Diversity in the Media
15. March 2011 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
In the recent study âMillennials in the Workplace: A Communication Perspective on Millennials, Organisational Relationships and Perform-anceâ, Professor Karen Myers and Kamyab Sadaghiani from the University of California, Santa Barbara investigate the impact of communicated values and expectations of Gen Y. Many âMillennialsâ have distinctive characteristics that may make interacting with them different from with […]
Tags: age, english, research
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23. February 2011 || by Diversity Team || Diversity in the Media, Events ||
The fourth annually Diversity Conference in Barcelona focused on Global culture and transformation and its meaning for new approaches of Diversity Consulting. From 23rd till 24th February a handful qualified speakers informed and discussed about the integration of Diversity into business as usual. âIf the only thing required to increase Diversity were the business case […]
Tags: english, holistic, inclusion
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8. February 2011 || by Michael Stuber || Diversity in the Media, Editorial ||
The recent heated discussions over quota reignited by EU Commission Internal Market & Services Member Barnier reveal the true nature of Diversity: It is an emotional, personal and political issue in any sense of the words. Forget about the former choice of âsocialâ or âeconomicâ approaches. We are (finally) down to the pure power play […]
Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race, gender, globality internationality, inclusion, lgbtqi*, mixed abilities, religion beliefs, work life navigation
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12. November 2010 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
In order to research the social reality of discrimination in Germany, the Free University of Berlin undertook an empirical study, conducted by Prof. Dr. Hubert Rottleuthner and Prof. Dr. Matthias Mahlmann (Institute of Law at the University of ZĂŒrich), with the theme âReality of Discrimination in Germany – Assumptions and Factsâ. In order to gain […]
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12. November 2010 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
According to a survey conducted by the French organisation Liberation and the economists from the University of Evry, Thierry Laurent and Ferhat Mihoubi, being gay in the workplace has an effect on wages. In the first French study of its kind, the report shows that gay men earn 6.5% less than their heterosexual colleagues in […]
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12. November 2010 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
The World Economic Forumâs Global Gender Gap Report 2010 was released last month with overall encouraging news on equality between men and women in 134 countries, representing over 93% of the worldâs population. The countries were assessed on how well they divide resources and opportunities amongst male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels […]
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1. September 2010 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
HALDE is now offering an Anti-discrimination eLearning tool (in French) for Employers and the general public. The Employer eLearning tool focuses on those highly involved in the success of Diversity work in a company, such as HR employees or directors who are in key positions on antidiscrimination work.
Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race, gender, inclusion, lgbtqi*, mixed abilities, religion beliefs
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1. September 2010 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
In a historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide. The establishment of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women â to be known as UN Women â is a result of years […]
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22. June 2010 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
DiversityIncâs well-known ranking of the top companies for Diversity is now evaluating Global Diversity programmes. The 2010 and first round of global-diversity research involved 12 countriesâAustralia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and the United Kingdomâfocusing on what demographics were measured and what best practices were utilized.
Tags: english, globality internationality, research
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22. June 2010 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
Three women have been selected to fill senior-level positions at the African Development Bank, AfDB president Donald Kaberuka announced last month. Cecilia Akintomide will serve as the first-ever female Secretary-General of the bank, while Hela Cheikhrouhou will head the New Energy, Environment and Climate Change department. Gemina Archer-Davies will direct the Corporate Human Resources Management […]
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