BARCELONA — This year, the Black Lives Matter movement revived discussions around the racism that still exists within development policies and practices.
Many organizations issued statements in solidarity with BLM, but experts tell Devex that for the most part, practices have been slow to change. This includes hiring practices that continue to make it difficult for professionals from minority backgrounds to break into the sector and, once there, to get into the rooms where decisions are made.
The inequalities extend beyond race. From gender to socioeconomic background, how to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace continued to make up a core part of Devex’s coverage of global development careers and recruitment in 2020.