look to
strengthen their finance functions through the
South Yorkshire businesswomen invited to #BreakTheBias in tech innovation event
Businesswomen based in South Yorkshire are invited to an event to celebrate the
success of women tech entrepreneurs and ask how others can be supported to set
up innovative digital companies.
The ‘Celebrating Women in Tech’ event is inspired by this year’s International
Women’s Day theme #BreaktheBias and
Female homelessness highlighted ahead of International Women’s Day
Simon on the Streets, a West-Yorkshire homelessness charity has changed its name
to Simone on the Streets to raise awareness of female rough sleepers ahead of
International Women’s Day.
International Women’s Day is a global day held on 8th March each year and the
theme for 2022’s
RFS strengthens team with new marketing manager
Ripon Farm Services (RFS), one of the leading agricultural machinery suppliers
in the UK, has appointed Sophie Allanby as Marketing Manager.
Sophie joins RFS at an exciting stage in the company’s development.
Sophie grew up on an arable farm just outside Malton and was actively involved
with her local