S2. Episode 1: Promoting Diversity in Planning with Victoria Hills

In our first episode back for 2019, Rachael talks to Victoria
Hills, Chief Executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute, on
her career journey and important lessons she’s learnt on the
way.


Until April 2018 Victoria Hills headed up the UK's largest
re-generation project in West London. She’s now Chief Executive
of the Royal Town Planning Institute, the largest planning
institute in Europe. Touching upon on the importance of role
models, networking and taking a risk to get the career you want,
Victoria reflects on the milestones in her career so far and the
challenges of getting to the top as a woman. Whilst the field of
planning is still largely dominated by men, there’s phenomenal
change underway with more and more women entering the industry.
But what can be done to ensure that the industry is as
representative and diverse as possible? Victoria shares her
insights not only on the barriers to diversity, but her tips you
can adopt now to get the career you want.


Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn or Twitter.


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