GSMA, the International association of mobile operators, has released a snapshot report on women in the ITC industry. The document, ‘Accelerating the Digital Economy: Gender Diversity in the Telecommunications Sector’, aims at providing a baseline for workforce evolution, sharing best practices and supporting the industry in shaping workplaces that take full advantage of gender diversity. […]
A few weeks ago, the Directorate General for Internal Policies published the study „Reasonable Accommodation and Sheltered Workshops for People with Disabilities: Costs and Returns of Investments“. It investigates different policy measures across six EU countries, which aim at supporting the employment of people with disabilities. Results suggest that not only the business but also […]
The business world is coping with major challenges resulting from changing values, gender roles and lifestyle preferences. While men want to be more involved with their families, women do not want to be forced to choose between their career and other parts of life. Also employees without a traditional family are seeking their personal work/life […]
Innovation in D&I can be found all around the world. On Gender networking, we have seen notable moves coming from the British Isles and slowly expanding from there. While Intel aims to strengthen regional ties with their ‘EMEA Intel Senior Female Network’, HSBC’s ‘Balance’ networking actively and visibly engages men and women in their activities. […]
Until now, gender diversity efforts have focused primarily on women and, in turn, have met with only limited success. On average across the European Union, the percentage of women holding executive committee roles has risen over the past four years from 4 to 10%, suggesting that women will still hold less than 20% of Europe’s […]
The French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange is making progress towards its goal to have at least 35% of women on all levels of the organisation by 2015. Also L’Oréal reported at an International conference in Paris in October 2014 that they have almost reached their goal to have 50% of women in management (across all […]
If you thought, a traditional, family-owned company could, at best, take small steps towards a modern, Diversity-oriented image, look at a the German Brandt brand, a National leader in bakery goods. Their latest commercial campaign builds upon the conservative look to which they add contemporary themes from society to relate more closely to their consumers.
D&I is on the move from a social context (previously) to a more business-focused stakeholder positioning. This key finding is based on the analysis of all Annual Reports, CSR Reports and Websites of Europe’s 50 largest corporations as listed in the STOXX ® 50 Europe index. The research carried out by EMEA’s D&I pioneer research […]
War es vor ein paar Jahrzehnten wohl eher die Ausnahme, dass Arbeit mit nach Hause genommen wurde, so ist es heute ein üblicher Vorgang. 77 Prozent der Europäer arbeiten in ihrer Freizeit, wie eine Mitarbeiterbefragung von insgesamt 4.500 Büroangestellten in 7 Ländern durch Samsung ergab. Gleichzeitig gaben Dreiviertel der Befragten zu, am Arbeitsplatz private Dinge […]
The recruitment of international staff is becoming increasingly important in filling high-calibre key positions in business and science. In order to survive as an attractive location, cities and municipalities must strive for innovative offers. One possibility is the promotion of dual careers. The Stuttgart Region, in particular the Dual Career Center of the Wirtschaftsförderung Region […]
