D&I in the Media
2. March 2009 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
In lieu of the UN’s Native Language Day, UNESCO has released a new “Atlas of the Languages of the World.” This compilation not only provides information on some 2500 languages, out of the more than 6,000 most linguists say exist, but also classifies those in terms of the risk they face over the next century.
Tags: english, globality internationality, research
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9. February 2009 || by Diversity Team || D&I in the Media, Events ||
Icon Events address the most pressing trends and issues that are on the minds of Diversity professionals today. This year, the conference had a strong emphasis on “Women in Leadership”. The specific subjects of these sessions were proposed and driven by participants. So the participants could gain insight from corporate Diversity leaders from companies like […]
Tags: english, holistic
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4. February 2009 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
Das Interesse der Öffentlichkeit wecken und die Leistungen der Sportler mit Behinderungen einem breiten Publikum ins Bewusstsein rufen: Dieser Aufgabe hat sich Bertelsmann angenommen und wurde dafür am 11. November 2008 mit Paralympics Media Award ausgezeichnet.
Tags: german, globality internationality, inclusion, mixed abilities
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4. February 2009 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Marketing ||
Ikea bringt Unordnung ins fein austarierte Gefüge von Mann und Frau. Seit kurzem strahlt der Möbelhersteller im deutschen Fernsehen einen Werbespot aus, der für das Schranksystem Pax wirbt.
Tags: gender, german
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21. January 2009 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
The title of this book cannot capture the breadth and width of valuable information that is contained within its pages. Although hefty, at almost 600 pages in length and organized in three sections, this comprehensive and finely-tuned book shares a wealth of wisdom for the international businessperson of the 21st century.
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, gender, globality internationality, religion beliefs
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21. January 2009 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
Iraq has unveiled plans for the creation of a regional economic and security union for the Middle East explicitly modelled on the European Union. Official government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh announced the proposal in Washington at the Institute of Peace, a US government-linked think-tank, saying that talks on the plan with the country’s neighbours were already […]
Tags: english, globality internationality, inclusion
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21. January 2009 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
In December, major African and European universities, higher education experts and Erasmus Mundus Alumni students gathered for the first time to examine ways to strengthen links between higher education institutions in Africa and Europe and increase the mobility of students, researchers and teachers between the two continents. During the conference, participants sought to find
Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race, globality internationality
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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
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, gender, religion beliefs, research, work life navigation
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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 || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
Die Kampagne „Vielfalt als Chance“ hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, das Bewusstsein für das wirt-schaftliche Potential kultureller Vielfalt in Deutschland zu stärken. Dass die Mehrheit der Men-schen mit Zuwanderungshintergrund weitaus erfolgreicher ist als allgemein angenommen wird, zeigte die Kampagne in den letzten Wochen mit über 9.000 ausgestrahlten TV und Radio-Spots.
Tags: age, german, inclusion
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