D&I initiatives used to be common at J&J’s production site in Geel, Belgium, for many years. Posters, events and training were well received – but not necessarily connected to everyday business, leadership behaviour or the overall growth agenda. A new strategic approach of the site management team has led to significant traction on D&I – […]
The Swedish Women’s Lobby has launched the report “Sexist advertisement in the Nordic countries”. The report contains an evaluation of regulations and their practical implementation to counteract sexist advertising. It was first presented in the Swedish parliament on September 21st.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing its support for female entrepreneurs in Croatia. The programme provides access to finance, business advice, training, mentoring and networking opportunities – e.g. at a recent conference in Zagreb.
Members of the European Parliament adopted in plenary a resolution that calls for a modernization of work-life balance legislation including maternity and parental leave as well as paternity and carers’ leave.
“We all Share the Same Dreams” is the theme of the European Commission campaign on LGBTI. It focuses on the things that unite us rather than divide us by featuring different people sharing the same dreams. The campaign forms part of a larger LGBTI action plan of the EU.
The strategy consulting firm McKinsey has launched the latest addition to its Women Matter series, now looking at the African continent. The study covers 14 countries, 55 companies and 35 senior women. It includes both surprising and expected results.
After decades of work on D&I, experts are often asked if more research and additional activities were still needed. One of the globally leading D&I content providers has just published a ‘diversity dialogue‘ on current challenges and next practices.
To mark the International Youth Day, the European Disability Foundation had interviewed two members of their Youth Committee to share their views on today’s challenges for young people with a disability. Shortly before, the European Commission had published a report on intersectional discrimination – which does not say much about the intersection of disability and […]
Including shift workers in D&I programmes, addressing Unconscious Biases practically with management teams and integrating Diversity in HR-tools and in everyday work reality. What sounds like a miracle agenda happened at Johnson & Johnson in Switzerland, within a space of two years.
Sticky floors have become the evil brother of glass ceilings for women in the workplace. They describe mechanisms that make it more difficult for women than for men to leave their current positions in a upward direction. New evidence for this has now been added to the body of research
