Minoritised Women: Pay Inequality

Baroness Watkins of Tavistock Excerpts

Tuesday 19th September 2023 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (CB)]

My Lords, does the Minister agree that some pay and equality are associated with barriers to promotion, particularly in our public services? If so, what plans do His Majesty’s Government have to address improving promotion equity for women from black, Asian and other minority backgrounds?

[Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)]

My Lords, I am pleased to say that I think the workplace has totally changed, and that large organisations in particular do not want a homogenous workforce; they want a diverse workforce that actually represents this country and the various people who live in it. I have completely forgotten what the noble Baroness asked me now.

[Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (CB)]

Promotion.

[Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)]

Promotion, absolutely. There should be no glass ceiling, my Lords. We have broken through it and we should continue to do so.