This toolkit provides you with the tools to understand the issues involved in building a diverse industry and some practical advice on best practice for individuals and companies

Diversity Quiz

Make a start by taking our CDNN Diversity Quiz, to find out what things you or your company could be doing to improve diversity in the workplace.

Articles

Full text of Lenny Henry’ s speech to the RTS and CDN, February 2008.

The Road to Diversity is Closed

Published Reports

Talent Not Tokenism

A cross industry report produced by TUC and CBI which offers practical advice and broad case studies.

The Equalities Review
Fairness and Freedom: The Final Report of the Equalities Review
2007 Government report on meanings of, and ways of working towards equality in today?s society. The Equalities Review was established to carry out an investigation into the causes of persistent discrimination and inequality in British society.

Diversity in the Newsroom: Employment of Minority Ethnic Journalists in Newspapers
A Report by the Training Committee of the Society of Editors
Illustrates the limited progress that has been made and identifies areas in need of improvement in print journalism.

Media Culture: The Social Organisation of Media Practices in Contemporary Britain
A Report for the BFI
Reports on cultural practices associated with film and television and their relations with social divisions among the contemporary British population. It focuses on the relationships between cultural tastes and knowledge as expressed in film and television preferences, and ethnicity, social class, gender and education.

Look Who’s Talking
Cultural Diversity, Public Service Broadcasting and the National Conversation
Report based on the views of 100+ programme makers who have personal and professional experience of the barriers to achieving diversity on air.

The Search for common ground Muslims, non-Muslims and the UK Media
A major new study looking into the portrayal of Muslims by the UK national media . The report looks at the way in which the national press has reported on Muslims and Islam during the year 2006.

Guidelines and Recommendations

Adjusting the Picture
A Producers guide to Disability
A guide to help producers to work with disabled people as colleagues, contributors and as members of your audience.

UK Film Council
Success Through Diversity and Inclusion
The UK Film Council?s consultation ?Success through diversity and inclusion. Sets out its proposals to enable an industry that values diversity.

The Law, the Duty and You: The Race Relations Act and the duty to promote race equality
A guide for public sector workers on fulfilling the duty to promote race equality. This provides a sample guide and some universally useful advice and explanation.