In terms of diversity and equality for black and minority ethnic graduates,my profession still lags behind other professions such as law and medicineThirty years ago, when I was struggling to find work as a chemical engineer, or I was used as a case study in a newspaper article about the barriers facing black graduates. Back then we were being told industry was crying out for engineers,so I and many of my black colleagues on similar courses, with kindly grades, and with similar jobs-market difficulties,couldn’t understand why the industry didn’t seem to want us.like a flash-forward 30 years, and it seems nothing’s changed. This week a report by the Royal Academy of Engineering has revealed that black and minority ethnic graduates are twice as likely to be underemployed two years after finishing their studies than their white counterparts are – and that’s despite attending similar universities and achieving similar grades. Related: Engineering's stark racial inequalities revealed by report Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com