BAME in Property marks International Women's Day 2021

Please note that this article was published prior to the new brand name of PREACH Inclusion® on 25 April 2024, so you will notice references to BAME in Property.

To mark International Women's Day 2021, BAME in Property asked our members, partners and supporters to share their #choosetochallenge photos, which was this year's theme. We were thrilled with the response and throughout March shared the various commitments we all pledged to create a more equal and just society.

A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day.

We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.

This year, amidst one year of the COVID-19 lockdown and a global pandemic, IWD felt more important than ever. The pandemic has reversed years of progress society had made with gender equality. Research by PwC has shown that women in the global workforce have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, in being more likely to work in the sectors hardest-hit by the crisis. A United Nations study also found that women have been taking on the brunt of extra childcare and domestic duties since the onset of the pandemic.

COVID recovery strategies must prioritise women, their skills and labour and we should #choosetochallenge those that don’t.

A huge thank you to everyone who got involved. We've made our pledges, what are you choosing to challenge?