Diversity

Votes for Puffins? How Women and Other Majorities Are Ignored

Roz Morris | Posted 12.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Roz Morris

It's not the fact of replacing Elizabeth Fry with Winston Churchill on the fiver that so many women object to, it's the fact that replacing the only woman, apart from the Queen, with a man means there will be no other woman of achievement represented on our money.

Diverse Neighbourhoods Are 'Happier, Healthier And Less Racist'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.05.2013 | UK

If you live a neighbourhood which is ethnically diverse, you're more likely to be healthier and less likely to experience racial discrimination, a new...

After Woolwich, Doing Nothing About Integration Is Not an Option

Jon Yates | Posted 23.05.2013 | UK
Jon Yates

As the founder of a charity that exists to bring communities together, I woke up this morning with feelings I had not experienced since the riots. I felt again that numbing sense of disbelief, that mourning and sadness at accepting the reality followed by that overwhelming desire to find a way to mend what feels broken.

Ex-Power Ranger Samuell Benta Kicks a Punch With All About the McKenzies Web Series

Zaneta Denny | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Zaneta Denny

All About the McKenzies has had considerable success, with over 3.1 million YouTube views for the first series, with viewers as far as Russia and the Ukraine.

Europe Is Losing Out by Not Recognising Migrants' Talents

Chibo Onyeji | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK Politics
Chibo Onyeji

Public and political discourses all too often spread negative perceptions about ethnic minorities and migrants and portray them as a 'burden' to European welfare systems and a constraint on economic growth in the EU. It's now time to put the facts right.

Clegg Admits Lib Dems Aren't Diverse Enough

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.04.2013 | UK Politics

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has admitted his party is not diverse enough and says there needs to be more Lib Dem role models for disabled peopl...

We're All Different - Get Over It

Dr Simon Duffy | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK
Dr Simon Duffy

Yesterday was World Down Syndrome Day, a celebration of the lives of people who have Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a genetic condition called a trisomy, where someone is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21 (three instead of the normal two). You may not think that there is a point to celebrating the lives of people with a genetic condition - but you'd be wrong.

Can You Define Success?

Shaheen Sayed | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK
Shaheen Sayed

It's that time of year again - International Women's Day. The time when people around the world take a step back to consider the position of women today, how far we've come and how far we've still got to go.

We Tolerate Each Other - But We Are Far From Integrated

Jon Yates | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Politics
Jon Yates

The UK has a segregation problem. When we open our eyes we can see it. We see it when we visit our schools, we see it when we walk round our neighbourhoods, we see it when we look at our friends. By age, income and race - our country divides every morning and every evening.

Can the United States Teach Us to Improve the Experience Our Universities Offer?

Christopher Boulle | Posted 27.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Christopher Boulle

American universities intentionally shape their year's intake. They seek out a diverse mix of alumni from varying backgrounds and cultures, with contrasting values, political views and life experiences. In the UK, we do not apply this same practice.

Legislation for Positive Discrimination Would Be an Admission of Failure of Leadership

Penny de Valk | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK Politics
Penny de Valk

The distinction between voluntary involvement and enforced quotas is a very important one. Though well-intentioned, the introduction of quotas can lead to accusations of tokenism, and create resentment and tension amongst the workforce - in particular given the implication that positive discrimination in favour of one group will inevitably result in negative discrimination against another.

Education - Let's Celebrate Choice and Diversity

John L. Adams | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
John L. Adams

It strikes me that we don't acknowledge or celebrate how diverse our education system is. We've all become obsessed with league tables and Ofsted reports and fail to appreciate that every school has a different approach and ethos and the benefits this brings.

Could Olivia Pope Be Black British?

Stephen Isaac-Wilson | Posted 03.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Stephen Isaac-Wilson

Another remarkable thing about Scandal is its black female middle class protagonist. In light of the more culturally diverse UK according to the recent census, it left me wondering, whether this could ever be the case for a British drama?

Charlie Thomas

Nine Steps To A More Diverse Workplace

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 23.11.2012 | UK

Diversity in the workplace has become the buzz phrase in business, following the ongoing EU row on whether or not to enforce gender quotas. As the ...

Serial Networking or Pushing Cognitive Diversity?

Marianne Abib-Pech | Posted 08.12.2012 | UK Tech
Marianne Abib-Pech

I am starting to wonder, if I am turning into a serial networker? Or if I am embracing what I am preaching: to develop your innovation skills you have to push yourself out of your cognitive comfort zone?

God is Not a Christian

Desmond Tutu | Posted 30.11.2012 | UK
Desmond Tutu

Peace, prosperity and justice - we can have them all if we work together. There is no 'us' or 'them'. God is not a Christian but neither is S(he) an adherent of any other religion because no religion has monopoly on God.

Board to Death...

Vanessa Vallely | Posted 21.10.2012 | UK
Vanessa Vallely

Since the Lord Davies report there has been increasing focus on board compositions and the apparent lack of women moving in to senior positions. Over the past 3 years we have witnessed various organisations and events focusing on how to address the gender gap at board leve

We've Shown the World We're Great

Kaushik Ray | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK Sport
Kaushik Ray

Just a few weeks ago, Britain was deep in the doldrums. A stagnant economy, morally and financially bankrupt banks, journalists and politicians and never-ending rain had over months and years slowly sapped the country of its spirit. Even the much-hyped Queen's Jubilee in June, with a somewhat flat river pageant and sometimes unremarkable concert, failed to lift the public mood.

'Leftie Multicultural Cr*p' it Was Not - But Did the Opening Ceremony Give Us the Legacy of Diversity That We Need?

Malory Nye | Posted 28.09.2012 | UK Sport
Malory Nye

The 2012 London Olympic games were born in the melting pot of multiculturalism. As we were reminded on Friday, the tragedy of 7/7 happened on the day after the announcement of the success of the London bid. The London games arrived in 2005 with the London bombings. Thankfully, we have come a long way since then.

Headteachers and Homophobic Bullying - It's Time To Face Up To The Fear

Shaun Dellenty | Posted 26.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Shaun Dellenty

The fear that a child who is singled out for homophobic bullying feels has the potential to damage them for life. However fearful school leaders may be, the needs of the pupils in our care must take precedence over our own doubts, fears and beliefs.

Judging Judges - Is There a Need for Greater Judicial Scrutiny?

Natasha Kuilak Mellersh | Posted 23.08.2012 | UK
Natasha Kuilak Mellersh

Establishing judicial studies as a respectable and rigorous academic field could not only increase public understanding and interest in the judiciary, but it could also serve to improve the quality and openness of our legal system.

Put Melanie Phillips in Charge of Equality and Human Rights

Max Wind-Cowie | Posted 17.07.2012 | UK Politics
Max Wind-Cowie

Boris Johnson provoked both glee and outrage when he wrote, in his regular Telegraph column, that the next Director General of the BBC should be a Tory. "Imagine", opined Alastair Campbell "if we had said what Boris said". The difference, of course, is that a Labour politician would never say it. They just did it.

Enforcing Retirement - Is It Still A Grey Area For Employers?

Martin Edwards | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK
Martin Edwards

People are living longer, and age need not be a barrier to coping with high pressure and high profile appointments. Think of Roy Hodgson and Harry Red...

Are Appearances Really Deceiving?

Simone Roche | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Simone Roche

What you wear to work not only reveals your taste in fashion, but demonstrates the quality of both your judgement and decision making. Your appearance conveys how professional you are, while the effort and time you put into your 'look' ultimately demonstrates respect.

Little Mix's New Men

The Huffington Post UK | Ashley Percival | Posted 12.04.2012 | Home

Now that Little Mix are leading the life of real popstars, it's only right that they have a hot piece of arm candy. So we're pleased to see our...