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>This week’s report by the Publishers Association is the most comprehensive survey ever conducted of the UK publishing workforce. It found, I was startled to learn, that while the numbers of women in senior leadership roles, LGBT and disabled staff were all high, black and minority ethnic (BAME) people occupied a mere 11.6% of publishing roles. BAME people make up 14.2% of the UK’s population and 40.2% of the population in London, where the biggest publishing houses are based. The industry has failed to represent the working population of the capital,

https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2019/jan/17/uk-publishers-need-to-change-the-story-when-it-comes-to-race

Why is UK publishing so racist bros?

>> No.12430540

>>12430536
>if an ethnic group isn't perfectly represented, it's due to racism and racism alone. Please ignore the fact that affirmative action policies consistently massively reduce productivity and quality of areas they're applied to.

>> No.12430542

>>12430536
nuke bongland

>> No.12430544

Why can't they just go away.

>> No.12430547

these kinds of stories make me glad that we're killing the planet

>> No.12430549

“A report”

>> No.12430550
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>>12430544
Why don't YOU go away, go- I-I mean racist!

>> No.12430553

>>12430540
Even worse, she's saying that because London is only 40% White British, it's racist for publishing houses in London to employ so many white people. It completely ignores the fact that most of Britain isn't London.

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>the guardian

>> No.12430610

>>12430536
>40.2%
Holy shit man,

>> No.12430617

>>12430610
That was back in 2011 lad. It's probably up to 50% by now, judging by the general trend across the UK.

>> No.12430623

Who wanted things to be like this?

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>>12430623
You're asking too many questions

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12431235

>implying racists dont write the best lit

>> No.12431251

>>12430536
now do % of each pop who actually pays attention to literature

>> No.12431264

>>12430536
The Guardian should post stats of their own makeup

>> No.12431270

Maybe.... JUST MAYBE ethnic people just dont care as much about literature and pandering isnt doing much