Barriers to Diversity in Film – A Research Review – Aug 07
Barriers to Diversity in Film – A Research Review – Aug 07
Barriers to Diversity in Film – A Research Review – Aug 07
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Positive actions on race equality <strong>in</strong>crease calibre of applicants overall<br />
(Metcalf and Forth 2000).<br />
A Commission for Racial Equality study reported that ‘race’ equality<br />
actions had been very successful <strong>in</strong> many bus<strong>in</strong>esses:<br />
80% of large bus<strong>in</strong>esses saw benefits <strong>in</strong> human resourc<strong>in</strong>g, such<br />
as higher calibre of staff (47%), broader-based skills and<br />
experience (40%) and availability of skilled staff (40%);<br />
25% of companies had improved morale and 9% lower staff<br />
turnover;<br />
43% of companies encountered <strong>in</strong>creased good will;<br />
18% also mentioned more ethnic m<strong>in</strong>ority cus<strong>to</strong>mers (CRE 1995).<br />
In another study, four <strong>in</strong> ten companies experienced unexpected<br />
benefits <strong>–</strong> an improvement <strong>in</strong> company image, raised morale and a<br />
more positive attitude (Golds<strong>to</strong>ne and Levy 1996).<br />
Access <strong>to</strong> widest talent pool - The film workforce is more concentrated<br />
<strong>in</strong> the middle age groups than the rest of the UK workforce. Replac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
talent will require shifts <strong>in</strong> attitudes as the white male able-bodied<br />
labour force decreases. The report A Bigger Future (Skillset 2003)<br />
outl<strong>in</strong>es the problems fac<strong>in</strong>g a film sec<strong>to</strong>r which needs <strong>to</strong> update skills<br />
due <strong>to</strong> technological changes, as well as deliver the right education<br />
and tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> equip people <strong>to</strong> work <strong>in</strong> the sec<strong>to</strong>r <strong>in</strong> the future. There<br />
is a clear perception across the film <strong>in</strong>dustry that only a few education<br />
courses deliver the right mix of vocational skills which equip students<br />
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