Deutsche Telekom has recently set a 30% female management quota, spurring a national and international debate over the most effective approaches to get more women into the executive suite and thus making the most of gender diversity in an organisation. The supporters of this move argue that
Deloitteâs award-winning Womenâs Initiative (WIN) has been recognised for innovative, effective and measurable initiatives to advance women in the workplace. âLiving the Latticeâ represents the innovation of Deloitteâs WIN programme, and includes Mass Career Customization, a model that enables all Deloitte professionals to dial up and dial down their careers to fit their needs at […]
April 22nd marked Girls Day 2010 in various European countries and over 150,000 placements were offered to young women to spend a day in the workplaces of non-stereotypical female jobs. In the Netherlands, over 2600 girls and 100 companies participated this year. Companies such as Shell, Corus, IBM, Philips, Merck, Unilever, and the Royal Navy […]
Women who choose to adopt their husbandsâ surnames may be penalized in the job market, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. The authors did several experiments involving university studentsâ perceptions of hypothetical women â imaginary women who were described identically, except for their marital status and decision to keep or change their surnames. Results […]
Many disabilities are not immediately apparent. For example, 10 million people are covered by the UKâs Disability Discrimination Act, but fewer than 5,000 blind and partially sighted British people own guide dogs. The line manager guide âNon-visible disabilitiesâ, enables managers to make reasonable adjustments for employees whose disabilities are not immediately apparent. It helps managers […]
The first findings from Eurofound’s European Company Survey (ECS) have been released with the publication of a rĂ©sumĂ©, The European Company Survey – First Findings, in Stockholm on 15 December. The survey finds that 56% of companies in the EU27 – substantially more than was the case four years ago –
The Womenâs Leadership Fund, created by Naissance Capital, invests in companies having a greater than average number of women in key roles, which research has shown to generally outperform in the market. The eight-member board of the new fund encompasses seven top career women from around the world, including Cherie Blair, prominent lawyer and wife […]
The number of Roma students attending universities in Serbia has tripled in the past several years. In 2005, there were only six Romas studying in NiĆĄ, while there are several dozen today. Most Roma students at the University of NiĆĄ are studying medicine, and they are also numerous at the Faculty of Philology.
In early January 2010, the Portuguese parliament passed the Socialist governmentâs bill to legalise same-sex marriages, which Prime Minister Jose Socrates said was an historic step in the countryâs fight against discrimination. Socratesâ minority government pushed the bill through the house with support from left wing parties, while
With an estimated 15â20 million Muslims living in the EU and this population expected to double by 2025, âAt Home in Europe: Muslims in EU citiesâ by the Open Society Institute set out to understand the everyday experiences of ordinary Muslims. They assessed Muslims living in 11 cities across Western Europe including: Antwerp, Amsterdam, Berlin, […]
