Building People CIC: What if the Built Environment Stopped Talking about Gender Equality - and Finally Acted Together?

The urgent truth

The sector isn’t short of good intentions. It’s short of alignment and collective action. So many women-led networks are doing vital work - but without coordination we duplicate effort, miss gaps, and dilute impact. This fragmentation is now one of the key issues holding the sector back.

So, we’re doing something to join the dots
Building People CIC, in partnership with Women in Planning, is bringing women’s networks across the built environment together to jointly create a shared Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) — backed by evidence, not rhetoric — and a clear action plan for collective change. Almost 40 organisations have already been identified. This is about moving from many voices to one force.

We’re not publishing another report. We’re building the infrastructure for collaboration.
In May 2026, at UKREiiF, this MoU will be formally signed - creating a visible, sector-wide commitment to act differently. UKREiiF is already on board. Early sponsors have committed. But to do this properly - to research, convene, and facilitate with credibility - we need further funding.

One investment. Sector-wide leverage.
Support this work and you’re not sponsoring an event or a logo - you’re helping reshape how the built environment tackles gender equality, together.

If you want to be part of the shift from fragmentation to collective impact, we’d love to talk and we need your support. Please get in touch to find out more: rebecca.lovelace@buildingpeople.org.uk