21 March 2018 is the international day for the elimination of
racial discrimination.
Racial diversity in the workplace
12% of the British workforce are from an ethnic minority
background but those from ethnic minorities continue to be
under-represented in the UK workforce and are even more
under-represented in senior positions.
Women are similarly under-represented.However, the topic of
gender equality has gained prominence in recent years and has
resulted in the introduction of targets for women on boards and
gender pay gap reporting.In comparison, the promotion of positive
strategies to tackle unconscious or structural bias affecting
ethnic minorities in the workplace has been much slower.Perhaps as
a corollary, there seems to be more reluctance amongst corporates
to talk about race in the workplace.
