Laut einer aktuellen Studie des Sinus-Instituts – im Auftrag der Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes – gibt es in fast allen Milieus starke Vorurteile gegen Menschen mit Migrationshin-tergrund. Diese äußern sich in Unbehagen, Misstrauen und irrationalen Ängsten („Ich würde auch nicht die Tür aufmachen, wenn ein Dunkelhäutiger davorsteht“), ebenso wie in bekannten ressentimentgeladenen Negativklischees („Die wissen, wie […]
Der Anfang April veröffentlichte Führungskräfte-Monitor untersucht die Situation von Frauen in den Chefetagen der Privatwirtschaft. Dabei sollten Antworten auf die folgenden Fragen gefun-den werden: Wie hoch ist der Anteil von Frauen in Führungspositionen in der deutschen Wirt-schaft? Warum verdienen sie meist weniger als ihre männlichen Kollegen? Und warum sind weibliche Chefs seltener verheiratet als männliche? […]
On 31 March, the EU telecommunications ministers concluded that the internet should be made more accessible to older people and people with disabilities. An accessible information society should aim at facilitating access to websites and other ICT-tools to all citizens in Europe. The Ministers agreed that
In March 2009, the European Commission launched an EU-wide campaign to help tackle the gender pay gap. Across the EU economy, women earn on average 17.4% less than men. The simple concept of ‘equal pay for work of equal value’ is at the heart of the campaign being launched raise awareness of the pay gap, […]
Following in the steps of France, Belgium and Germany, Spain has announced a charter for Diversity. The “Charter de la Diversidad” is a commitment to the principles of social integration and non-discrimination which aims to improve and enhance the collaboration of various cultures and diverse peoples.
„Weltpremiere – Lesbe wird Regierungschefin in Island.“, titelte Welt-Online, als Jóhanna Si-gurðardóttir die erste Regierungschefin Islands wurde. Nach Bildung einer Minderheitsregierung aus Sozialdemokraten und Linksgrünen tritt Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir ihr Amt in äußerst schweren Zeiten an. Island und seine ca. 320.000 EinwohnerInnen sind schwer von der Finanzkrise betrof-fen.
In February, the Czech non-governmental organization Z§vůle práva opened a helpline for Roma as part of the “Ma den pes!” (Don’t give in!) project. The goal of the helpline is to provide guidance and advice to people who have been the victims of major crimes and discrimination in the Czech Republic, particularly Roma victims. In […]
Between autumn 2007 and spring 2008, a series of national training seminars were financed by the European Commission and carried out in all EU Member States, Turkey, Norway and Iceland. 1100 participants from NGOs and nearly 300 participants from trade unions were trained in national non-discrimination seminars, raising awareness and understanding of national legislation and […]
This European Commission released guide explains the current issues of today’s family and working policies and offers best practices and approaches to support work-life balance with European Structural Funds (ESF). These funds have already financed over 2,5 billion Euros for campaigns to reconcile work and family life and for the promotion of female employment.
This month, the National Gender Machinery of South Africa launched a campaign aiming to create an equal representation of women in political and decision-making positions by 2014. Minister in the Presidency, Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, stated to the South African national assembly,
