# Diversity associations and groups

**Source**: https://student.sussex.ac.uk/careers/equality-and-diversity/diversity-groups
**Parent**: https://student.sussex.ac.uk/careers/

Various charities, organisations and groups exist to promote diversity in the workplace for underrepresented groups. They are often able to offer tailored support and resources.

## Where to get support

See where to get help and support during your job search, or while you are in employment.

### Black, Asian and minority ethnic

- [Association For Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers](https://afbe.org.uk/)
- [The Black Solicitors' Network](https://www.blacksolicitorsnetwork.co.uk/)
- [Ethnic Solicitors Network](https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/ethnic-minority-lawyers/)
- [Leading Routes](https://leadingroutes.org/)
- [Society of Asian Lawyers](https://www.societyofasianlawyers.co.uk/).

### Care leavers

- [Buttle](https://www.buttleuk.org/)
- [The Care Leavers' Association](http://www.careleavers.com/)
- [Become](https://becomecharity.org.uk/get-support/propel-yourself-into-work)
- [upReach](https://upreach.org.uk/).

### Disability and long-term conditions

- [Blind in Business](http://www.blindinbusiness.org.uk/)
- [EmployAbility](https://www.employ-ability.org.uk/)
- [Evenbreak](https://www.evenbreak.com/)
- [MyPlus Students' Club](https://myplusstudentsclub.com/)
- [STAMMA - work and job-hunting](https://stamma.org/get-help/work-job-hunting)
- [Workability - West Sussex](https://impact-initiatives.org.uk/services/workability/).

### LGBTQ+

- [LGBTQ+ Careers Handbook - School of Engineering and Informatics](https://careerhub.sussex.ac.uk/students/docs/detail/116) (CareerHub login)
- [LGBTQ+ Society at Sussex](https://sussexstudent.com/activities/view/lgbtqplus-society)
- [Stonewall: Proud Employers](https://www.proudemployers.org.uk/).

### Women

- [ICAEW Women in Finance Community](https://www.icaew.com/groups-and-networks/communities/women-in-finance)
- [Portia](http://www.portiaweb.org.uk/)
- [WISE](https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/)
- [Women's Engineering Society](https://www.wes.org.uk/)
- [Young Women's Trust](https://www.youngwomenstrust.org/get-support/).

[See more from Our equality and diversity statement](https://student.sussex.ac.uk/careers/equality-and-diversity)