Mark McBride-Wright
Mark McBride-Wright
Founder & CEO
EqualEngineers
Engaging Male-Majority Workforces: Extending Physical Safety to Psychological Safety
In industries dominated by male workforces, addressing psychological safety alongside physical safety is key to fostering trust, engagement, and inclusion. This talk presents The SAFE Leader framework, a practical approach to integrating mental wellness into safety culture, reshaping leadership behaviors, and cultivating a positive safety culture that resonates with men.
Grounded in research on masculinity in engineering, I’ll explore how safety leaders can bridge the gap between physical and psychological safety, enabling organizations to embed mental health and inclusivity into their operations. Attendees will learn how to foster environments that prioritize both well-being and productivity, making safety a core organizational value.
Through real-world insights and actionable strategies, I’ll demonstrate how a nuanced understanding of male-majority workforces can transform leadership, elevate employee engagement, and drive sustainable cultural change. Join Mark to redefine safety leadership for the modern era.
Dr. Mark McBride-Wright MBE, CEng, FIChemE, FEI is an eminent leader in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the engineering sector, and has earned what he calls his “rainbow stripes” for diversity in engineering after setting up InterEngineering, the UK’s largest network for LGBTQ+ engineers in 2013. He won the coveted “Corporate Rising Star” Award at the 2016 British LGBT Awards, was ranked number 2 in the Financial Times Future LGBT Lead Leaders list. He received an MBE in King Charles III’s Birthday Honours for his services and dedication to the field of engineering.
After uncovering the high rates of suicide affecting engineers in 2018, Mark established research into Masculinity in Engineering to driving cultural transformation within organisations and founded EqualEngineers to bridge the gap between diverse talent and inclusive employers.
EqualEngineers has since made great strides in educating thousands of engineers and leaders in fostering inclusive, safe workplace cultures for clients such as Airbus, ExxonMobil, EDF Energy, and McLaren F1. Mark also travels internationally to provide consulting and training across Europe and the USA for clients in locations such as New Mexico, Colorado, Alabama, and California.