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Diversity and inclusion: The ABC of inclusive leadership
Ali Shalfrooshan, Head of International Assessment R&D, PSI Services, outlines the challenges that organisations face in building a consistent vision that will help to guide inclusive behaviour and highlights the three phases of allyship in the journey towards inclusive leadership.
Research finds that one in five US police have anti-Black bias
Anti-Black bias has been the subject of #blm protests all year - now, sociologists have analysed 4.8 million adults to further explore the current status of police racism.
How can digitisation improve student accessibility?
Dave Sherwood, CEO and Founder at BibliU, explores the ways in which universities can improve student accessibility for those with a range of abilities and backgrounds.
Racial prejudice: Why Asian Americans are still blamed for COVID-19
Racial prejudice, fuelled by poor coping mechanisms and biased social media consumption, has shaped how the public view Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How to tackle the gender gap in artificial intelligence
To celebrate International Women's Day on the 8th March, a diverse range of women across the AI sphere tell us what it’s like as a woman in the AI industry and provide practical tips for those looking to break-in.
Asian COVID patients are 1.5 times more likely to die
Data from Queen Mary University of London suggests that Asian COVID patients are 1.5 times as likely to die as white patients - with Black patients 1.3 times more likely to die.
Using behaviour-based recruitment to make hiring fair and efficient
Robert Newry, CEO, Arctic Shores, discusses how behaviour-based recruitment helps organisations make the hiring process fair and efficient.
How can the AI sector improve diversity standards?
Here Nikolas Kairinos, Founder and CEO of Soffos, delves into the difficult subject of diversity standards in the AI space.
Racism’s impact on International Politics can no longer be ignored
Sarah Coolican, Project Coordinator, explains how the new Racism and International Politics programme at LSE IDEAS hopes to facilitate urgent, ongoing conversations of global racial disparity.
New data examines the racial disparities in STEM education
The University of Illinois found that disparities in STEM could be linked to student experiences of racial microaggressions, making it difficult to continue a STEM education.
Can the right technology end health inequalities?
Technology is becoming more pervasive, becoming increasingly integrated into our lives as the days pass - can it help to end health inequalities?
Are women gradually moving up the managerial chain?
The boardroom is historically a male playground - but are women now moving up the managerial chain?
Workplace bias is still experienced by 86%, but how can we stop it?
360 Resourcing conducted a survey on workplace bias and found that it is still experienced by 86% of employees. Here they explore what society is missing when it comes to creating an unbiased working environment.
Lesbian and bisexual women more likely to have substance addictions
Sexual minorities, especially women, are more likely to have substance addictions due to discrimination, stress and childhood trauma.
New data examines presence of LGBTQ people in STEM
While US researchers are rightfully examining ethnicity and gender in their fields, the data for LGBTQ people in STEM fields has been notoriously lacking, until now
European Commission reveals first LGBTQ equality strategy
The Commission announced the adoption of their first official LGBTQ equality strategy - how will this be felt in Member States which oppose LGBTQ rights?
NIH: Black and Asian people twice as likely to catch COVID-19
US and UK researchers examined ethnicity data in both countries, finding that Black and Asian people were twice as likely as white people to be infected by the virus - but why?
Strategic academic recruitment research: Increasing diversity
Here, HR Director at the University of Eastern Finland, Dr Jouni Kekäle follows on from their previous piece in Open Access Government by discussing how to increase diversity with the help of proactive recruitment.
Diversity, inclusion and flexible working is the new normal
Tushar Agarwal, Co-founder and CEO of HubbleHQ, discusses how flexible working has neutralised decades of work limitations that are often tangled up with race and socioeconomic status.
Prioritising diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Meena Chander, founder of This Is Us Conference, discusses Gen Z attitudes towards diversity in the workplace and why it will be integral for businesses moving forwards.