Most women of colour ‘hide’ their heritage due to UK workplace racism

Shocking' report finds more than 60% change their language, hairstyle, clothes or diet to fit in

Women of colour feel forced to change their behaviour, and in many cases their names, because of widespread, structural racism in the workplace, new research has found.

Three-quarters of women of colour have experienced some form of racism at work, while just over a quarter have faced racial slurs, according to a significant report by the gender equality organisation the Fawcett Society, and the race equality thinktank the Runnymede Trust.