Miller, Denise A ORCID: 0000-0001-9947-0616 and Brown, Charmaine ORCID: 0000-0002-6471-9706 (2023) "I'm managed by a white man who's managed by a white man who's managed by a white woman who's managed man". In: European Journal of Psychology Open. European Congress of Psychology 2023: Uniting communities for a sustainable world, 82 (S1). Hogrefe - European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA) - The British Psychological Society, Brighton, UK, pp. 327-328. ISSN 2673-8627 (Print), 2673-8627 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1024/2673-8627/a000043)

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Abstract

Background: Following the unlawful killing of George Floyd in the US, and the revelations that people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, many university leaders have made well-meaning proclamations to decolonise curriculum, they have espoused to somehow close ethnicity attainment and remuneration gaps, and they have targeted equality, diversity, and inclusion as a priority once again.
Aims: In this poster presentation the researchers summarise the results from a sequential mixed-methods study that was developed to examine the problem of institutional racism in a London-based, Post-92 university. The researchers aimed to (1) examine the extent to which racism was omnipresent across all levels of the university, and (2), understand the impact on both Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and non-BAME staff. The researchers intended to garner the perceptions of all HE staff with pertinent experiences and/or views.
Methodology: During Phase 1, 84 respondents completed an anonymised online survey. During Phase 2, 16 respondents were interviewed.
Findings: The quantitative results suggest that BAME staff experience much higher levels of discrimination, both within and outside the workplace. The qualitative data sheds further light on these findings. Many participants conveyed feeling a sense of un-belonging, mistrust and powerlessness. While BAME staff were primarily impacted by racism, the collateral consequences of racism were often equally felt by many non-BAME participants. The consequences of racism were wide-reaching and invariably relate to the significant toll racism had taken on all staff's mental health and wellbeing. Although some participants found support and solidarity in colleagues/staff networks, the majority expressed scepticism and even cynicism about the HEI leader's efforts to change the status-quo and genuinely address racism.
Conclusions/implications: While the study is not without limitations, the findings point to university leaders taking responsibility for creating truly equitable, diverse and inclusive workplaces.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	European Journal of Psychology Open
Additional Information:	Abstracts and programme book of the 18th European Congress of Psychology, 3-6 July 2023.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	racism; Higher Education; staff; university
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
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Last Modified:	14 Mar 2024 13:11
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/42983

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