week 2 activity - Office of national statistics/RIBA data on ethnicity, diversity and higher education

 Ethnicity - Pay gaps

• White and ethnic minority employees has narrowed  to it's smallest level since 2012 in England and Wales
• Ethnic minorities earn less than white British employees - in 2019 Chinese, white Irish, white Asian and Indian's all earned a higher pay than white British employee's
• Pay gap is larger for men than women 
• The size of the ethnicity pay gap for those 30 and over is larger then those aged 16 to 29 years old

Higher education - Covid impacts

• A minority(9%) of students said they had not been vaccinated against Covid19 - 5% of those said they were fairly or very unlikely to take the vaccine if offered - 28% said they were likely to take the vaccine if offered
• 90% of students said they wold get the vaccine if they developed covid symptoms 
• The proportion of students feelings lonely often or always is 17% - Higher than those 16-19 with being at 9%
• Three in ten(30%) students reported that their mental health and well-being had worsened  since the start of the autumn 2021 term

Diversity - In the architecture industry

• Negative impact - The structures / environments this country builds embody the experience, lifestyle and image of the majority
•  "Architecture is and continues to a form of oppression on cultures and communities when representation in the process is not presented"
• "Without diversity, the profession will suffocate"
• The American institute of architects and the national organisation of minority architect are among associates providing valuable resources, including programs, training and scholarships to break down barriers