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Nov 21, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Louise Ashley
1 Introduction While the medical profession has diversified according to gender and ethnicity, currently just over 6% of doctors are from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds (SEB), as defined by parental occupation and income (Friedman, Laurison, and Macmillan 2017).
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
tolerance.ca | Louise Ashley
By Louise Ashley, Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Work, Queen Mary University of London
In recent years, there has been growing evidence that the UK economy is in poor shape.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Louise Ashley
In recent years, there has been growing evidence that the UK economy is in poor shape. While the latest economic figures suggest it performed better as the COVID pandemic receded than was previously reported, the performance of sectors such as manufacturing, construction and agriculture has been revised downwards, leading some experts to warn of a greater risk of a recession to come.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
financialaccountant.co.uk | Louise Ashley
At the time, I was under the naïve impression that workplace sexism was more or less a thing of the past. But I soon found out I was wrong and this conversation served as an early red flag.
That was 20 years ago. And while the financial and professional service industries have changed for the better, they may not have changed enough.
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Aug 14, 2023 | 
tolerance.ca | Louise Ashley
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Aug 14, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Louise Ashley
When I first worked in the City of London, a few years out of university, a company-appointed “style consultant” suggested I would be taken more seriously as a female professional if I wore more make-up and exchanged my trousers for skirt suits. At the time, I was under the naïve impression that workplace sexism was more or less a thing of the past. But I soon found out I was wrong and this conversation served as an early red flag. That was 20 years ago.
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Feb 28, 2023 | 
propertychronicle.com | Louise Ashley
My decade of research shows why elitism is endemic and top firms don’t really care. During the Covid pandemic, as most wages , workers in the City of London were enjoying bumper pay packets. Average partner salaries in one corporate law firm exceeded £2 million for the first time. Investment bankers received their highest bonus payouts since 2008.
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Feb 27, 2023 | 
businessbookawards.co.uk | Louise Ashley
We Don’t Need Permission: How Black Business Can Change Our World
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Feb 23, 2023 | 
tolerance.ca | Louise Ashley
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Feb 23, 2023 | 
invesbrain.com | Louise Ashley |Crispus Nyaga |Nancy Aversa
City bosses have long justified these exceptional rewards by claiming that they are available to anyone with sufficient intellect and willingness to work hard - regardless of their gender, ethnicity or social class. In the words of Goldman Sachs, one of the City's most iconic players:Advancement depends on merit ... For us to be successful, our people must reflect the diversity of the communities and cultures in which we operate.
