D&I in the Media

More than 100 Languages in Russia at risk of disappearing

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.

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“Diversity Leadership. The Propelling Potential Principle” Barcelona ICON

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 […]

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‘When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures’ by Richard D. Lewis

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.

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Iraq plans EU-style Middle East union

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 […]

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Strengthening connections between Europe and Africa

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

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Muslim Women of Power list 2009

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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Niedriglohn trifft Frauen besonders

Frauen sind weit ĂŒberdurchschnittlich von Niedriglöhnen betroffen, auch in oberen Lohngruppen verdienen Frauen weiterhin weniger als ihre mĂ€nnlichen Kollegen. Das zeigen zwei aktuelle Berechnungen der UniversitĂ€t Duisburg-Essen und der Beratungsgesellschaft Kienbaum.Frauen stellten 2006 fast 70 Prozent der NiedriglohnbeschĂ€ftigten, fast jede dritte Frau arbeitet im Niedriglohnbereich – 1995 galt das erst fĂŒr ein Viertel der Frauen, […]

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TV-Spots sensibilisieren fĂŒr den Nutzen von Vielfalt

Die Kampagne „Vielfalt als Chance“ hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, das Bewusstsein fĂŒr das wirt-schaftliche Potential kultureller Vielfalt in Deutschland zu stĂ€rken. Dass die Mehrheit der Men-schen mit Zuwanderungshintergrund weitaus erfolgreicher ist als allgemein angenommen wird, zeigte die Kampagne in den letzten Wochen mit ĂŒber 9.000 ausgestrahlten TV und Radio-Spots.

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