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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · 3d

Last week, we launched our new research with Progress Together showing that financial services employees from a lower socio-economic background face nearly two years longer to progress than their peers from privileged backgrounds.
bit.ly/4q5be6P
#PerformanceNotPrivilege #ShapingTheGrowth2025

Quote from Jenny Baskerville, CE of the Bridge Group

Quote from Vincent Keaveny CBE, Chair of Progress Together

Quote from Sophie Hulm, CEO of Progress Together

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · 8d

The Bridge Group attended today’s senior leaders' roundtable at the Bank of England. Not your average roundtable — this one set the tone for the future.
Read more about the research and download the report: bit.ly/4q5be6P
#PerformanceNotPrivilege #ShapingTheGrowth2025 #ProgressTogether

Bridge Group team members outside the Bank of England

The report: Shaping the growth: Socio-economic diversity in financial services

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · 8d

Socio-economic background remains the single strongest predictor of who reaches senior leadership in UK #FinancialServices, according to new data released today by the Bridge Group and Progress Together.

Read the report #ShapingTheGrowth2025: bit.ly/4q5be6P

#PerformanceNotPrivilege

Graphic with the text: Performance not privilege: Who gets to the top in UK financial services?

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · 8d

At a pivotal moment for financial services, this morning the Bridge Group and Progress Together launch the 2025 socio-economic diversity Data Report, drawing on insights from over 210,000 employees across the UK financial services sector.
#PerformanceNotPrivilege #ShapingTheGrowth #ProgressTogethe

Graphic with bar chart and the text: Who gets to the top in UK financial services?

The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · 21d

Organisations that collect socio-economic background data have a greater understanding of what is going on within the workforce, and opportunities to make actions evidence-based and to evaluate progress.

During #NationalInclusionWeek, #NowIsTheTime to watch our video clip: bit.ly/3IqG3l5

Image of a laptop with the text: Video FAQ: Why should organisations collect socio-economic background data?

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 Dedicated microsite on the backgrounds of Britain’s most powerful people 🚨

We published new research on elitism in Britain today.

Visit our microsite to read the report, browse case studies, and use our data viz to directly compare professions for yourself 👇

elitistbritain.suttontrust.com

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · 23d

Our research findings demonstrate that socio-economic background often has a stronger effect on accessing professions, pay and progression, than gender or ethnicity.

#NowIsTheTime to build socio-economic #DiversityAndInclusion in your workforce: bit.ly/4g9a8SP

#NationalInclusionWeek

Graphic with the text: National Inclusion Week 2025, 15-21 September #NowIsTheTime

The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · 24d

Have you seen the Bridge Group’s video about who we are, our vision, our impact and how you can help us shape our future? If not, please watch and then complete our short survey: ro1flq1hnii.typeform.com/to/ZOMejCkt
OUR SURVEY CLOSES SOON.
#SocialEquality #SocialMobility #TenYearsOfBridgeGroup

The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · 28d

Did you know that in 2009 six volunteers resolved to stop ‘just discussing’ #SocialEquality, and to do something about it? After convening experts and producing policy papers, the Bridge Group registered as a charity in 2015. We now celebrate our 10th anniversary. 🎉
For a timeline: bit.ly/3I3MoTk

An image showing some of the highlights since the Bridge Group was conceived in the form of a timeline. The timeline starts in 2009 when the concept of the Bridge Group, which would use independent research as a catalyst of social change, was formed.

The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tomorrow is the UN’s #InternationalDayofCharity. As we celebrate #TenYearsOfBridgeGroup since we registered as a charity, we invite you to learn more about what we do and how our charitable status sets us apart: bit.ly/4l5HtPw.
#SocialEquality

Image of a woman smiling, and the text: International Day of Charity. Charity provides real social bonding and contributes to the creation of inclusive and more resilient societies.

The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Aug 28

Please complete our short survey - which will be closing soon! ro1flq1hnii.typeform.com/to/ZOMejCkt

To continue making a real and lasting impact, the Bridge Group is keen to hear from you on how we could enhance our work to improve #SocialEquality in the UK.

Thank you. #TenYearsOfBridgeGroup

Woman smiling with the text: This year we are celebrating 10 years since we registered as a charity. Help us shape the next 10. Please complete our survey on how we could enhance our work to improve social equality in the UK.

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Bridge Group pioneered the first #SocialMobility toolkit with the Social Mobility Commission and a range of cross-sector employers. This then inspired a range of industry-specific toolkits.

Browse our guides and toolkits🧰: bit.ly/3Vn2QBb
##DiversityAndInclusion
Credit: Pixabay, Pexels

Image of some spanners and the text: Social mobility toolkits offer a step-by-step approach to improving the socio-economic diversity of your workforce.

The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Aug 7

Since the Bridge Group registered as a charity we have supported many organisations with expertise, #research and know-how to make a real, lasting impact on socio-economic #diversity and #SocialEquality. Find out more about what we can do for you: bit.ly/3U17i8f

Graphic with the text: Making social equality a reality by research, consultancy, and engagement and advocacy. Find out how we support organisations with expertise, research and know-how to make a real, lasting impact on socio-economic diversity and social equality.

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨Spoiler alert: We will be #recruiting soon!
The Bridge Group is a charity that uses research to promote #SocialEquality. Subscribe to our #newsletter and get our latest #research updates, #charity news and #JobOpportunities - straight into your inbox: www.thebridgegroup.org.uk/subscribe

The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jul 28

The Bridge Group regularly publishes #impact case studies: www.thebridgegroup.org.uk/action1#impact

Our impact has only been possible through collaboration.
Complete our survey on how we could enhance our work to improve #SocialEquality in the UK🙏 ro1flq1hnii.typeform.com/to/ZOMejCkt

A graphic showing a selection of some of the case studies that are on our website.

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jul 23

As we celebrate 10 years since we registered as a charity, we are reflecting on the wide range of reports we have produced for our clients. The image shows some of our publicly available reports, which are on our website here: www.thebridgegroup.org.uk/research
#SocialEquality #TenYearsOfBridgeGroup

A collection of Bridge Group report covers and extracts of report covers

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jul 22

Interested in building socio-economic #DiversityAndInclusion in your workforce? Check out our #webinars: (1) Collecting socio-economic background data (2) Using data to inform action (3) Setting targets for a socio-economically diverse workforce
See here: bit.ly/4kJYyyg
#SocialEquality

Graphic with the text: For organisations that want to build socio-economic diversity and inclusion in their workforce, practical advice is available. (1) How to collect socio-economic background data (2) How to use socio-economic background data to inform action (3) How to set targets for socio-economic diversity in the workforce.

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jul 21

Watch the Bridge Group’s 1-minute video about who we are, our vision, our impact and how you can help us shape our future.
Then, tell us how we could enhance our work to improve #SocialEquality in the UK over the next 10 years, by completing our short survey: ro1flq1hnii.typeform.com/to/ZOMejCkt

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jul 17

In our latest #newsletter the Bridge Group celebrates 10 years since we registered as the charity that uses independent #research to promote #SocialEquality. We also launch our anniversary consultation survey and announce that we are an accredited Living Wage Employer. Read it here:
bit.ly/44LzRLA

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jul 3

To continue making a real and lasting impact, the Bridge Group is keen to hear from you on how we could enhance our work to improve #SocialEquality in the UK over the next ten years. Please complete our short survey: ro1flq1hnii.typeform.com/to/ZOMejCkt

#TenYearsOfBridgeGroup #SocialMobility

Graphic with the text: This year we are celebrating 10 years since we registered as a charity. Please help us shape the next 10. Help us to understand how we could enhance our work to improve social equality in the United Kingdom.

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jul 2

The Bridge Group joined over 100 organisations calling on the government to finally implement the Socio-Economic Duty (SED) (Section 1, Equality Act 2010).
Let’s move from words to action. It’s time to put fairness first.
Read more here: justfair.org.uk/1forequality/
#MakeItFair #1forEquality

The socio-economic duty | Just Fair

The socio-economic duty Just Fair co-leads the 1ForEquality Campaign – which seeks the effective enactment, implementation and enforcement of Section 1 the Equality Act – the socio-economic duty in ...

justfair.org.uk

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Bridge Group Summer newsletter is out soon, with a special issue celebrating 10 years since we registered as a charity, and how you can get involved.

Subscribe and get it sent straight into your inbox: bit.ly/4iYpF9b
#newsletter #SocialMobility #SocialEquality #TenYearsOfBridgeGroup

The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jun 30

We are now an accredited Living Wage Employer, so every team member earns a #RealLivingWage 🎉 This reinforces our commitment to creating a positive workplace that values and supports our employees AND aligns with our charity’s mission to make a fairer labour market for all.
More: bit.ly/4louvN4

The Bridge Group team grouped in front of a London skyline, holding a 'Living Wage Employer' sign.

Graphic with the text: We're proud to be a Living Wage Employer committed to paying a wage based on the real cost of living

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The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jun 26

As a small charity, the Bridge Group supports #SmallCharityWeek to celebrate the work of small charities in communities across the UK. As we also celebrate #TenYearsOfBridgeGroup we recognise our wide-reaching impact as well as the flexibility and bespoke service that comes from being small in size.

Graphic with a picture of a megaphone and the text: Let's help small charities make an even bigger impact #SmallCharityWeek

The Bridge Group @bridgegroup.bsky.social · Jun 18

The Bridge Group is doing some team bonding at our Away Day, and getting really excited about our 10 year anniversary this year!

#SocialMobility #SocialEquality #TenYearsOfBridgeGroup

The Bridge Group team is doing some crochet at our Away Day

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