Half of white men are self-censoring at work

Almost half of white men are self-censoring at work for fear of causing offence, a poll has found.
Research by JL Partners also found almost a quarter of them (23 per cent) believe they experience discrimination because of their race and gender.
Some 41 per cent said they worried they would be sacked if they said the wrong thing, while a third (34 per cent) believed white men were the least valued employees in their workplace.
The survey of 823 white males, conducted for a five-part podcast and YouTube series White Men Can't Work!, also found one in three white men (31 per cent) believed their sons would lose out on opportunities because of their race or gender.
More than a third (36 per cent) of those under 34 said they had lost out on a promotion or opportunity because they were white and male.
Tim Samuels, former host of the BBC show Men's Hour and the host of White Men Can't Work!, said the trend was pushing white men towards populist political parties and misogynist influencers such as Andrew Tate.
He told The Sunday Times: 'Millions of men are walking around on eggshells at work, too scared to speak freely, while knowing that being male can now be a disaster for your career.
'The scale of discrimination, self-censorship and anxiety is staggering.
'Younger men are very despondent about their futures.
'All this is pushing men towards populism and the likes of Andrew Tate.'
He added: 'Jobs are so central to men's identity, status, daily purpose and mental health.'
Mr Samuels also addressed diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) programmes, which are still run by most UK companies, while public sector bodies such as the police and NHS are providing diversity training.
He said: 'Of course racism and sexism have to be stamped out, but our biggest companies and institutions have implemented a very divisive and ideological form of DEI that demonises white men, disregards free speech and, when you look at the data, doesn't even help those it was meant to.
'We need smarter ways to tackle discrimination that actually work.'
Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist who first appeared on Big Brother in 2016, regularly tells his followers that women belong in the kitchen and owe their male partners service.
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