Making inclusion “moments” happenPosted in Articles, Media Archive, Politics/Public Policy, Social Justice, United Kingdom on 2017-04-02 01:04Z by Steven |
Making inclusion “moments” happen
Civil Service Blog
Government of the United Kingdom
2017-03-31
Hayley Trezel, Head of Transformation
Parole Board for England and Wales
Hayley Trezel compares her experience of working in the Civil Service with that of BAME colleagues.
To quote a phrase from a team of colleagues I respect and admire: “Moments don’t just happen.” I appreciate the truth of this when considering my own journey and ‘moment’ of clarity on the race agenda.
I am a 32-year-old working mum, having worked at the Parole Board for the past 8 years. I am a woman of colour, though I still shy away from referring to myself as black. I was brought up to be very proud of my mixed-race heritage. I have been asked on numerous occasions, “where are you from?”, and I take pleasure in explaining my heritage and seeing the surprise on people’s faces…
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