Equality and diversity "talking points"

Published: 2 May 2018

THIS MONTH: Bullying in HE institutions - Coming out as LGBTQ+ in STEM - "Time's up" in medicine - What the gender pay gap means for recruitment - Age discrimination in the workplace

Find out what's being talked and written about in the areas of equality and diversity, inclusion, fairness and kindness with our round up of news and views:

  • Photo of stressed male researcherNo place for bullies in science
    "We will never know how many promising scientific careers have been brought to a premature end because young researchers felt they could not continue to work under a bullying senior figure" Nature speaks out against oppressive behaviour in HE institutions and calls for an overhaul of cultures and more consistent support for those affected.
  • Coming out in STEM
    "The joy of work was restored" A researcher blogs about the relief of feeling able to be out as LGBTQ+, and the conditions that made it possible.
  • Time's up for sexual harassment in medicine
    "In a culture that accepts, and even glorifies, the conquest of challenges at work, abusive and sexually degrading behaviour can become normalised - part of what women are expected to endure to succeed" Shocking stats reveal what female medics are subjected to, particularly in male-dominated fields such as surgery and emergency medicine.
  • What the gender pay gap means for recruitment
    "It's probably not a coincidence that many of the occupations with the most serious shortages have gender imbalances." With many companies and professions facing recruitment crises, amid graduate shortages, initiatives to attract and retain women have become even more important.
  • More than a million over-50s out of work in "unacceptable" waste of talent
    Over-50s increasingly being locked out of the workforce because of bias, casual ageism, and outdated employment practices.

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First published: 2 May 2018

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