Diversity has been shown to improve workplace morale, innovation and employers bottom lines. IT has highlighted that this year, the technology sector has been having major issues with diversity in the workplace and there have been trends this year to improve diversity and inclusion efforts. Although it is beneficial to focus on improving diversity within […]
The UKs tech sector is still lacking diversity and it is starting to become worrying. As diversity can enhance performance and the development of an organisation, and with the tech industry growing rapidly, why is there still a lack of diversity in tech? The Inclusive Boards Agency gathered information about senior leaderships and board structures […]
Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace is becoming a growing issue within tech companies. Even though it is has been proven to enhance employee engagement, drive performance and increase creativity, some companies are still not there yet. Women and minorities are those who are struggling to make a career in tech. Even if they are […]
Diversity can be refined into performance and inclusion. Performance is the idea that diverse teams bring benefits to businesses and society, and inclusion is the idea that diverse teams represent a fair and open workplace. Gender, age, social background and ethnicity play a role in developing your experiences, skills and your approach to work. Diversity […]
Results have shown in a survey conducted by PwC in 2017, that 54% of women and 45% of men research a company’s diversity and inclusion policies before accepting an employment offer. Furthermore, 48% of men and 61% of women investigated that specific company’s leadership team before accepting. These numbers surprisingly increased when conversing with minorities. […]
A new study has found that a third of LGBT people avoid careers in science, technology and engineering due to worries of discrimination and bullying. The study which was conducted by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) discovered that subjects such as science, technology and engineering have an image problem which prevents companies from […]
Earlier this year, Theresa May pledged to address the gender pay gap and with a few businesses already drip feeding us their statistics, the public’s attention has now turned to the ethnic minority pay gap. Across the UK, particularly in the capital city, racial diversity is a problem as the majority of ethnic minority workers […]
Positives of Autistic Talent Just 32% of autistic adults are in paid work and 16% are in full time paid work. Although employment won’t be suitable for all autistic people, 77% of unemployed autistic adults have stated that they want to work. A better education, rise in awareness and exposure on social media, has led […]
Cisco Cisco demonstrate a strong push for women in tech as they used to have a network called ‘women’s action network’ that has evolved into Cisco global women organisation with thousands of members. To establish this organisation and accomplish that goal, they worked with their office of inclusion and collaboration to organise and hold an […]
Individuals of a BAME background have been under-represented in the technology industry for too long and we need to be reminded that there are plenty of opportunities for success for everybody within the industry. There are individuals of a BAME background that have been recognised for their hard work in the tech sector and below […]