Classification

Empowering women in Saudi Arabia

At a recent forum looking at the role of Saudi women in the year 2020, it was clear that women have an important role to play in the future of Saudi Arabia. In her keynote address, Princess Adelah bint Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz stressed the importance of women’s empowerment and cautioned that the country will […]

Tags: , , ,

Read more

EU publishes report on women with disabilities

The European Parliament has published a report on the situation of women with disabilities in the EU which calls on its Member States to “ensure the removal of existing barriers and obstacles, including architectural barriers, with view to creating equal rights and opportunities for women and girls with disabilities to play a part in family, […]

Tags: , , , ,

Read more

EU penalties for racism and xenophobia

Last month, the Council of EU Justice Ministers has reached a political agreement on a Framework Decision on combating racism and xenophobia. With the growing racial tension in Europe it has become imperative that the EU step in. The focus of the framework is the prohibition of public incitement to violence and hatred against persons […]

Tags: , , ,

Read more

Disability lingo scares employers

Four out of five UK employers believe in employing disabled people as a part of their diversity goals, recognizing the talents and skills they bring to the workplace. But many are scared off by politically correct “language of disability.” In a survey recently released by Remploy, researchers have highlighted that there is misunderstanding regarding the […]

Tags: , ,

Read more

Workers afraid of coming out

A survey conducted by Now Consulting Diva has discovered that approximately half of lesbian and gay workers in the UK do not feel able to reveal their sexuality to all those they work with. The research also found that one in eight lesbians and one in ten gay men are harassed at work.

Tags: , , ,

Read more

Bewusster Bruch mit Geschlechterdomänen – alle Beteiligten profitieren davon

Eine Geschlechterdomäne brechen – das kann fĂĽr so manchen Mann zum groĂźen SpaĂź werden. Im Kindergarten des baden-wĂĽrttembergischen Esslingen ist der Iraner Masoud Rafienejad der Liebling der Kiddies. Eine männliche Kindergartenmutti? Rafienejad ist Erzieher – eine seltene Ausnahme in Baden-WĂĽrttemberg sowie bundesweit. Doch die gezielte Ansprache männlicher Bewerber war ein voller Erfolg:

Tags: , , ,

Read more

Schiefe Blicke gegen Dicke: Ein schwergewichtiger Mehrwert fĂĽr das Unternehmen

FĂĽr die einen ist er der Fels in der Brandung, der liebenswerte Ruhepol mit den eisernen Nerven und der wahrscheinlich angenehmste Kollege der Welt – andere zucken mit den Augenbrauen und verziehen das Gesicht, wenn sie ihn sehen. Der schwergewichtige Kollege, der mit so manchem Kilo zuviel auf die Arbeit kommt, ist allzu oft herabwĂĽrdigenden […]

Tags: , , ,

Read more

Top
de_DE