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Inclusion and diversity

The research sector must be representative of the changing world around us. The only barriers to progress should be personal choice and professional capability. MRS and its partners lead a number of activities within the research and insight sector to support inclusion, diversity and equality. 

 

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CEO Inclusion Pledge - aiming for 100 sign ups

With more than a dozen sign ups since the start of the new year the pledge has caught the attention of industry leaders. Latest additions include Ronin, QRi Consulting, and Cobalt Sky.
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Latest OUTsights podcast

MRSpride talks to Chloe Fowler of Nest Research and Ed Jervis founder of Inclusion.Earth
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The most diverse MRS conference ever

You may have noticed something a little different about the MRS annual conference this year, if you were fortunate enough to attend.
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MRS CEO Inclusion Pledge Progress Report 2020

Vanella Jackson, Global CEO of Hall & Partners, introduces a report on the initiative’s progress.
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Managing the Multiverse: Understanding a World in Transformation

We are in the midst of an infodemic, where there is more information than ever before, and yet we seem to disagree more than ever on how to see the world.
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Watch the inclusion pledge panel

Research sector leaders discuss their progress since signing the MRS Inclusion Pledge, including Amy Cashman (Kantar), Ben Page (Ipsos MORI), Steve Phillips (Zappi), Bob Qureshi (i-view Studios) and Warren Saunders (GfK).
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Mind the diversity gap

Is the research sector a good place for women or people from minority groups to work? Most companies have diversity, inclusion and equality policies, but having a policy doesn’t mean that discrimination isn’t happening.
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MRSpride Stars: Mon Kowaczyk

Ipsos MORI Pride Co-Chair Mon shares their hopes for a future-fit research world that is fully inclusive of marginalised voices.

Supporting #10000BlackInterns initiative

The initiative aims to facilitate 10,000 paid internships across a range of sectors, including accountancy, law, marketing, advertising, data science and now research.
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What is it really like to be a minority researcher?

A fictional diary of a researcher who is a member of a number of minoritised groups - to help us understand the issues from her perspective.

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