Wo in Deutschland ist die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter relativ weit fortgeschritten? Welche Regionen haben Nachholbedarf? Antworten bietet seit November der Gender-Index mit Daten zur Chancengleichheit von Frauen und Männern für alle kreisfreien Städte und Landkreise in Deutschland.
Im Rahmen einer Tagung haben Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie (BAVC) und Industriege-werkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IG BCE) am 25.11.2008 eine neue Sozialpartner-Vereinbarung zu Diversity Management vorgestellt.
In der Wissenschaft tätige Mütter fühlen sich beruflich oft benachteiligt und ausgeschlossen. Dies ergab eine Befragung unter 8.700 Forscherinnen des Kompetenzzentrums Frauen in Wis-senschaft und Forschung (CEWS) in Bonn. Die im Auftrag der Robert Bosch Stiftung erstellte Studie kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass bei 70 Prozent der kinderlosen Akademikerinnen ein Kin-derwunsch vorhanden ist.
The city of Cologne, Germany, has voted to allow the construction of one of the largest mosques in Germany, a project which has prompted a rash of disputes among Cologne city leaders and inhabitants. With Cologne’s history as a capital of Christendom during the Holy Roman Empire, extreme right-winged parties, xenophobes and individuals have attempted […]
After seven years in the making and two postponements, the 42 organisations from 14 Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have come to a conclusion for the women of Southern Africa. At a summit held over the weekend of August 16th, a long-delayed gender protocol was signed that calls for 50% representation by women […]
With an understanding that creating an inclusive workplace is central to winning the war for talent, LGBT programs such as Ernst & Young’s are the latest frontier in diversity policies. Their international LGBT network, called ‘bEYond’, holds regular get-togethers, represents the firm at outside events focusing on the LGBT community and matches up LGBT employees […]
The government of Malta in collaboration with Microsoft Malta Ltd, is offering the women of Malta an offer that they can not refuse. With a calculated six of every 10 Maltese women being inactive, the Smart Women programme provides free training in ICT at different levels and in different specialisations.
The Labour Force Survey 2007 has reported an increase in employment rate within the EU27. Between 2000 and 2007, studies show that employment rates have risen across all demographic groups. Within the 3.3% employment rate increase for people aged 15-64, 58.3% of women in the EU are now working, compared to
This month in Brussels, the first ever Roma Summit gathered in the light of the controversial approval of Italy’s Roma fingerprinting scheme. The often overlooked Roma community now represents one of the largest ethnic minorities in the EU and faces persistent discrimination through stereotypes and prejudices.
Personal opinions on Diversity at work can now be publicly addressed on the company website. Companies like Accenture and PricewaterhouseCoopers have integrated corporate blogging portals that cover subjects such as ‘The Gender Agenda’ and ‘Work/Life Balance’.
