For Organisations

OYA Retreats design and deliver in-person custom programmes to help organisations create environments in which all employees thrive.

 
 

We deploy evidence-based, cutting-edge interventions to provide women of colour and Black female professionals with the most relevant tools, techniques and coaching conversations, so that they can transform opportunities into levelling up. We curate interactive events and provide workshops and trainings to ensure that everyone contributes.

 

Less Opportunity
Lower Pay

A 2021 study by the London School of Economics (LSE) showed that Black women are the least likely to be among the UK’s top earners compared to any other racial or gender group. UK-born Black women are the most under-represented in the top percentile of incomes, as compared to all other women and men.

They found that while all women experience substantial differences in pay, hours and representation in top jobs, it is Black women, regardless of whether they are UK born, who have the lowest probabilities of being top earners. While 1.3% of UK-born white men are in the top 1%, it is only 0.2% of UK-born white women and less than 0.1% of UK-born Black women.

Controlling for age, education, marital status, hours and occupation, there were still significant differences for Black women. Researchers also found that Black women are less likely than any other group to be in the top 1% of income even when looking only at the black and minority ethnic workers population, where UK-born Black women are still 0.5% less likely to belong to the top 1%.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, on average, Black women were paid 64% of what non-Hispanic white men were paid in 2021. Like Latinas and Native women, Black women experience a substantially wider pay gap than all women.

There are many factors that contribute to these disparities, such as occupational segregation, access to opportunities and the intersecting obstacles of racism and sexism.

OYA Retreats seeks to support organisations through evidence-based, cutting-edge interventions that address the sector-, role-, process- and population-specific challenges employees face.

INTERVENTION CATEGORIES

  • Courageous Conversations

    We curate panels, talks, fireside chats and other speaking opportunities to support open, candid, respectful and engaging conversations in your organisation. Talking isn’t enough. We must also listen. Our expert facilitators enable an environment in which listening is active and speaking is purposeful.

  • Impulses & Inspiration

    It’s essential that everyone in your organisation recognises the role they play in shifting culture and creating an environment in which people of all backgrounds thrive. We deliver evidence-based, inclusive workshops and trainings to support a culture of belonging.

  • Activations

    We are dedicated to true transformation. We facilitate activations that deliver measurable improvements in employee engagement, talent retention and advancement. To fulfil your commitment with integrity, we create targeted programmes to promote the professional growth of Black women and women of colour.