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15. June 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
Ab September ermöglicht es das AuswĂ€rtige Amt Jugendlichen, einen kulturellen Freiwilligen-dienst im Ausland zu absolvieren. Interessenten zwischen 18 und 26 Jahren haben jetzt die Mög-lichkeit, sich fĂŒr den sechs- oder zwölfmonatigen Aufenthalt zu bewerben. Die Kosten ĂŒber-nimmt das AuswĂ€rtige Amt.
Tags: age, german, globality internationality
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5. June 2009 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
Ten students from Moerser Secondary School at Jungbornpark will be flying this June to Turkey. This is not a class vacation, but is an opportunity for these students to work together on the international project, “âLiving with our and others’ religions, together in diversityâ. This large school project allows students the chance to be introduced […]
Tags: age, english, globality internationality, religion beliefs, research
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5. June 2009 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
According to Catalystâs newest report, âBuilding LGBT-Inclusive Workplaces: Engaging Organizations and Individuals in Changeâ, LGBT employees face workplace barriers that limit career advancement and, therefore, restrict potential contributions to organizational success. The study finds that a lack of awareness, which may cause other employees to rely on stereotypes, can lead to a hostile work environment […]
Tags: english, gender, inclusion, lgbtqi*
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5. June 2009 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
At Cisco France, Vice-president of European Markets & General Manager, Laurent Blanchard sets Gender Diversity as one of his top five management priorities. Advancing the number of women at senior levels and increasing the companyâs ability to attract women candidates is necessary to grow Ciscoâs business in the way that it needs he would like […]
Tags: english, gender, inclusion
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5. June 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
In this comprehensive integration policy report, the current integration efforts in the United States and European Union are explored and compared to produce recommendations for effective cross-learning. How coming demographic changes are handled is hugely important. Poor integration comes with security implications. Preventing alienation, resentment, and potential backlash from socially excluded immigrant and minority groups […]
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, inclusion
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5. June 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
April 23 marked Girlâs Day this year in Germany. This day is set aside every year to encourage young women to explore technical and scientific jobs in the market place. This innovative, nation-wide scheme was set up in 2001 with German federal government support to stimulate the interest of girls in jobs normally dominated by […]
Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race, gender, work life navigation
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5. June 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
The new European Mentoring Programme at the McGraw Hill Companies is being spear-headed by a group of volunteers from the companyâs Womenâs Initiative for Networking and Success (WINS) Employee Resource Group. The programme pairs 22 talented female employees with 22 female leaders from within the McGraw-Hill Companies.
Tags: english, gender, globality internationality
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5. June 2009 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||
Intel has introduced a formal global supplier diversity program to increase global sourcing and to redefine diversity to include global suppliers. A number of efforts have been launched to identify international diverse suppliers. “We have spent the better part of 2007 positioning ourselves to identify our international supply base,
Tags: english, globality internationality, holistic
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5. June 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
Speaking at a rally in Metoro, Mozambique on May 18th, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza argued that both cultural diversity and national unity are important weapons in the fight against poverty. Guebuza stated that Mozambique has many tribes, regions, and races,
Tags: age, english, inclusion
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29. April 2009 || by News Desk || Marketing, Newsletter ||
⊠so sollte die Reaktion der ARD und des Werberats lauten, als sich ein paar MĂ€nner durch die Werbung fĂŒr die neue weibliche Powerserie im Ersten in ihrer Vormachtstellung bedroht fĂŒhlten. SchlieĂlich wischte das starke Geschlecht wĂ€hrend der letzten 50 Jahre die Sexismus-VorwĂŒrfe von Frauen mit solch barschen Tönen beiseite.
Tags: gender, german
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