Royal Society of Chemistry report says racism ‘pervasive’
Racism is “pervasive” in chemical sciences, according to an investigation by the Royal Society of Chemistry. …
It finds that just 21 universities out of the 93 that signed up for the award hold a bronze Race Equality Charter award, run by the higher education charity advance HE. None have received a silver or gold award, despite the scheme being launched in 2016. Similarly, 37% of FTSE 100 companies have no representation of minority ethnicities on their board, despite a target set by an independent review, also in 2016, to have one director from a minority ethnic background on every board by 2021.
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