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“Understanding and Encouraging Diversity in the Workplace: Insights from Runnymede”

Delve into the challenges and opportunities posed by ethnic minorities in the workplace with insights from Omar Khan, Director at Runnymede, the UK’s premier race equality think tank. Discover data trends, statistics, and actionable strategies for fostering inclusivity and responding to disparities in professional settings.

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“Understanding and Encouraging Diversity in the Workplace: Insights from Runnymede”

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  1. Ethnic minorities in the workplace Omar Khan, Director

  2. About Runnymede • Runnymede is the UK’s leading independent race equality think tank. We work through: • High quality research and analysis • Engaging communities • Influencing policy

  3. Summary of presentation • General data on ethnic minorities • Data related to professionals • Why, and how to respond

  4. Growth of BME population, 1971-2051

  5. BME population by age, 2016

  6. Child poverty by ethnic group

  7. Low pay and wage inequality

  8. Much wage inequality driven by ‘occupational segregation’

  9. But also over-qualification(see also Runnymede briefing on Russell group graduates)

  10. GCSE Attainment 1991-2006

  11. GCSE Attainment 2015

  12. University Participation

  13. Degree Attainment by ethnic group, 2012

  14. Subject with highest BME representation [1] [1]From ECU (2013), p. 72. The least popular subject areas among BME students were agriculture and related subjects (4.3%), veterinary science (4.7%) and historical and philosophical studies (8.9%).

  15. Occupational data

  16. BME representation • Law Society stats: BME individuals 3% of solicitors on the Roll and 16% of barristers (compare to 14% population; 44% on professional training course) • Around 5% of judges; 4% of QCs • 3.5% of directors in TV • 1 in 16 top management positions • 58 FTSE 150 directors (3.9%) are BME • 8% London NHS Trust board members are BME • BME people on UK (and US) corporate boards is declining

  17. Why? And How respond? • Persistent disadvantage: poverty, lab market, education • Demography • Unconscious bias • Recruit similar rather than diverse • Targets

  18. Thank you! • Contact me: omar@runnymedetrust.org

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