098 Challenging Biases in Surveying with Selina Baptiste

Selina Baptiste is a Chartered Surveyor with experience in the built environment as a commercial manager and a cost consultant. She is a Quantity Surveyor at Gardiner and Theobald.  In this frank and insightful conversation, Selina shares her experiences navigating her career as a woman of colour, a parent seeking work-life balance and the surveyor she is.What is Covered: Selina’s journey into surveying and the hurdles she had to overcomeWork-life balance challenges and retention issues for women in surveying The benefits of experiencing all aspects of the built environment How the diversity topic came much more into light in the past few years in the surveying industryHow women surveyors can support the next generation of surveyors as role modelsThe biases Selina was exposed to throughout her career and how she responded to themConnect with Selina Baptiste:LinkedInTwitterConnect with Marion:TikTok Instagram LinkedIn   Resources: International Women’s Day 2022 at RICS RICS Matrics Building PeopleStop Telling Women They Have an Imposter Syndrome - Harvard Business ReviewGardiner and TheobaldThe Surveyor Hub:Watch The Surveyor Hub WebinarsJoin the Facebook Community Watch the Women in Surveying Virtual SummitShow your support by buying me a coffeeFind out more at www.lovesurveying.comSign up for podcast reminders and Love Surveying weekly news here