In November 2022, Youth Futures Foundation released their Ethnic Disparities Subgroup Rapid Youth Voice Survey Findings. Explore some of the key findings below and read the full report.
Last week we were delighted to have Andrea Barry, Analysis Manager at Youth Futures Foundation present the findings from their recent Ethnic Disparities Subgroup Rapid Youth Voice Survey Findings to the staff team at Youth Employment UK. The findings were launched on behalf of the Ethnic Disparities Subgroup, which is part of the Youth Employment Group.
Read the Full Report hereThe report aims to explore the experiences, outlooks, and attitudes of young people from ethnic minorities. The survey results come from a nationally representative independent survey of 2,296 18-25-year-olds from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Andrea explained some of the key findings to the team from the report:
- The report found that at least 7 in 10 young people from ethnic minority backgrounds have experienced discrimination in the workplace.
- Mental health is coming under pressure from the cost-of-living crisis, which is having a particularly negative impact on young Black people. 23% of young Black people have struggled to pay for transport to and from their place of work or education.
- For young people from a racialised ethnic group, ethnicity is rated as the most significant barrier to their personal work goals and ambitions.
- The impact of ethnicity on employment prospects is seen as much broader than prejudice or discrimination. Those from Middle Eastern backgrounds are particularly worried about having to manage more responsibilities.
- Whilst young people from ethnic minorities often have experienced discrimination, they experience very high levels of confidence. On balance, confidence is highest for young Black women (82%). There is limited variation within broad ethnic groups, except among Asian Young people as those from Chinese backgrounds show much lower levels of confidence (60%) compared to those from Indian (76%), Pakistani 71% or Bangladeshi (70%) backgrounds.
The findings identify that ethnicity is a key barrier to success due to prejudice and discrimination in the workplace and education. Additionally, the findings tell us that more needs to be done to support young ethnic minorities in the workplace. The findings also echo the findings from Youth Employment UK’s Youth Voice Census 2022 in which one of the key findings was Difference is a Disadvantage. The census found that Black, Black African, Black British or Caribbean respondents were over 3 times more likely to say they did not feel welcome in their secondary school.
