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‘It’s right to focus on race, but we must look at equality in social work in the round’
Social Work England s new head of equality, diversity and inclusion, Ahmina Akhtar, sets out her priorities for tackling inequalities within her organisation and in the profession as a whole
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My interview with Ahmina Akhtar, Social Work England’s recently appointed head of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), takes place on the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.
Earlier that day, Akhtar had tweeted her solidarity with Floyd’s loved-ones as she reflected on the progress that had been made on race since his death and how far there was to go.
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Hachette UK, Britain’s second-largest publishing group, has reported a small reduction in its gender pay gap.
According to the organisation’s just-published 2020 Gender Pay Gap Report, its mean gender pay gap improved this year dropping to 17.6% from from 18.4% in 2019.
Hachette also announced that it had increased the number of women on its board from five women and six men in 2019 to seven men and nine women from mid 2020-onwards.
A company spokesperson said: “Our 2020 figures reflect the journey we have been on in the last four years to create greater gender balance across our workforce.”