Automotive sector pledges to improve diversity

UK auto industry commits to increasing the proportion of women in workforce to 30%

Shifting Gears: How to better recruit and retain women in the UK automotive sector

Shifting Gears: How to better recruit and retain women in the UK automotive sector

British automotive companies have pledged that women will represent 30% of their workforce within the next six years, in a bid to drive gender diversity across all roles and levels.

The commitment by the Automotive Council, whose members represent 99% of British vehicle manufacturing and half of the UK’s automotive workforce, is a significant short-term challenge given that just under 20% of the sector’s workforce is today female.

The initiative coincides with the council launching...