All organisations say they’re not racist, but the work of anti-racism requires more than words. Today, the Utopian dream of an anti-racist world has become a living nightmare; a nightmare in which organisations that claim to be diverse and inclusive fail to deliver on their promise of racial equality and the lived experiences of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people are routinely ignored.
On the surface, women of all races and backgrounds appear to face the same challenges in the workplace. They are usually paid less than men for doing the same work, are far more likely to be sexually harassed, and – should they give birth or start families – are stung with the ‘motherhood penalty’, where organisations discriminate against them for having children ...
The term Anti-racist and its close cousin Anti-racism have recently shot into public discourse with the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Both terms are regularly invoked in the debate about whether it is enough to be ‘not racist’ or we should be doing more ...
