The PR Show: The diversity problem

27 Nov 2019, 15:35PR professionals from ethnic m…

An episode of the Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast podcast, hosted by PRWeek, titled "The PR Show: The diversity problem" was published on March 10, 2020 and runs 48 minutes.

March 10, 2020 ·48m · Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast

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27 Nov 2019, 15:35PR professionals from ethnic minority backgrounds are being held back in their careers in what is a largely white industry. A combination of prejudice in the recruitment process, unconscious bias that favours white employees, apathy about the issue, and a lack of understanding is holding back BAME talent. BME PR Pros’ Elizabeth Bananuka, Manifest’s Julian Obubo and WX’s Zoe Stafford discuss the problem, why it exists, some positive programmes and what can be done to improve diversity in the communications industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27 Nov 2019, 15:35PR professionals from ethnic minority backgrounds are being held back in their careers in what is a largely white industry. A combination of prejudice in the recruitment process, unconscious bias that favours white employees, apathy about the issue, and a lack of understanding is holding back BAME talent. BME PR Pros’ Elizabeth Bananuka, Manifest’s Julian Obubo and WX’s Zoe Stafford discuss the problem, why it exists, some positive programmes and what can be done to improve diversity in the communications industry.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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