Published
Sep 2, 2022Page count
310 pagesISBN
978-1529227673Dimensions
216 x 138 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Sep 2, 2022Page count
310 pagesISBN
978-1529209648Dimensions
216 x 138 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Sep 2, 2022Page count
310 pagesISBN
978-1529209662Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Sep 2, 2022Page count
310 pagesISBN
978-1529209662Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University Press
Highly Discriminating
On the blog:
Remodelling masculinity is the best way to tackle sexism in the City
Why diversity doesn’t work in the City of London
The City still runs on nepotism in The Spectator
Less elitism, more inclusion: the legal industry aims for change in The Financial Times
Class and the City of London: my decade of research shows why elitism is endemic and top firms don’t really care in The Conversation
How subtle forms of sexism in financial services led to recent City scandals – what research shows in The Conversation
London is a major reason for the UK’s inequality problem. Unfortunately, City leaders don’t want to talk about it
in The Conversation
Why does the City of London, despite an apparent commitment to recruitment and progression based on objective merit within its hiring practices, continue to reproduce the status quo?
Written by a leading expert on diversity and elite professions, this book examines issues of equality in the City, what its practitioners say in public and what they think behind closed doors.
Drawing on research, interviews, practitioner literature and internal reports, it argues that hiring practices in the City are highly discriminating in favour of a narrow pool of affluent applicants, and future progress may only be achieved by the state taking a greater role in organizational life. It calls for a policy shift at both the organizational and governmental level to address the implications of widening inequality in the UK.
Louise Ashley is Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University of London. She has led major research reports for government bodies including the Social Mobility Commission and regularly presents her findings to practitioner audiences in the City and further afield. Her research has also been covered in national and international mainstream media including Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed, The New York Times, The Sydney Herald, The Financial Times and The Guardian.
Introduction
1. Capital and Context
Part 1: Why the City Isn't Fair
2. Reputation and Respect
3. Qualifications and Complexity
4. Scarcity and Similarity
5. Status and Stereotypes
Part 2: Why Diversity Doesn't Work
6. Diversity and Diffusion
7. Capital and Control
8. Stigma and Shame
9. Ridicule and Resistance
10. Rethinking Respect
