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 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 is pleased to see mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting is now in consultation. 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 the Financial Times in March 2025
Our Latest Campaign Work
People with ethnically diverse names have to send 60% more applications to get a job interview.
It’s time to #NametheBias.
Why We Exist, in Numbers
Ethnic Minority Pay Gap
Workers from ethnically diverse backgrounds earn on average 9.2% less than their white British counterparts, according to the ONS.
Source: Office for National Statistics, 2023Lack of Representation
in Senior Roles
Just 13% of senior management positions in FTSE 100 companies are held by individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds — despite these groups making up around 18% of the UK population.
Source: Parker Review, 2023Discrimination in the Workplace
Over 70% of ethnic minority workers have experienced racial harassment at work in the last five years
Source: TUC, 2022UPCOMING EVENTS
People Like Us Summer events
Celebrating extraordinary media, marketing & communications talent from minority ethnic backgrounds, with 10 speakers given 3 minutes each to share their story.
Speaker slots for our autumn event will open in July 2025. Grab your free tickets for upcoming events below.
What’s New?
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Q&A with Sheeraz Gulsher‘Tackling the ethnicity pay gap is the first step to making work fair for all’
Read moreTestimonials
Rachel Sheldon
A seamless and impactful collaboration, and a truly memorable partnership with passionate and inspiring people.
Sal Naseem
Speaking at People Like Us, was a real bucket list moment for me. To share my story as a new author, at such a beautifully curated event put together by a collection of brilliant people, will stay with me for a long time.
Rishi Dastidar
There’s nothing quite like People Like Us. A tough brief, a chance to intro yourself to a room full of movers and shakers... and all done in the most supportive atmosphere. Everyone says they have your back. It’s rare to experience it in person. These guys do. It’s a privilege to be part of this fam.