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21. January 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
The report ‘Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers (Vol.3) – Denmark, Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands’ published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveals numbers that show that governments should continue reforming sickness and disability systems. Denmark and the Netherlands have seen rapid increases in
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21. January 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
Inspired by the election of U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled plans to open up France’s political and business elite to black and Arab minorities through a major national push on equal opportunities. Despite being home to one of Europe’s biggest black communities and its largest Arab-Muslim minority, France is
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21. January 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
Knowing that Work/Life balance is a struggle for many workers, Google has striven to create a working environment that is not only flexible, but also diverse, inclusive and collaborative. One such way the company helps accommodate the time spent at work to the chores that await outside of work is by providing a number of […]
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21. January 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
Deafness is the most common form of disability in France, affecting 8% of the population (5 million people). Deaf people mainly communicate using sign language and therefore use different syntax which makes it difficult to use tools that are not adapted for them.
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21. January 2009 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
The European Commission has launched a call on companies and organizations to nominate their employees for the Muslim Women Power List of 2009 to celebrate the achievements of professional Muslim women. There are currently over 100,000 Muslim women working in Britain. Recent research conducted by the Commission revealed that
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21. January 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
On 10 December 1948 in Paris, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The Declaration showed a determination of nations to prevent future human rights violations as perpetrated during World War II through non-discrimination, equality and fairness. This was the first international recognition that all […]
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6. January 2009 || by Michael Stuber || D&I in the Media, Editorial ||
Frauen sind weit überdurchschnittlich von Niedriglöhnen betroffen, auch in oberen Lohngruppen verdienen Frauen weiterhin weniger als ihre männlichen Kollegen. Das zeigen zwei aktuelle Berechnungen der Universität Duisburg-Essen und der Beratungsgesellschaft Kienbaum.Frauen stellten 2006 fast 70 Prozent der Niedriglohnbeschäftigten, fast jede dritte Frau arbeitet im Niedriglohnbereich – 1995 galt das erst für ein Viertel der Frauen, […]
Tags: gender, german, inclusion, research
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17. December 2008 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||
Zum April 2009 startet die Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (FHTW) Berlin den ers-ten MBA-Studiengang zu Diversity Management in Deutschland. Grundlage des Studienganges ist ein umfassendes Diversity-Konzept, in dem eine Vielfalt von Aspekten wie Talente, Erfah-rungen, Professionen, Kulturen, Alter, Gender, Know-how usw. zum Tragen kommen soll.
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17. December 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
Deutsche Städte werden immer bunter. Allein in Hamburg ist ein Fünftel aller Ehen binational, in Hamburger Grundschulen kommt auf drei eingeschulte Kinder eines mit Migrationshin-tergrund. Diese kulturelle Vielfalt soll sich zukünftig auch in der Verwaltung widerspiegeln. Mit der Kampagne „Wir sind Hamburg! Bist du dabei?
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17. December 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
Vor 90 Jahren erhielten Frauen in Deutschland erstmals das Wahlrecht. Anlässlich des Jubiläums fanden deutschlandweit Gedenkveranstaltungen und Gesprächsrunden statt. Seit dem 12. No-vember 1918 dürfen deutsche Frauen nicht nur VolksvertreterInnen wählen (aktives Wahlrecht), sondern sich auch wählen lassen (passives Wahlrecht).
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