Built Environment
Gender Collective
One shared agenda. One stronger voice.
Bringing together organisations and networks across the built environment to coordinate action, share expertise and drive greater progress on gender equity.
“There is plenty of activity across the sector, but not enough coordination.”
Collective Action for Gender Equity
Women’s initiatives
50 women’s initiatives were identified across the built environment.
Combined membership
The mapped initiatives have a combined membership of more than 24,534.
Annual reach
Together, the initiatives reach 15,000 professionals each year.
Annual fragmentation cost
An estimated £740K per year is wasted through fragmented effort.
Open to collaboration
All surveyed initiatives were open to working together on gender equity.
From research to collective action
The research sets out the case for coordinated action. The Memorandum of Understanding turns that evidence into a shared commitment.
Collective Action for Gender Equity
Published with Women in Planning in May 2026, the report brings together the first sector-wide mapping of women’s organisations across the UK built environment and the economic case for better coordination.
Memorandum of Understanding
On 21 May 2026, almost forty gender groups came together at UKREiiF to sign a shared agreement to collaborate and strengthen collective action across the built environment. This number has now increased to over forty.
Read the MoUCollective Action for Gender Equity
Why collective action matters
Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding share why coordination, collaboration and a stronger collective voice are so important in driving gender inclusion across the built environment.
Research phase supported by sector partners
With thanks to the organisations that made this work possible.
Organisations committed to collective action
Organisations across the built environment have signed the Memorandum of Understanding, creating a shared commitment to greater coordination on gender equity.