ethnic minorities

May 15, 2019

Many young women 'unsafe and separated from children' under Government housing policy

The Government’s housing benefit policy is forcing under-35s into unsafe and inadequate housing that puts many young women at risk, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Southampton, published with Young Women’s Trust.
October 26, 2018

Britain 'in danger of becoming a two-speed society'

Progress made in some areas is overshadowed by alarming backward steps, finds report.
August 30, 2018

Measuring and reporting on disability and ethnicity pay gaps

Ethnic minority and disabled people’s careers are at risk because employers are failing to collect meaningful data on representation in the workforce, says the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
August 23, 2018

Poorest third of households account for over half of jobs growth since financial crisis

People in the poorest third of households have accounted for over half of the increase in employment since the start of the financial crisis, according to new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation.
June 6, 2018

Women of colour overlooked in public services and policymaking, say MPs

A new report shows black and ethnic minority women to be overlooked by mental health and employment support services due to a lack of data on their experiences and their exclusion from policymaking.
August 16, 2017

Equality Commission calls for reduction of pay gaps in Scotland

All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working, and greater effort placed on ending bias in recruitment, promotion and reward in a shake-up of culture and working practices to reduce pay gaps, the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland said yesterday.
June 18, 2017

Grenfell Tower tragedy throws a grim light on society’s values

The scale of the devastation caused by the Grenfell Tower fire is gradually emerging.
June 7, 2017

Violating human rights could worsen terrorism risk

Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister, has said she wants to bring in tough new measures in response to t
October 10, 2016

Huge disquiet as minority ethnic schoolchildren singled out

Some schools have demanded that pupils who are not white British bring in their passports and parents have been asked to confirm they are not asylum seek
September 8, 2014

Rotherham, ‘political correctness’ and child protection

There has been widespread anger since an inquiry revealed that at least 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham from 1997-2013. Yet many adults in Britain are still in denial about the extent and seriousness of child sexual abuse.