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Where are the opportunities for under 18s to undertake work experience? I have spoken to many publishers and all have told me that they cannot take anyone under 18 for ‘health and safety reasons’. Those that do, have it arranged by a select school that they have an arrangement with. This is a ridiculous […]
As a celebration of International Women’s Day, here is a podcast of panel talk given to the Society of Young Publishers Oxford Branch back in July 2010, on the subject of the Careers of Women in Publishing. Even though many years have gone by since this speech, much of it remains true today. We as a […]
As part of its Changing the Story initiative launched last year, Hachette UK will be partnering with The Book Trade Charity (BTBS), to offer subsidised accommodation in London to support people, for whom London is otherwise prohibitively expensive, to start their careers in the industry. This offer will be open to successful applicants to the […]
When I wrote last year for International Women’s Day about ‘What happens to women’s careers when they get pregnant?’ I asked women who felt they’d been discriminated against because of pregnancy to get in touch. I was perhaps expecting one or two emails. Over the past 12 months I’ve had around 20 emails, messages and […]
Many areas of publishing are anxious to innovate and, quite rightly, want to increase the diversity of their workforce. Innovation usually focuses on solutions to improve publishing’s outputs—the revenue-generating products and services which pay the bills. But the tendrils of innovation should also reach out to address the needs of that most crucial of inputs—the […]
At last year’s Inclusivity Conference run by the London Book Fair and the Publishers Association, we made two pledges:- Our first pledge was to continue the outreach work that we have been doing for many years: To educate other qualified Careers Advisers that publishing is open to all. This has involved us travelling around the country […]
The Spare Room Project has recently launched, which is designed as a practical initiative aimed at helping regional diversity in publishing, and led by James Spackman of Pursuit Agency. The Project will match students from outside publishing with a publishing professional in the capital (London), offering them accommodation for a week in July or August. […]
International Women’s Day, the day we celebrate the lives of women all across the globe, and think of our sisters less fortunate than ourselves, I can’t help but consider issues that are closer to home. The first is equal pay. Our last salary survey indicated that men were getting paid on average 16% more than […]
As you know, for a long time bookcareers.com has said a two week unpaid placement is bordering on acceptable. You might have noticed that, since the beginning of the year, even these have been removed from the bookcareers.com website. This is because we no longer endorse any unpaid work, unpaid work experience placements or unpaid internships. This includes opportunities […]
