People with ethnically diverse names have to send 60% more applications to get a job interview.
It’s time to #NametheBias.
Meet People Like Us, and help foster a fairer workplace for all
People Like Us is an award-winning not-for-profit dedicated to celebrating and supporting UK media, marketing and communications professionals from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and minoritised ethnic backgrounds. Our mission is to elevate ethnically diverse professionals by dismantling workplace barriers and providing support to navigate these challenges through community events and tailored career support.
People Like Us has long campaigned for ethnicity pay gap reporting, and its inclusion in the King’s speech is encouraging. However, there is still work to be done to ensure it becomes fully enshrined in legislation. We are here to support people until that happens and beyond.
Our latest event in partnership with EE in December 2024
KEY STATS
Cost of Living Crisis
34% of professionals from ethnic minority backgrounds say their salary won’t cover their mortgage, rent and energy bills (27% of those from White backgrounds said the same)
Transparency in pay
70% of working professionals believe
transparency with how all staff
are paid is important
An equitable promotions process
69% of working professionals value objectivity
in the processes relating to pay rises
and promotions
UPCOMING EVENTS
People Like Us x Financial Times (March 13)
Celebrating extraordinary media,
marketing & communications talent
from minority ethnic backgrounds,
with 10 speakers given 3 minutes each
to share their story.
Speaker slots now open
WHAT’S NEW?
Hyphen
Q&A with Sheeraz Gulsher
‘Tackling the ethnicity pay gap is the first step to making work fair for all’
The Times
Celebrate differences in your team and reflect your customer base
The Spill
Breaking cycles: confronting the surge
of racism and hate in Britain
"I never thought anyone would let me give a speech about childhood sexual abuse at such a leading industry event, let alone supporting me with travel, planning my talk, and ensuring there were people in the audience who could support me. It even led me getting a contracted job for 3 months with the ICO. People Like Us gives you the kind of community love that you always wanted when strengthening your place in your industry, and I'm so grateful that I get to be part of the long line of past and present creatives who are supported by their work!"
Sophia Luu, Founder, Secrets Worth Sharing