A report provided a summary of findings from a seminar series that considered some of the main challenges facing London's Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) children and young people. It said that some progress had been made in addressing racial inequality, but BAME children and young people still faced unequal outcomes in many key areas, such as: education; training; employment; criminal justice; mental health and well-being; and the lack of voice in the development of policy and practice. The report made a range of recommendations in these areas to government and other stakeholders.
Source: Eleanor Stokes and Barbara Nea, Shaping the Future: Getting the best for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children and young people – seminar series report, Race on the Agenda (ROTA)
Links: Report | ROTA press release
Date: 2013-Dec
A study found that promotion possibilities for low-paid workers were generally limited, and that minority-ethnic people especially faced multiple problems in getting promoted. Their difficulties included unequal access to opportunities for development, unclear information about training opportunities, and stereotyping. This was resulting in persistent in-work poverty, and a disproportionate number of ethnic minorities in low-paid work.
Source: Maria Hudson, Gina Netto, Filip Sosenko, Mike Noon, Philomena de Lima, Alison Gilchrist, and Nicolina Kamenou-Aigbekaen, In-Work Poverty, Ethnicity and Workplace Cultures, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Links: Report | Summary | JRF press release | Heriot-Watt University press release
Date: 2013-Sep
An article examined the difference in average wages (the 'wage gap') between selected ethno-religious groups in Great Britain. Within all minority ethno-religious groups the second generation achieved higher wages than the first generation: but the amount that was explained by characteristics did not necessarily increase with generation.
Source: Simonetta Longhi, Cheti Nicoletti, and Lucinda Platt, 'Explained and unexplained wage gaps across the main ethno-religious groups in Great Britain', Oxford Economic Papers, 65 Issue 2
Links: Abstract
Date: 2013-Mar