television: People as young as 17 can apply, while a grade 6 in GCSE maths and three Cs or equivalent in any subject at A-level are required, according to The Guardian. Whitehall has struggled in recent years to shift its reputation as a stuffy institution best characterised by the 1980s television series Yes Minister. An Oxbridge-educated maths genius might be the stereotypical candidate for a role advising ministers on economics in Whitehall, but the civil service wants to find 75 young people from all walks of life to take the positions instead. The wider economics profession has also faced sharp criticism of its perceived groupthink tendencies and for being toowedded to neoclassical economic models, with particular focus on the way economics is taught at university. The latest available figures show that 53.9% of civil servants are women, while the proportion of ethnic minority and disabled staff is just below that of the national average, at 12% and 10%. More work is however required to boost diversity in some occupations and particular departments, including the Treasury. Who gets on to the civil service fast stream Read more Progress has been made in the civil service, which is attempting to become the most inclusive employer in Britain by 2020.
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