Diversity and inclusion
Diversity and inclusion as standard; that’s the common goal for our industry. Yet women account for only 20% of IT specialists; and BAME IT professionals are less likely to be in senior roles, despite being better qualified.
Like many industries, there are complex and wide-ranging challenges we firstly have to face. At BCS, we’re facing them together as a priority.
BCS commitments
- We have been working with and listening to our members to establish our first specialist group focused on ethnic minorities in IT. ‘EMBRACE’ will be launched imminently
- BCS will initiate conversations amongst our members where we promote learning and development, to help drive increased engagement and support members to be active agents of positive change in IT
- Diversity and inclusion is a priority on the executive team's agenda
- Internally, we are working to ensure we can promote diversity and inclusion externally with legitimacy
BCS’s slogan is ‘Making IT good for society’, therefore it is our responsibility, as the professional body for IT, to ensure the chartered professionals in our industry are representative and diverse, especially as the future talent pipeline emerges.
Articles, papers and reports
Take a look at our most recent papers and reports, or view all of our published policy papers.
Join in
Discover BCS membership! You will be joining a thriving community of IT professionals and benefits include access to regular events, conferences, meetings, as well the chance to join our members’ groups such as EMBRACE.
Share your support
BCS regularly polls IT professionals and members on topical issues. Our surveys are one way that we listen to our members’ opinions and this helps to form our positions on major areas of public policy. Keep a look out for polls around diversity and inclusion.
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