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 […]
22% of workers from the EU 27 are affected by stress, the second most frequently reported work-related health problem. Studies suggest that stress is a factor in between 50% and 60% of all lost working days, which represents a huge cost in terms of both human distress and impaired economic performance. 79% of European managers […]
Business in the Community (BITC) research released this month confirms for the second year running the statistically significant link between effective management of CSR issues and financial performance. The downturn has had a dramatic effect on the financial returns of companies, but FTSE 350 companies consistently managing and measuring their corporate responsibility did not fall […]
The Spanish government will create a law on Religious Liberty to establish the use of the Islamic headscarf in public spaces, including in educational facilities. The Minister of Justice, Francisco Camaño, stated that the new legislation âmust be clearâ with respect to the use of religious symbols in public spaces. Even though the
On June 2nd, the Italian House of Deputies began debating a new bill requiring a mandatory four-day paternity leave for all new fathers. If the bill is approved, Italian fathers will be obligated to take four days off immediately after the birth of their new child. The four-day paternity leave would be fully paid by […]
In mid-June, Citigroup held their 7th annual Diversity Week. This is the 3rd year where initiatives have expanded to all countries in EMEA and last year over 250 events took place in 53 countries across EMEA. The theme for 2010 was âReflecting on Unconscious Biasâ where the organisation discussed how prejudice
AXA Winterthur, with the support of European Diversity Research & Consulting, has established a Gender Mentoring programme to bring their career motivated women into the higher ranks. With the participation of the entire board, 77 women applied for the programme and 43 were matched with higher-level Mentors in the first year. The symbiotic relationship provides
With programmes such as âEspoir Banlieuesâ and âChance2â, France and Germany are concretely fighting inequality for disadvantaged youth. The 2010-revised French programme âEspoir Banlieuesâ (transl. âHope Suburbsâ) began in 2008 and supports the employment and employability of young people from âles banlieuesâ, the low-income districts with a high percentage of non-integrated minorities. Since the launch […]
According to a new report from the European Commission, the economy would benefit by having full representation of both men and women in top positions. The report, âMore women in senior positions â key to economic stability and growth,â shows that women continue to be severely under-represented in economic decision-making. In the corporate world, men […]
HALDE (Haute AutoritĂ© de Lutte contre les Discriminations et pour l’EgalitĂ©) and the OIT (International Labour Organisation) have published the third edition of the Barometer of Discrimination at Work in France. Through this collaboration, the evolution of perceived discrimination in the French public and private workplaces can now be assessed over three years. This edition […]
