Racial differences in the school-to-work transition: exploring the long-term implications
Research funded by The Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (2020-2022)
Youth unemployment is a pressing challenge for the UK; it has lifelong scarring effects for the young, with ethnic minorities carrying a bigger burden of its disadvantage. In 2019 the unemployment rate among 16-24 year old white youths was 10%, while for ethnic minority youths it was 19%. There is little research on, and understanding of, why these ethnic inequalities in youth unemployment exist. My project aims to fill this gap in our understanding by investigating the school-to-work transitions of young people. The focus and main contribution of the project will be in explaining the differences between ethnic minorities and whites, in the decisions made at the end of compulsory education and the long-term consequences for the educational and labour market outcomes.
Ethnic differences in early labour market outcomes of women. 2022: https://player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/ethnic-differences-early-labour-market-outcomes-women
‘Racial differences in school to work transitions,’ Presentation for the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, November 2021: https://player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/transitioning-from-school-work
Evidence to the House of Lords Committee on Youth Unemployment, June 2021: https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/2482/html/