On Thursday 6th March, Sidara, at 150 Holborn, hosted an International Women’s Day breakfast and discussion panel on this years theme Accelerate Action.
Accelerate Action emphasises the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality. It calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres. – International Women’s Day
This event successfully brought together our Sidara sisters from differing sectors of Architecture, Design and Construction to share their insights on gender equality, followed by an open discussion on addressing systemic barriers and how we can all support each other through ally ship.
Our Panel Speakers and their thoughts:
Gillian Empringham, Chief People Officer, Sidara
“Don’t feel as though you have to put your femininity on the back burner, be yourself, be authentic!”
Lisa Pike, Associate Principal, Perkins&Will
“People are the custodians of places, when you incorporate the experience of different demographics and communities, it makes buildings so much more richer”
Alex Bell, Associate Director, Currie & Brown
“All of my mentors have been men, and in fact it’s great, because Allyship is integral in making change: There’s a massive support from male colleagues”
Mate Angiulli, Graduate Environmental Engineer, Introba
“I wanted to build Barbie’s dream house, not live in it”
Louise O’Sullivan, Managing Director, Penspen
“Mentorship doesn’t just have to be from work, you can have endorsement from other people, it’s about building a support system”
Amy Sweeney, Associate Director, Currie & Brown
“You can’t aspire to be something that you can’t see, representation matters.”
Catherine Tobiasinsky, Chief Growth Officer, Sidara
“I am proud to represent the Sidara brand and our message for advocacy, support and equality”