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* In 2014 ons states 86% of the uk population was classed as white
* This means that 14% are from an ethnic minority
* This hides the diversity and full range of experiences of this 14%
* There are various forms of racism including institutional and cultural
* Some groups seem to do better in the education system as well as dinding
employment
* Acts and laws have been introduced to reduce the impact of this. Race relations
act and equality acts are examples.
* Black men are working age are most likely to be unemployed 17%
* For women the highest groups is arab 64% and bangladesh 61%
* Ethnic minorities are also more likely to be in low skilled jobs
* Ethnic minorities females are more likely to work part time
* Private sector tends to be worse as non standardised application forms are
communion, whereas in the public sector, everyone tends to get the same application
form and interviews


Dodd 2012 found that many muslim women remove their traditional dress and use a
more western sounding name to remove some bias and prejudice
Li 2012 also found that unemployment for Pakistani and Bangladeshi women has not
improved since 1983 and is significantly lower than for white women. They are more
often asked about marriage and pregnancy than other ethnicities.
Battu and sloane 2004 stated that ethnic minorities are more likely to be
overeducated for their roles than white ethnic groups
Davidson 1997 calls this the concrete ceiling. Glass can be broken concrete cannot




Income
* 2/5th if ethnic minorities live in low income households. Less than 60% of the
national median pay in the uk which is around 20k per year
* The Joseph Rowntree foundation indicates this as well. In 2007 it found that all
ethnic groups on average earned less than white ethnic groups. The biggest
difference was in black african caribbean, pakistani and bangladeshi communities.
The gap was 20% on average


Wealth
* In 2010 the national equality panel found the average wealth for white british
households was £221,000 in 2006/8. Indian families were second. Last was
bangladeshi homes with £15,000 wealth on average
* If you break it into occupational classes as well it becomes more complicated.
White managers have more wealth than other ethnic groups in management. But in
routine manual work Asian groups have more wealth than white ethnic groups. Black
british caribbean had the lowest wealth when adjusted for occupation for all
classes (rowlinson and mckay 2012)
* But the bangladeshi community has the most poverty out of all groups


Poverty
* The 2011 census showed one in three Bangladeshis and Pakistanis lived in deprived
areas. 1 in 12 of white british groups did
* Hard to get decent schooling, crim is high, and impact on health, harder to find
employment etc

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