Bank of England publishes Review of Ethnic Diversity and Inclusion at the Bank

[minestrone]

It's not relevant as there are known issues in the recruitment, promotion and disciplining of doctors. I deliberately used a British educated doctor who would fit the BAME category as an example that anyone can be the "best" surgeon.

Anyway the problem with reports on diversity is that they are simplistic as they ignore other factors that are more prominent in British society e.g. class as not all graduates are the same.

When organisations say they are going to be more diverse in who they recruit and promote then are they going to start recruiting more people with a background like Gavin Williamsons' or Priti Patel's? Or are they actually just looking for black and other people of colour who have a background similar to Kwasi Kwarteng's?

Yes, astonishingly people have to be reminded it was an African surgeon who did the first heart transplant.

[northernladuk]

Interesting situation has cropped up in this area.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ed-accent.html

Now if the panel did laugh then yes there is a case to be had here and heads should roll but putting that bit to one side.. it says in the text...

Keswani, who was working for the BBC's Persian service at the time, said she should have been given the job under the Equality Act 2010 but was unfairly marked down during her interview.

Had she been 'scored fairly', she would have been ranked as an equal to second-placed candidates, meaning the BBC would have to give her the job under equality law as she is non-white, she said.

Keswani, who also chairs the diversity action group at The Production Guild, argued the 'soft skills' section of her interview put her at a disadvantage and claims it was racist.

So you come second best in an interview but get the job by law? Isn't this an example of where equality of opportunity doesn't really work? Should we be calling a process that is based on particular requirements and is applied fairly across everyone racist? If it is disadvantageous to some should it be changed? If someone went in to that interview that was just crap at softskills should they be given the same consideration as this lady?

I'm all for equality and I find it hard to believe that institutions really are racist in this day and age (although there is some damming evidence around to be fair) but calling a fair process racist and giving roles to second place candidates doesn't seem right to me at all.

Is this type of stuff really needed and how does it help the corp that is applying it? Where is the line drawn?

[quackhandle]

Only a matter of time before "Baroness" Harding gets the gig.


Due to her sterling efforts in all her previous roles.

qh

[Jog On]

Interesting publication from the Bank of England:

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news...on-at-the-bank

What about trans representation?

[vetran]

Only a matter of time before "Baroness" Harding gets the gig.


Due to her sterling efforts in all her previous roles.

qh

she ticks most of the right boxes..

[vetran]

Yes, astonishingly people have to be reminded it was an African surgeon who did the first heart transplant.

Yes Christian Barnard based on work done in America though how it has any relevance in BAME discussion I am not sure? I would suspect his Afrikaans accent would grate on most liberal interviewers.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Barnard

Plenty of famous people of recent African extraction about

https://www.biography.com/tag/black-history

[vetran]

The NHS, farming, veterinary services and academic research would have to raise wages and train people so it won't happen....

FTFY