IWFM awards night
As judges of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) awards, Sharon and Emma joined the finalists to celebrate their...
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LGBT+ inclusive parenting
Sharon joined Mark Weeks, Kat Parsons and Colin Kimber at the latest LGBT+ in FM event where we talked through ourr unique journeys into...
Making words count: a roadmap to inclusive language
In a diverse workplace, the words we choose matter. Even when there's no intent to harm, language can still send subtle signals of...
Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace
The Worker Protection (Amendment to the Equality Act) Act 2023 , effective from October 26th 2024 , introduces a new requirement for UK...
Exciting News: New Leadership at Constructing Rainbows!
We are delighted to welcome Emma McLaughlin-Edwards to the Constructing Rainbows team as a Company Director. Emma brings extensive...
World Suicide Prevention Day - Fortel Lunch & Learn
The latest Fortel lunch and learn covered the difficult topic of suicide and how we can all work towards a Zero Suicide Society. Steve...
Pride lunch & learn at SBFM
For Pride Month I presented a lunch & learn session at SBFM, where I gave an intro to LGBT+ in the workplace, some of the barriers we...
RICS Podcast - What makes a safe, inclusive work environment for LGBTQ+ professionals?
In this podcast episode I joined two other surveyors to discuss how we can make the profession a safe inclusive place for LGBT+ people.
Pride at Bellrock Group
I was invited by Bellrock Group to contribute to their Pride Month discussion. This write up shares some of the discussion points we...
UKREiiF 2024
The biggest UKREiiF yet, saw over 10,000 built environment professionals descend on Leeds for the 3 day conference. As usual social value...
Fortel Lunch & Learn for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
The latest in the Fortel Lunch & Learn series has a focus on the LGBT+ community for IDAHOBIT day 2024
"Are we undervaluing Soft FM skills in leadership"
I joined a panel discussion on whether we are undervaluing soft FM skills when we are looking for leaders of organisations. Colin and...
Leeds Beckett Real Estate students learn about equity, diversity and inclusion
I was invited in to do a guest lecture for the final year Real Estate & Property Management students at Leeds Beckett University to...
Scottish Government: Earth Day Spring Clean
Whilst in Edinburgh visiting my client The Scottish Government, I had the opportunity to help out on the Earth Day Spring Clean
How IWFM's EDI boost can enhance the WFM profession
Some of IWFM's EDI Focus Group joined this webinar to discuss the findings of the Young Foundation Report on EDI in the professional bodies.
“There are 42 suicides for every 1 industrial accident.”
This was one of the key messages I took away from the SHE conference in Newcastle where I hosted a table for my clients. Yet health &...
Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress
I was invited by RLB to join a panel discussion for International Women's Day where the topic was investing in women to accelerate...
Verdict already in on EDI's value
"IWFM EDI focus group member Sharon Slinger has responded to a recent Facilitate news item about the value of EDI to client...
Conferences that break boundaries and why it’s time for the industry to embrace change
It’s the start of industry conference season. LinkedIn is awash with people declaring they are going to be at different conferences and...
Inclusive Employer Award at ACE awards given to Mott MacDonald
I was judge again this year for the Consultancy and Engineering Awards. The winner of the Inclusive Employer Award was Mott MacDonald....
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