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 majority of journalists in Russia may be women, but they still need to overcome stereotypes and inequality. In an interview with Nadezda Azhgikhina, a specialist in gender issues, a member of the Gender Council of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the national board of the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ), she stresses […]
Chicago on May 13-14, representatives from European Diversity Research & Consulting participated in the exploration of the current state and future of D&I in the business world. With workshops ranging from ‘Digital Tools for Diversity & Inclusion Training’ to Kraft Foods’ ‘Case-Study on Successfully Navigating Global Inclusion and Engagement Challenges’, All participants were exposed to […]
Until now, it was rather difficult for the blind to gather information on computers. At this year’s ‘Sight City’, the largest trade fair for Blind and Visually Impaired assistance instruments in Germany, the research project “Hyper Braille” was presented.
In times of trouble, tolerance can be low, which is why diversity in media content and practice is a crucial factor in fostering social cohesion and preventing conflict. The report, ‘Media4Diversity: Taking the Pulse of Diversity in the Media’ introduces the driving forces affecting social cohesion, the role of the media in both impeding and […]
ILGA has, for the third year, provided a comprehensive overview of findings from a global survey of a state sponsored homophobia. With detailed descriptions of specific legislation for each country that does not allow same-sex rights, this report serves as a reference tool to understand the global opinions of same-sex relations. In the past 5 […]
Wie findet man Rohdiamanten und entwickelt daraus wahre Mitarbeiter-Schätze? „Swop.exchange“ veranstaltete am 17. und 18. Juni 2009 ein Praxisforum für Personalstrategien in Berlin, das genau dieser Leitfrage folgt. Neue Talente finden und Ressourcen fördern sind die Ansprüche der aktuellen Personalpolitik. U. a. stellten Personalverantwortliche von Evonik, Siemens, SAP und Hays ihre Ansätze vor.
Im letzten Jahr hatte die Dokumentation „Das große Tabu – Homosexualität und Fußball“ für Aufregung gesorgt. Sie zeige, dass das Thema Homosexualität im Fußball ein Tabu und ein tole-ranter Umgang in den Stadien in weiter Ferne liegt. So äußerte sich etwa der ehemalige Trainer des 1. FC Köln: „Da wird es sehr deutlich, wie sehr […]
Ten students from Moerser Secondary School at Jungbornpark will be flying this June to Turkey. This is not a class vacation, but is an opportunity for these students to work together on the international project, “”Living with our and others’ religions, together in diversity”. This large school project allows students the chance to be introduced […]
