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What one change would you make to achieve black equality in Britain? Our panel writes

What one change would you make to achieve black equality in Britain? Our panel writes Updating the school curriculum, creating an anti-racist politics … there is a pathway to a fairer and more equal society Lenny Henry: We need radical empathy, not racial sympathy Over the years I have argued for a number of policies...

The man who started Black History Month

ArticleCulture, Ethnicity, Race

The man who started Black History Month Akyaaba Addai-Sebo tells The Voice how he persuaded the Greater London Council to begin the event in 1987 IN THE heart of Greater London, a Black activist and journalist, decided that he wanted to tell the forgotten stories of Africa in Britain. Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, arrived in Britain from...

Making Black History Month a catalyst for change

ArticleCulture, Ethnicity, Race

Making Black History Month a catalyst for change Black History Month can stir complex feelings in many Black HR professionals. In some ways, it calls attention to their own ethnicity – which can be challenging in organisations where People of Colour are a minority, especially in management. It can cause celebrations of the month to come...

Quotes, images, poems and Instagram captions to celebrate Black History Month 2022

ArticleCulture, Ethnicity, Race

Quotes, images, poems and Instagram captions to celebrate Black History Month 2022 Happy Black History Month! After being an annual celebration in the United States since the late 1920s, Black History Month (BHM) began in the UK in October 1987. It was started by Akyaaba Sebo, a special projects coordinator of the Ethnic Minorities Unit at the...

RACIAL EQUITY POLICIES ARE NOT GENUINE, SAY 75% OF EMPLOYEES

ArticleEquality, Ethnicity, Race

RACIAL EQUITY POLICIES ARE NOT GENUINE, SAY 75% OF EMPLOYEES Three-quarters of global employees say racial equity policies are performative and negatively impact engagement and intent to stay in their jobs. The research from Catalyst also found that 68 percent found their organisation’s Covid-19 policies for the care and safety of their workers was also...

Why we no longer use the term ‘BAME’ in government

Article, BlogEthnicity, Race

Why we no longer use the term ‘BAME’ in government How we write about race and ethnicity matters. As civil servants, we need to be as precise as we can in the language we use when describing different ethnic groups, and also in how we develop solutions to address the more persistent disparities in outcomes...

Ethnic minority workers more likely to quit over flexibility than white counterparts, research finds

ArticleCaring, Ethnicity, Flexible working, Race

Ethnic minority workers more likely to quit over flexibility than white counterparts, research finds Experts say firms need to constantly review and update internal policies to have a ‘truly inclusive’ workforce Black and ethnic minority workers are more likely to leave their jobs because of a lack of flexibility than their white counterparts, research has...

Government Confirms Ethnicity Pay Reporting Will Remain Voluntary

ArticleEthnicity, Inclusion, Race

Government confirms ethnicity pay reporting will remain voluntary but announces new measures to tackle race inequality On 17 March 2022 the Government published its response to the report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (the Sewell Report), which examined racial and ethnic disparities that persist in education, employment and enterprise, crime and policing...

How can HR tackle racial inequity at the top?

ArticleEthnicity, Race, Racism, Women

How can HR tackle racial inequity at the top? With recent research showing half of senior black women have resigned because of racism, Yetunde Hofmann explains what organisations can do to stamp out bias It was announced recently that nearly all FTSE 100 companies have met the ‘One by 2021’ target set by the Parker Review to...

How the act of boardroom tokenism can mask inclusion

ArticleGender, Race, Tokenism

Tokenism: What It Is & How It Affects Our Workplaces It's the band-aid "solution" to a systemic problem Tokenism at work is the exploitation of someone’s identity in order to check a diversity box. Companies need to have diverse talent to appear to be inclusive, so they hire only one person of one gender or...

Reading Recommendations – The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Original Content, Reading RecommendationsBook Recommendations, Class, Ethnicity, Race

Half of black women believe they will be overlooked for promotions, study finds

ArticleEquality, Race, Women, Workplace

Half of black women believe they will be overlooked for promotions, study finds Employers have been urged to do more to address the ‘structural and cultural barriers’ that perpetuate inequality at work Nearly half of black women working in professional jobs believe there will be times during their careers when they will be overlooked for...

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