Even the new Pope has recently demonstrated awareness for the need to acknowledge the fact of different sexual orientations existing. But a few powerful anti-gay leaders feel confident enough to position themselves against open societies and equal rights for members of the LGBT community. After demonstrations against gay marriage in France, Putin’s Russia endorsed
Individual wellbeing ultimately contributes to overall business results, a new report gives additional evidence to this long-suspected nexus. Concretely, trust in and identification with a company were found to be essential for gains in productivity. The report “Trust:
In most European countries, public dialogue and media features focus on deficits of and conflicts with the migrant population. It has been perpetuated by politicians and media from all camps and colours who have consistently underreported on positive facts, such as the net tax contribution. A new report from the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) […]
Good news are coming from Africa, a continent which is has not been in the focus of many Diversity practioners: In Nigeria several local and international organisations are pooling their strenghts in order to fight against the missing inclusion of disabled Africans. And women in Zimbabwe gained a record-breaking number of seats in Zimbabwe’s new […]
It is nearly impossible to be informed about all kinds of anti-discrimination laws and relevant updates in more than 30 European countries at the same time. Thus a quality overview is not only helpful but essential to get a concise yet accurate overview of local specifics and regional similarities. The 16th bi-annual “European Anti-Discrimination Law […]
Most of the world’s significant conflicts of the past 15 years were based on religious differences. So, why would companies declare religion as a non-issue? So far, diversity strategies rarely went beyond practical arrangements around religious holidays, clothing or food. As a consequence of the cold-shouldering, religious issues have kept creeping into societies and workplaces, […]
Awards and best-practices can be valuable sources of inspiration for Diversity managers who want to create peer pressure in their own organisation. The organisation ‘Working Parents UK’ has just unveiled the winners of their fifth Working Families awards, recognising UK organisations that have developed successful policies and practices to support work-life balance and career development […]
Negotiating with your boss regarding important personal matters may not be an easy thing to do. When it comes to a pay rise, a reduction of work time or a simple shift of hours, employees often fear that their requests might be rejected. Men should worry less than women about this, a new study suggests. […]
Older people are, on average, more reliable and more productive than younger people. This is one of the most surprising results of the Cogito-Study, which has now been published by the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy. A team of researchers from Berlin, Frankfurt and Stockholm examined the mental performance of 200 […]
Weil Frauen eine größere Bandbreite von Talenten und somit mehr Wahlmöglichkeiten haben, entscheiden sie sich seltener für eine MINT Karriere. Dies ist das Resultat einer Studie der entsprechenden Forschergruppe der Universitäten Pittsburg und Michigan. „Das Ergebnis bricht mit gängigen Stereotypen, obwohl es auf den ersten Blick manche Klischees zu bestätigen scheint,“ kommentiert Diversity-Experte Michael Stuber […]
