Young woman qualifies as social mobility charity’s first female chartered accountant
Leading blue chip company takes on young woman following apprenticeship through social mobility charity LTSB.
BAME
FTSE set to miss ‘One by 2021’ boardroom ethnic diversity target
New Parker Review report reveals ‘slow progress’ on ethnic diversity targets, with over a third of FTSE boards still lacking ethnic representation.
Black representation in UK investment industry under 1%
Industry trade body says now is the time to lead from the front and be a catalyst for social change to improve black representation.
£50 million of start up loans in London go to ethnic minority entrepreneurs
Government-backed programme has issued 7,366 loans, providing £50m in funding to London-based BAME start ups since 2012.
Putting BAME representation on the agenda in financial services
Industry needs to understand its ‘unconscious biases’ and mitigate the impact they have on decisions and BAME professionals.
MyKindaFuture Unveils plans to support underrepresented talent
MyKindaFuture’s new strategy will see the company widening its offering to support all overlooked talent in the UK.
Only half of BAME and LGBTQ+ women feel included in company decision-making
Straight white men still dominate across all aspects of business decision making, according to Culture Amp global research of over 34,000 employees.
‘Old boy’s network’ leaves BAME workers 92% less likely to land boardroom job
BAME employees face routine discrimination by an “institutionally racist old boy’s network”, claims a new study by Anuranjita Kumar.
National BAME Health & Care Awards 2019 winners announced!
The inaugural national BAME Health and Care Awards ceremony shines a light on the excellence of BAME staff in health and care.
UK’s influential women in engineering named as research shows diversity deficit
Inclusive Boards releases research showing women make up only 13% of Board and executive positions within the engineering sector.
