Allyship in Action: Building Better Workplaces for Women in Construction with Amy Tullis

About this episode

Joy Burnford and Amy Tullis discuss how the construction industry can better support women through allyship and systemic change.

In this episode, Joy Burnford is joined by Amy Tullis, Director of People for Europe at Laing O’Rourke, to explore how the construction industry can better support women to succeed and progress. Amy shares practical insights on tackling systemic barriers, rethinking roles and workplace policies to better support flexibility and caring responsibilities, and the critical role that sponsorship and allyship play in advancing gender equality. Together, they discuss what meaningful change looks lik...

People in this episode

Host: Joy Burnford

Guest: Amy Tullis

Topics covered

• women in construction
• gender equality
• allyship
• workplace policies
• systemic barriers
• flexibility
• sponsorship

Keywords

• construction
• women
• allyship
• gender equality
• workplace flexibility
• sponsorship
• systemic barriers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Laing O’Rourke

Places: Europe, construction industry

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