Swindon estate agency Castles Residential Sales & Lettings has thrown its weight behind this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) in Swindon.
The company, one of the town’s leading estate agencies, has confirmed a sponsorship package for the event on Saturday March 5.
IWD Swindon aims to enlighten, stimulate and inspire women and girls of all ages and help them shape their futures by networking, engaging with technology and sharing their ideas.
Castles lettings manager Anna Rouse said: “We’re extremely proud to support women and girls in around Swindon. Estate agency is traditionally a male dominated sector. However, at Castles, half our staff are female. We’re proud to be challenging – and changing – outdated perceptions, so to get involved with IWD was a natural decision for us.”
Among the events backed by Castles is a talk and panel discussion at the Central Library between 10am and 3.30pm.
Also marking IWD in Swindon will be a three-venue exhibition titled Dress:Code at ArtSite’s Number 9 Gallery, the Museum of Computing and Central Library from March 4 to 31.
This will address the topic of women and girls in technology through contemporary art, information and museum exhibits. There will also be workshops and special events throughout the month.
Other highlights include an evening performance and talk at Swindon Dance on Friday 11 March.
IWD Swindon is a volunteer-led, community group backed by ArtSite, Swindon College, Swindon Dance, Swindon Library and The Museum of Computing.
Co-organiser of the IWD Swindon events, Karen Roswell, said: “Our motto this year is equality for women in the age of technology. Research shows that there’s been a marked decline in the number women in computing since the 1980s and there are still too few girls and women entering the industry.
“People coming to the IWD Swindon events will hear from inspirational experts who will be sharing their knowledge and insights.”
Last year Castles received 200 customer reviews on the allAgents.co.uk website, gaining an overall customer rating of 4.8 out of 5. It is ranked 101 out of 14,466 UK estate agents on the site.
Last year it won the titles of best sales agent and the best lettings agent in Swindon in the allAgents Awards.
Pictured: The Castles Residential Sales & Lettings team
