People Like Us
is an award-winning
not-for-profit
championing ethnic minority talent
until workplaces reflect
the world they serve.
is an award-winning
not-for-profit
championing ethnic minority talent
until workplaces reflect
the world they serve.
We are a community and a movement. Since 2019, People Like Us has brought together thousands of professionals, delivered mentoring programmes, shaped industry conversations, and championed legislative change. By connecting, developing and championing ethnic minority talent – and holding organisations and government to account – our mission is to make genuine workplace equity a reality across the UK.
Our Partners
events
Featured Event
PEOPLE LIKE US X LINKEDIN
We’re back.
And we’re teaming up with LinkedIn. People Like Us and LinkedIn come together for an evening of networking, connection, and great energy, bringing our community together with the people shaping the future of the industry.
Expect inspiring talks from outstanding talent from underrepresented backgrounds, real connections with industry changemakers, and a famously friendly crowd.
LinkedIn has been part of our story from the beginning, and this one has been a long time in the making.
Featured Event
PEOPLE LIKE US X THE ROMANS, AMSTERDAM
We’re heading to the Netherlands!
People Like Us brings its conversations on representation and belonging to the Netherlands for the first time, hosted by long-term partner The Romans at their Amsterdam hub.
Expect trademark three-minute talks from ethnically diverse voices across journalism, PR, marketing, advertising, film and design, real connections with leading brands and agencies, and a famously friendly crowd.
This marks the next step in PLU’s growing international footprint, following two sold-out events in Cannes with the Financial Times.
Spotlight
Campaign
NAME THE BIAS
This powerful campaign exposed the inequity faced by ethnic minority workers in the UK. At its centre is a short film by award-winning director Naghmeh Pour and New Land, with spoken word artist Yasmin Ali highlighting the need for workplace change.
Inspired by Oxford University research showing ethnically diverse candidates must send 60% more applications to get a response, the campaign calls on government to set a timeline for ethnicity pay gap reporting and shares expert guidance on tackling pay inequity at work.