Thank you for the great article on women in construction, and for drawing attention to the issue of maternity pay again.

I was extremely pleased to receive the highly commended award for work on maternity pay at Bovis Lend Lease, but I was a bit surprised at the reaction of the diners at the 黑洞社区 Awards dinner, which you aptly describe in the article as 鈥渏uvenile sniggering鈥�. It highlighted to me just how far ahead of the rest of the industry Bovis Lend Lease is in its treatment of staff, and in particular women.

On a positive note, the award generated interest in maternity pay and I have sent a copy of my cost benefit paper to both Arup and Buildign Design Partnership. I am hoping that consultants will follow the example of contractors and offer full pay for women on maternity leave.

Megan Walters, Bovis Lend Lease

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