“A core responsibility of safety professionals is to effectively communicate, build rapport, and influence decisions and behaviours. They have to be able to tell a compelling story and get people on side to effect positive change. This is particularly critical in our high risk industries, such as construction, manufacturing, and mining, which also tend to be male-dominated."
Phoebe says, "Women pursuing or acting in safety roles in these industries are presented with a unique set of challenges: the lack of inclusive and flexible workplace cultures, under-representation of female leaders and mentors, physical work environments and equipment not designed for women’s needs, and subconscious organisational gender bias."
To tackle the gender gap in safety and create a more diverse safety workforce; industry, organisations and teams need to empower and celebrate women, and advocate for inclusive workplaces.
There are many amazing groups who are actively driving change in this space, such as Women in Safety, which Phoebe is a member of.
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