Wolves TV presenter Gemma Frith has taken a look at the often-overlooked work which has been carried out both in the community and internally at the club, while year-on-year finding new ways to extend what is being done.
Among the projects which have been featured on Wolves’ 2020/21 equality, diversity and inclusion round-up video, was the very first One Pack Week, which took place at the end of March last year, where seven days were devoted in celebrating the club’s EDI work, before sharing it with supporters and the wider community.
In April, Wolves joined forces with the rest of English football in boycotting social media, in a fight against hate crime and racism online, meaning there was no social media coverage of the Black Country derby at the Hawthorns.
The work of the country’s first dedicated football hate crime officer, PC Stuart Ward, was also highlighted, as was the efforts carried out during Black History Month.
Frith said: “From the Foundation to the first-team, from staff to supporters, our equality, diversity and inclusion work is an all-year-round effort, across all areas of the business.
“Our equality, diversity and inclusion work is at the heart of everything we do internally at the club, as well as externally in the community.
“At Wolves, we really are all one pack, and we continue to promote and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion across the club and beyond.”
The external work was also celebrated, including the efforts which went into making sure staff who were unable to work from Molineux and Compton Park during the Covid-19 pandemic were looked after and their mental health prioritised.
Frith also highlighted the EDI processes which have been at the forefront of the club’s recruitment strategy, with the club seeing a positive increase in representation across staff since 2017/18, although there is still plenty of work to do to get Wolves closer to the national averages.
One year ago, Wolves Foundation launched the pioneering Feed Our Pack initiative to help tackle food poverty within Wolverhampton and support residents of the city who have been impacted by the pandemic.
You can read more about all of the equality, diversity and inclusion work across Wolves by clicking here.
