CABE for Women
CABE for Women aims to raise awareness of issues affecting women working in building engineering, and provide a safe space for all to build an encouraging and synergetic network.
CABE for Women has been established to encourage and support member progression and development in a supportive and collaborative environment. We hope the group will provide a platform within CABE where members can discuss and debate with their peers;
where they can ask questions, share knowledge, highlight opportunities, and build a supportive network.
This group has been set up by CABE members – Lindsay Richards, Jayne Hall and Elizabeth Williams-De Four who have volunteered to form the inaugural group.
CABE for Women has the following objectives:
- establish a platform that promotes female role models
- share insight and experiences with members
- provide a safe place to discuss barriers to diversity
- provide support and mentoring to women in construction
- establish links with other organisations and groups
- promote the construction industry as a career
- provide networking opportunities; and
- share industry best practice regarding gender diversity.
Meet Your CABE for Women
members
Lindsay Richards BSc MBA C.Build E MCABE
Lindsay is a chartered quantity surveyor and CABE Board Member. She is Managing Director of her own practice, The Richards Partnership. Alongside this, she works as a part-time University lecturer and has previously held the position of Head of School of Architecture, Built & Natural Environment at the University of Wales Trinity St David. Lindsay has also worked within the Construction Wales Innovation Centre, where she was appointed as Project Director for Wales on the CITB Offsite Ready initiative. Lindsay has also served on many industry committees, including a Ministry of Housing C&LG advisory technical group for Modern Methods of Construction .She is a STEM ambassador and regularly visits schools and colleges to promote construction and the opportunities offered within the industry. In addition to holding the position of Chair of the CABE for women group , she is also secretary to the CABE Wales region.
Jayne Hall BSc (Hons) PPCABE C.Build E FCABE
Director of Quality and Compliance at Hertfordshire Building Control, Jayne has previous experience as a Principle Building Control Surveyor for Cook Brown Building Control and also managed the Built Environment Enforcement service at a large Unitary
Authority. Jayne represents CABE on the Construction Industry Council Diversity and Inclusivity Panel and is also a trustee of the CABE Benevolent Fund. As well as this, Jayne is the immediate Past President of CABE and was elected the first woman
President of LABC in 2015/16. Prior to her career in the Building Control sector, she worked as an Architectural Technologist, both in local government and private practice and established her own ‘way-finding’ consultancy. Jayne is passionate about
improving diversity in the construction sector and encouraging collaboration within the industry.
Elizabeth Williams De-Four ACABE
As a Senior Development Manager for PA Housing, Elizabeth is passionate about the built environment and people,
having worked across Social Housing, Regeneration and Business Enterprise for 20 years, including serving on WISH and the CIPD East London and Docklands Branch Board. A key goal for Elizabeth is to promote and advance the knowledge, study and
practice of all members, existing and new, to the Arts and Sciences concerned with the Built Environment, by encouraging and facilitating the co-operation between construction professionals across multidisciplinary teams. As Treasurer for the
CABE Southern Region, Elizabeth has been active in representing and promoting Women within the industry.
Irene Hayden C.Build E FCABE
Irene Hayden is a lecturer at ATU since 2005, having previously graduated from QUB with a BSc in Architecture in 1994, and having gained a First-Class Honours degree, BE in Civil Engineering, in 1999 from NUI Galway. She also worked in the Construction
Industry in Ireland and the UK prior to lecturing. She completed an online MSc in Renewable Energy and Energy Management, gaining a Distinction in 2011 from UU, and for her thesis, she received an Energy Institute Award. She also completed a Level
9 PGDip in Teaching, Learning and Assessment with TUS in 2018 and is completing a PhD with Lancaster University since 2015. Irene is a Chartered Engineer since 2004, CEng MIEI, a Chartered Architectural Technologist since 2016, MCIAT, and a Chartered
Fellow FCABE since 2021. She is the programme chair for the CABE accredited MSc / PG Dip / Certificate in Built Environment Regulation, Certificate in Fire Safety, and Certificate in Energy Conservation and Environmental Services at ATU, Galway
City.
There are initial plans to run regular online events on relevant topics and potentially host an annual in-person event – please join the group and see the LinkedIn page for further details or contact a member of the committee. The group is open to anyone keen to support gender diversity within the built environment.
You can find the CABE for Women LinkedIn Group at linkedin.com/groups/9153598/
