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Rachael Saunders

Head of Communications Race for Opportunity

rachael.saunders@bitc.org.uk

Race for Opportunity

About Race for Opportunity

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More than 10% of the UK workforce is from an ethnic minority background and over 20% of the emerging workforce are from an ethnic minority background. Britain’s current and future talent pool is racially diverse and progressive employers understand that it makes good business sense to utilise and grow this pool of talent. Race for Opportunity (RfO) is committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK by focusing on 3 campaign priorities:

Boards and Leadership
Diverse representation and progression in the workplace
Tackling recruitment and youth unemployment

For further information visit our website.

The Race for Opportunity Awards 2012 are now open for entry.This year open to all UK employers, the Awards recognise exceptional progress within organisations working
towards race equality,diversity and inclusion within the workplace.
Entry information and guidance

What we're working on...

BAME Womens Factsheet

This factsheet gives a simple snapshot of BAME women in the UK today and demonstrates that these women are playing an active role in all walks of life, although their representation at the most senior levels of management still remains at unacceptable low levels.

Further information and the factsheet is available here
BAME Women
Race and Recruitment - Exposing the Barriers

Following on from Race to Progress: Breaking Down Barriers Race for Opportunity has released phase 2 of the Recruitment Industry Engagement Initiative that focuses on improving employers' and recruitment industry processes around recruiting diverse candidates.
Further information and an interactive PDF are available here:
Race and Recruitment - Exposing the Barriers
Ethnic Minorities in the UK

RfO is committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We are the only race diversity campaign that has access to and influence over the leaders of the UK’s best known organisations.
RfO has produced a series of region specific factsheets which are packed with information on the representation of ethnic minorities in the different parts of the UK
click here to find out more !
Universities and Race - Ethnic Minorities in Higher Education

British ethnic minorities are better represented in higher education than their share of the general population. However, BAME graduates are failing to find employment as easily as their white counterparts. Read RfO's report on BAME representation in higher education:
Universities and Race - How ethnic minorities are performing in higher education

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Workplace

Key contact

Rachael Saunders

Race for Opportunity

About Race for Opportunity

What we're working on...

BAME Womens Factsheet

Race and Recruitment - Exposing the Barriers

Ethnic Minorities in the UK

Universities and Race - Ethnic Minorities in Higher Education