As a trans historian who specialises in the ancient world, I occasionally get asked whether there is any evidence for the existence of trans people in ancient Britain. That isn’t an easy question to answer because our ancestors did not have much in the way of a written culture. Most of what we know about them comes from people like the Romans, who tended to view the British as primitive savages. Nevertheless, there is evidence that we can examine, especially if we can look at the wider cultural background of northern European people in the Iron Age: the people we know as Celts.

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GetApp surveyed 1,001 employees to better understand how companies are approaching diversity and inclusion and whether they do enough to promote it. As of November 2021, GetApp’s new study reveals that over half (59%) of respondents believe their company still has ‘a lot or a bit’ of work to do to progress diversity and inclusion … Continued

  A harmful set of new rules, that aim to make rough sleeping grounds for refusal or cancellation of a migrant’s permission to remain in the UK, have recently been announced by the UK Home Office. However, Priti Patel, Home Secretary, has recently furthered these changes by reviving a controversial data collection programme that had … Continued

Even before the pandemic, the process of finding a new job wasn’t easy. Many applications can be complex, and the interview process can be lengthy, not to mention the increase in both internal and external competition as a result of more people changing jobs more frequently than ever before. If you’re a woman, the barriers … Continued

  I always thought I was quite well-informed and aware of workplace discrimination, especially being a female surgeon in a male dominated field. However, I recently learnt that I clearly had no idea how bad things really were! I was invited onto the review panel, reporting on the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s diversity … Continued

  Domestic abuse is a pivotal issue in today’s social climate and can be exacerbated by policy gaps and poor support systems. After years of development the Domestic Abuse Bill returned to the House of Lords in the UK on 8 March 2021 to complete its report stage, one of the final stages before being enshrined … Continued

  In a field like diversity, where the volume of learning can be staggering, it can be hard to feel a sense of personal progression. To help myself with this, I started to look at the 12 Step Recovery Programme – but through the lens of diversity issues.