Mentoring can help Irish firms counter unconscious racial bias

While 67% of black professionals say their sector is supportive of diversity in the workplace, 49% say their ethnicity has impeded their career

Sewagodimo Matlapeng, lead organiser of the APNI Career Day, the first jobs fair hosted by the African Professional Network of Ireland, which took place at LinkedIn's EMEA HQ in Dublin.

More mentoring, networking and sponsorship initiatives can help Ireland counter unconscious racial bias and foster more inclusive workplaces, say the members of one rapidly growing multicultural advocacy group.

Almost half of black professionals in Ireland consider ethnicity to be a barrier to their career, according to a survey of attendees at the APNI Career Day, an African Professional Network of Ireland jobs fair hosted by LinkedIn in Dublin.