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WiRL at UKREIIF – the stats that show why our work matters

Thank you to everyone who joined us bright and early for the WiRL breakfast at UKREIIF 2025 – and a special thanks to AtkinsRéalis for hosting us for the second year running. It was fantastic to see such strong support for our growing community.


We’re proud to announce that WiRL is now officially a membership organisation. As a member, you gain priority access to events and webinars, mentoring opportunities, leadership visibility, speaking platforms, and much more. We offer flexible membership options for individuals and organisations – and events are now free for members.


At the breakfast, we also shared some powerful statistics that reinforce why WiRL's mission is so essential:


  • The UK gender pay gap sits at 13.3%, down from 14.5% in 2022 – but at the current rate, it will take 33 years to close

  • Nearly 60% of construction employers in the UK still do not provide women’s PPE

  • Only 22% of board and leadership positions in property are held by women

  • Just 2p in every £1 of UK funding goes to female-founded businesses – only 2.9% of female entrepreneurs received full funding

  • Women make up 77% of the health and social care workforce – yet they remain underrepresented in leadership

  • 44% of women say menopause symptoms have affected their ability to work, with 1 in 10 having left a job as a result


These numbers are sobering, but they also energise our mission. This is why we need WiRL, to support women across the retirement living sector in building careers, driving change, and shaping the future.


Coming up next:

  • Summer networking drinks – Thursday 12 June

  • Care Innovation Summit – Wednesday 19 June

  • Mentoring programme applications reopen this summer

  • Speed mentoring returns this autumn


If you haven’t joined WiRL yet, or if you know someone who should, now is the perfect time. You can find more information on our website or simply reach out to one of the team.

Thank you for being part of the WiRL community. We’re just getting started.

 
 
 

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