Inequality Regimes in English Apprenticeships: Exploring Racial Inequality in Apprenticeships in England

Olaleye, Lola

Abstract

Racially minoritised young people are underrepresented in apprenticeships in England despite government reforms, including a 2015 government agenda to increase the representation of racially minoritised youth in apprenticeships by 20% by 2020. Research exploring racial diversity in apprenticeships is scarce within diversity and wider management and organisational studies (Newton and Williams, 2013; Chadderton and Wischmann, 2014). Drawing on Acker’s (2006, 2009) inequality regimes as a theoretical framework, this paper makes contributions to the understanding of processes and practices that enable and maintain inequality in the context of apprenticeships, by exploring components of inequality regimes at three levels: the macro – state/policy level, the meso – organisational level and the micro – individual level. The findings highlight the interconnectedness of inequality regimes - operating across individual, organisational, and societal level, and illustrates the value of Acker’s (2006, 2009) concept as an analytical lens that extends beyond exploring inequality at the organisational level, as originally theorised.

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Gender in Management

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Gender diversity and inclusion policies and practices;Gender discrimination and industry specific features

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Inequality Regimes in English Apprenticeships: Exploring Racial Inequality in Apprenticeships in England

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