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Despite many efforts, Black creators have voiced anger as their posts are targeted by supposed unbiased algorithms and taken down when addressing Black issues. What can and should they be doing to better protect creators and ensure Black creator content is seen, heard and valued?

Across the world, companies are working to increase the number of women in their leadership teams. However, Black women continue to be underrepresented despite the push for gender equality. Why are Black women being overlooked? What needs to change to establish equity for Black women in leadership?

For Black entrepreneurs funding is just one of the many barriers faced on their start-up journey. Not only is less funding available but government support schemes are not as accessible to Black entrepreneurs and not accessed at the same rates as white-led businesses. How can this change?

In this episode Sharon MacArthur shares her story as the founder of Miss Menopause and her work with employers to support employees going through menopause.

In this episode, Cherron shares her insights on the benefits staff networks bring to organisations and discusses her top tips for successfully establishing a staff network.

In this episode, Suzy shares her thoughts and experiences of working in the EDI space.

Kiran Everix is a public speaker and a Diversity, Inclusion and Equity advocate. In this episode, Kiran shares their gender identity journey.

This article speaks about why 2026 is the ultimate year of reckoning for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). It explores a critical convergence of forces: the displacement of marginalised workers by AI, the real-world dangers of divisive "anti-EDI" politics, and the blurring of economic reality in the digital age. We move beyond predictions to analyse how systemic risks are now surfacing for those who neglected EDI, while the "gold rush" of superficial consultancy faces a much-needed market correction. The post highlights a shift toward radical cross-sector collaboration and the necessity of embedding EDI into core operations to meet new legislative duties on pay gaps and employment rights. Ultimately, 2026 is about moving past performance to focus on the tangible human experience, proving that in an automated world, human-centric inclusion is a strategic imperative rather than an optional extra.

EDI has become overwhelming, as many organisations confuse visible "performance" with actual progress and strategic "impact." With hundreds of awareness days to track, attempts to cover everything lead to scattered, last-minute spending, low impact, and tokenism. This article outlines the five key activities organisations must immediately stop and provides a strategic framework for allocating EDI budget properly. Learn how to use your EDI calendar as a decision-making tool—not a content schedule—to prioritise, plan, and invest with intent, turning noise into measurable impact.

Reflecting on their 2025 work, The Equal Group observed a more complex and honest landscape. Staff are more vocal yet fatigued, while leaders are cautious and often unaware of the depth of employee disengagement. Client projects showed a slow but clear shift away from short-term interventions toward demanding systemic change. Recurring challenges include a gap between leadership perception and employee reality, with inclusion still being treated as a project rather than an ongoing responsibility. The blog concludes that many are currently "lost," with leaders feeling commitment is risky due to backlash, and staff feeling overlooked. The path forward requires renewed focus, managing the most complex aspects of EDI, and prioritizing long-term structural progress over temporary optics.

The concept of allyship has critically drifted from its original purpose of active solidarity to become a self-appointed status symbol and a means to deflect accountability. True allyship is defined by consistent, high-risk action, which often involves discomfort, inconvenience, and challenging the system, not by low-cost, performative gestures like wearing badges or posting online. This performative allyship is rooted in self-interest, offering moral credit without consequence, and fails to dismantle structural inequality. When the social or professional cost of advocacy becomes high, many "allies" quietly disappear, revealing their commitment as conditional. Ultimately, the text challenges the reader to determine if they are a genuine ally—willing to risk social capital and comfort—or merely attached to the image of one, concluding that allyship that only exists when safe and rewarded is nothing more than self-promotion dressed up as principle.