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Practical Measures to Build Inclusive Workforces to Drive Progress Towards Pay Equality
In a 2021 report, the number of senior leaders promoting equality and inclusion in their organisations increased by 12% since 2015. In this video, Jennifer Samuels, Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Westminster City Council discusses the importance of senior leadership support in closing the ethnicity pay gaps and improving diversity and inclusion.
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Adopting a Whole Organisation Approach to Race Equality
In 2021, only 28% Black Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse employees had a mentor work. Sandra Kerr CBE, Race Director for Business in the Community discusses findings from the 2021 Race at Work Survey and what employers can do to create more inclusive workspaces, highlighting the importance of role models and progression plans in the workplace.
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Understanding Imposter Syndrome: Challenging Learnt Behaviours
This article outlines what imposter syndrome is, how it affects women, and what can be done in the workplace and wider society to tackle it.
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Race at Work 2021: Tackling Racial Disparities in Employment
Indra Nauth of The Black Training and Enterprise Group discusses the work they're carrying out to tackle racial disparities faced by Black, Asian and mixed heritage people in the workplace.
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Race at Work 2021: The Race at Work Black Voices Report
Business in The Community has become a leading voice for racial equality in the workplace. Sandra Kerr CBE, Race Equality Director at BITC spoke about the Race at Work report and its recommendations.
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Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (Bame) Women, Mental Health and Covid-19
Sandra Kerr CBE, Race Equality Director at Business in the Community, shares with us some useful guidance on the impact of Covid-19 on ethnic minorities in the UK.
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Ethnicity and The Economics of Covid-19
Sandra Kerr CBE, Race Equality Director at Business in the Community, shares with us some useful guidance on the impact of Covid-19 on ethnic minorities in the UK.
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‘We Cannot Tackle Racism Without an Intersectional Approach’: Interview With Cllr Sharon Thompson
Inequality is often understood from a perspective that categorises different marginalised groups, sometimes dividing their experiences and neglecting to see the cross over between multiple identities. In this interview, we discuss the need for change with Cllr Sharon Thompson of Birmingham City Council.
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Stepping Up: The Diversity Leadership Programme
This case study looks at Bristol City Council's Diversity Leadership programme, ‘Stepping Up’. The programme aims to encourage minorities to aspire to leadership positions. Now, just over three years since it began, how has the programme succeeded in diversifying city-wide leadership?
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Addressing the Barriers to BAME Employee Career Progression to the Top
A CIPD report 'addressing the barriers to BAME employee career progression to the top'.
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Overcoming Barriers for Ethnic Minority Candidates Entering the Workplace
BME individuals make up only 10% of the workforce and hold only 6% of top management positions. Racial inequality in the workplace can be a key deterrent to ethnic minority candidates. Rupa Mooker, of the Law Society of Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Committee, discussed the need for visible role models to inspire young people.
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Exploring the Effectiveness of Unconscious Bias Training
Rupa Mooker, Business Director, People and Development at McRoberts Law Firm and member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Committee, shares her views on why UBT should be a minimum requirement in diversity and inclusion training.
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