Facts and Figures

• Diversity & inclusion is an important factor for the majority of today’s candidates: 76% report that a diverse workforce is an important factor when evaluating companies and job offers (Glassdoor)

• 57% of employers say they have updated their recruitment strategies to build a more diverse workforce (Myshortlister)

• In a survey by Monster, 30% of companies revealed that they don’t have any form of D&I strategy in place (Monster)

• Diverse teams are 87% better at making decisions (PPM)

• In the UK 78% of white people were employed, compared to 66% of people from all other ethnic groups combined (GOV)

• At the end of 2020, just 3.5% of leaders in the FTSE 100 were from ethnic minorities, down from 7% in 2019 and 8% in 2018 (Green Park, 2021).

•  Companies that have a diversity and inclusion policy but do not provide evidence of a diverse and inclusive workplace are viewed more negatively by minority groups (Wilton, 2020)

•  Diverse leadership and management have been shown to improve company revenue by around 19% (InStride )

  35% of HR leaders say diversity, equity, and inclusion are among their top five priorities for 2022 (Gartner)

• Only 47% of managers feel prepared to have conversations about race with employees (Gallup)

• Social mobility is still lacking. 60% of respondents in professional and managerial positions come from a white professional background. With only 34% coming from an ethnic minority and low socio economic background (KPMG)

• Almost 70% of companies say that the work employees do to promote DEI is very or extremely critical (Mckinsey)

• 34% of employees have received antiracism training in the past year (Mckinsey)

• 70% of companies think that remote work will allow them to increase diversity in their hiring (Mckinsey)

• Millennials are 83% more likely to be engaged at work at inclusive companies (Deloitte)

Gender diversity

• 73% of senior business leaders say they are highly committed to gender diversity, and close to 50% say they are actively working to improve gender diversity (Mckinsey)

• 87% of companies say they are highly committed to gender diversity vs 56% in 2012 (Mckinsey)

• Women occupy just 20% of board seats globally (Deloitte)

• Companies with female CEOs have significantly more diverse boards than those run by men – 33% women versus 19% (Deloitte)

• Over 40% of board seats among French companies are now occupied by women (Deloitte)

• Black women continue to be underrepresented in leadership roles across the UK workforce, with 92% calling for systemic change (LSE, 2020)

• Blind applications lead to between 25 – 46% more women being selected (Bulitin )

•  Gender diverse companies are 15% more likely to notice higher financial returns. (McKinsey)

LGBT diversity

• 31% of LGBT respondents reported that they have experienced discrimination or harassment within the past five years (Williams Institute)

• 63% of LGBT employees of color said that religion was a motivating factor in their experiences of workplace discrimination compared to 49% of white LGBT employees (Williams Institute)

• Nearly half (48%) of transgender employees reported experiencing discrimination (being fired or not hired) based compared to 27% of LGB employees (Williams Institute)

• 67% of LGBT employees reported that they have heard negative comments, slurs, or jokes about LGBTQ people at work (Williams Institute)

Neurodiversity

• According to one study an autistic professional can be up to 140% more productive than an average employee when properly matched with a job that fits their skills (HBR)

• 89% of people want their company to be inclusive of individuals with intellectual disabilities (Clearcompany)

• In the U.K. the unemployment rate for autistic people is as high as 78%, while in the U.S. that number jumps to 85% ( HBR)

• In a 2020 report on U.K. employers, 50% of managers surveyed said they would not hire neurodivergent candidates. (HBR)