2010-06-16 UK: Väestöryhmät arvioivat rasismin yleisyyttä ammatteissa

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Rasismia Britannian työpaikoilla on nyt tutkittu. Rasismi on niin laajalle levinnyttä, että tutkimuksen teettäneen Race for Opportunity kampanja johtaja on aivan shokissa.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/7827779/Blatant-racism-puts-one-in-four-ethnic-minorities-off-top-careers.html

'Blatant racism' puts one in four ethnic minorities off top careers
"Blatant racism" is still far too prevalent in the workplace with one in four ethnic minorities ruling out a career in finance, law and journalism for fear of prejudice, according to research.

A study of 1,500 people from all major ethnic backgrounds, including white Britons, also found half were not interested in joining the armed forces, more than a third (38pc) were deliberately avoiding the police and 44pc were ignoring a career in politics due to perceived racism.

Nearly half believed the police was a racist profession, rising to 72pc for black Caribbeans, the report by equality campaigner Race for Opportunity revealed

Perceptions of racism, a lack of clear role models and family disapproval were cited among the main reasons for drawing the line under certain career paths.

Sandra Kerr, national campaign director, said: "It is shocking that not one of the careers in the survey was seen as completely devoid of racism and that blatant racism is still prevalent in the workplace."

More than a fifth of the people surveyed said they had been offended by a racial remark in their place of work. Chinese were the most egregious victims, with 35pc citing an example, followed by a quarter of Pakistanis.

She said businesses failed to tackle race as seriously as gender, and called on organisations from the public and private sector to ramp up 'positive action' in recruitment - where businesses target people from underrepresented groups to apply for a role.

"For business there is much to be done in the areas of recruitment and progression in particular. HR directors can be driving forward this change by reviewing all marketing material, committing to diverse shortlists for all vacancies and promoting ethnic minority role models within their organisation," she said.

"The challenge is to ensure that for ethnic minority candidates, the door to the city law firm is as open as the call centre, and that being a public leader is as normal as sitting behind a supermarket till," she added.

Race for Opportunity is part of membership group Business in the Community. It was set up in 1995 to improve employment prospects for people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Race for Opportunity
http://www.bitc.org.uk/workplace/diversity_and_inclusion/race/index.html

[BeerBelly]

Käväisin kattomassa ton tutkimuksen ja enemmänkin siinä tutkitaan BAMEjen (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) asenteita. Mutkia on taas vedetty surutta suoriksi kun siellä lukee näin:

This survey has produced some new insights into the ways that these
industries and professions are seen among BAMEs. The main findings are:
• Some of the best-paid professions such as banking, law, politics and the media were not seen as a realistic option for BAMEs;

Voi hellanlettas. En minäkään koskaan ole edes harkinnut esim. poliitikon tai lääkärin uraa itselleni realistisina vaihtoehtoina.

Only 30% believed that it would be easy to find a job in any of the eight selected professions. The media industry is seen as the hardest to break into with three out of 10 (31%) saying it would be difficult to find a job. Law, banking and politics are all seen as relatively hostile territory with a fifth worried about getting a toehold in the profession.

Eli Ison-Britannian etnisillä vähemmistöillä on melko realistinen kuva siitä miten kilpailtuja jotkin alat ovat. On aivan surkuhupaisaa että se, etteivät kaikki vähemmistöjen edustajat näe kaikkia ammatteja itselleen realistisina vaihtoehtoina, olisi rasismia tai syrjintää. Huhheijaa.

Ja tietysti "ongelman" ratkaisuksi esitetään positiivista syrjintää.

On siellä sitten ihan oikeastakin rasismista juttua, hieman yllättäen kiinalaiset saavat kokea sitä eniten.