Largest-ever study into socio-economic diversity and progression in financial services shows improvements, but work still needs to be done. Research undertaken by the Bridge Group for not-for-profit membership body Progress Together.
Read MoreSlaughter and May has published its social mobility report, which sets targets for socio-economic diversity in its workforce, and explains the motivations behind the targets.
Read MoreA practical guide to help organisations calculate their socio-economic pay gap, set meaningful targets for socio-economic diversity and drive change.
Read MoreA pioneering new report from the Bridge Group demonstrates how logistics and retail employers play a pivotal role in shaping the economy and championing social mobility.
Read MoreResearch commissioned by the Social Mobility Foundation explores the early career and progression experiences of recent graduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds and how this compares with their more privileged peers.
Read MoreOur new report ‘Shaping our Economy’ (commissioned by Progress Together) demonstrates that socio-economic background is more likely to impact a person’s route to success in financial services than gender or ethnicity.
Read MoreIn partnership with Screen Industries Growth Network (SIGN), the Bridge Group has produced a toolkit offering organisations in the screen industries a step-by-step approach to improving diversity
Read MoreIn the biggest ‘progression gap’ analysis ever published by a business, the Bridge Group has analysed the career paths of over 16,500 partners and employees at KPMG over a five-year period.
Read MoreResearch by the Bridge Group explored Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF) officials’ views and experiences of the outcomes and impact of their diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Read MoreThis Bridge Group report finds that professional roles in engineering are more socio-economically diverse than most other sectors, including journalism and law.
Read MoreThe Bridge Group collaborated with the Independent Cinema Office in the design and analysis of the UK film exhibition workforce survey, which provides a snapshot of who is working in film exhibition, what needs to change, and what skills and training the sector requires to develop.
Read MoreUsing advice from the Bridge Group, KPMG published a firm-wide socio-economic background pay gaps report which aims for 29% working class representation by 2030.
Read MoreThis Bridge Group report finds that the current narrative of graduate success, which emphasises high salaries as the most important measure, is neither accurate nor inclusive.
Read MoreThis Bridge Group report for the London Healthcare Education Group describes the efforts made by healthcare students, university staff, NHS staff and the broader higher education community in London during the first wave of Covid-19.
Read MoreThe Sutton Trust have collaborated with the Bridge Group and eleven partnering employers to understand the socio-economic background of those working in tech roles and/or the tech sector.
Read MoreTen leading law firms have collaborated with the Bridge Group to understand whether, and how, socio-economic background affects progression to partner.
Read MoreInc Arts have collaborated with the Bridge Group to launch a new report about who ‘gets ahead and how’ in UK arts management.
Read MoreThis Bridge Group report found that standardised data from the SQE could help the sector better understand diversity issues and inform potential solutions. This data could also help both employers and aspiring solicitors make choices.
Read MoreThe Bridge Group collected data from eight major employers in the financial services sector resulting in this new report being published, and the creation of an independent task force.
Read MoreThe Employers’ Toolkit was produced in collaboration with the SMC and industry leaders to promote socio-economic diversity and inclusion, to ensure that talented individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds are not overlooked.
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