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Highly Discriminating: why the City isn't fair and diversity doesn't work

This talk from Louise Ashley looks at her new book; Highly Discriminating: Why the City isn’t Fair and Diversity Doesn’t Work.
This talk from Louise Ashley looks at her new book; Highly Discriminating: Why the City isn’t Fair and Diversity Doesn’t Work.
Tuesday 22 November 2022 | 1 hour 29 minutes 40 seconds

Despite a narrative of merit, the City of London is characterised by persistent inequalities in its demographic make-up. Against this backdrop, Ashley asks - how does the City reproduce inequality despite an apparent commitment to objective merit, why do efforts to diversify fail to work – and crucially, who benefits?