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More than half of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) MPs asked by ITV News have experienced racism in Parliament
More than half of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) MPs say they have experienced racism, racial profiling and prejudice from fellow MPs, an ITV News investigation has found. In an anonymous...
A Target Ad Celebrating Inclusion And Representation Hits The Bullseye
A lot of advertising isn’t wrong. It’s just incomplete. Ads often confine brands to an irrelevant corner of the culture. They fail to advocate for a dialogue with customers. Often, the problem with...
Call for all schools to teach sign language ‘to make world more inclusive’
Nearly 100,000 people sign a petition set up by a teenager calling for greater young people to be able to learn sign language. Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition set up by an 18-year-old...
With the number of D&I roles exploding, is this the year we get serious about diversity and inclusion?
At the end of last month, nearly two-thirds of people responding to a Glassdoor survey said the companies they worked for were investing more in D&I initiatives compared to previous years. The...
Sole traders can play vital role in diversity and inclusion
Sole traders can play an important role in encouraging diversity and inclusion within financial advice, the chief executive of the Personal Finance Society has said. Keith Richards acknowledged that...
FTSE firms ‘dragging their feet’ over ethnic diversity on boards
Only just over half of boards have appointed a director of colour ahead of 2021 deadline. FTSE 100 firms including Tui, British Airways owner IAG and the London Stock Exchange Group have been...
The biggest diversity issues of 2020 that every company will have to address if they want to stay relevant and profitable
Brian Reaves, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Dell Policies and programs have to account for the fact that not all minorities are the same, Reaves told Business Insider. There needs...
Unicef UK gives all staff equal parental leave
Unicef, the United Nations children's agency, has said parental leave is to be equalised for all of its UK employees. Unicef UK will now offer 52 weeks leave and equal pay for all new caregivers,...
There are now more FTSE 100 women than ever – but not at the top
Good news. A third (33.3 per cent) of all board members in the FTSE 100 are now women. The target was set in the Hampton-Alexander review and has been hit a year early. What's more there...