Ursula Burns is the first African American woman to lead a major U.S. corporation and the first female CEO to take the reins from another woman. A mechanical engineer by training, Burns has a strong understanding of the business and its challenges. She came to the company as a summer intern in 1980, and joined […]
At a meeting in Stockholm on the 16th October, ministers responsible for gender equality, finance and economics discussed, ‘Does gender equality boost economic growth?’. The conference discussed how and why gender equality is important in achieving long-term, sustainable economic growth in the EU also with a view to the future shape of the EU’s strategy […]
The successful integration of third-country nationals legally residing in the Member States of the European Union is vital to strengthening freedom, security and justice in Europe. In response to this, the European Commission, Directorate General for Justice, Liberty and Security has launched a website on Integration.
In Stuttgart, Germany, the 24th of September marked the first meeting of Daimler Group’s new GL@D network, which stands for the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Network of Daimler. The goal of the network is to address homosexuality in the workplace.
In a time when many companies are maintaining hiring freezes and still unsure of the 2010 economic outlook, Goldman Sachs is taking advantage of the swelling pool of unhired talent. Goldman Sachs is pushing ahead in the field hit hardest by the crisis and has launched an aggressive recruiting drive to build its asset management […]
Young women in the service sector aged between 15 and 19 are being empowered by the ‘Decisions for Life’ campaign. ‘Decisions for Life’ is about empowering women in the service sector and strengthening strategies to address unequal gender relations both in unions as well as the workplace. This campaign offers young women a
On 11th – 12th March 2010, the European Version of the World Diversity Leadership Summit (WLDS) will be hosted for the first time in Vienna, Austria. This High Level European and Global Diversity Conference will bring together about 200 Diversity thought leaders and CEOs, from all over the globe representing multi-national companies, policy makers, NGOs, […]
Older people are becoming increasingly keen on using the internet and other technology, new research has found. A study from Just Retirement revealed that ‘silver surfers’ could soon overtake younger people in terms of web usage. Email is a regular way of communicating for 90 per cent of respondents to the survey, with one in […]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced yesterday that he will appoint at least three women to his cabinet. According to Agence France Presse, Fatemeh Ajorlou will be appointed as social welfare minister, Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi as health minister, and a third currently unidentified woman will be appointed to a third minister position. If approved, these appointees […]
The International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (IGLCC) has released the results of the first International Business Equality Index. The Index is a measurement of the performance of multinational corporations in relation to Diversity & Inclusion issues specifically focusing on LGBT communities in the countries where they operate. The leading corporations are BT Group, […]
