Posted on 17 April 2020 by Shivonne Gates, Senior Researcher Ethnic diversity in social research: a persistent problem It is well-documented that Britain’s increasing diversity is not reflected in its workforce. Among people of working age, 12.5% are from a BAME background, but only 10% of Britain’s workforce are BAME, and only 6% of top management positions are held by BAME people. Social research is sadly no different. Read the rest of this entry Tags: BAME researchers, discrimination, equality, ethnicity, race, social research
Posted on 15 December 2016 by Ian Montagu, Senior Researcher ScotCen Scots are displaying a more tolerant streak Discriminatory attitudes among Scots have declined steeply since 2010, writes Ian Montagu Read the rest of this entry Tags: LGBT, Scottish Social Attitudes, discrimination, equality, Scotland
Posted on 27 November 2014 by Susan Reid, Research Director ScotCen Stigma and discrimination – are attitudes changing? The Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA) 2013 survey showed that stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental health problems do exist in Scotland and haven’t changed significantly in the past decade. Read the rest of this entry Tags: discrimination, mental health