Policy & Politics
29. April 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
Laut einer aktuellen Studie des Sinus-Instituts â im Auftrag der Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes â gibt es in fast allen Milieus starke Vorurteile gegen Menschen mit Migrationshin-tergrund. Diese Ă€uĂern sich in Unbehagen, Misstrauen und irrationalen Ăngsten (âIch wĂŒrde auch nicht die TĂŒr aufmachen, wenn ein DunkelhĂ€utiger davorstehtâ), ebenso wie in bekannten ressentimentgeladenen Negativklischees (âDie wissen, wie […]
Tags: ethnicity origin race, german, research
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29. April 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
Der Anfang April veröffentlichte FĂŒhrungskrĂ€fte-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 FĂŒhrungspositionen in der deutschen Wirt-schaft? Warum verdienen sie meist weniger als ihre mĂ€nnlichen Kollegen? Und warum sind weibliche Chefs seltener verheiratet als mĂ€nnliche? […]
Tags: age, gender, german, inclusion, research
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9. April 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
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
Tags: age, english, mixed abilities
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9. April 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
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, […]
Tags: age, english, gender, research
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9. April 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
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.
Tags: english, globality internationality, holistic
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17. March 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
âWeltpremiere â Lesbe wird Regierungschefin in Island.â, titelte Welt-Online, als JĂłhanna Si-gurĂ°ardĂłttir die erste Regierungschefin Islands wurde. Nach Bildung einer Minderheitsregierung aus Sozialdemokraten und LinksgrĂŒnen tritt JĂłhanna SigurĂ°ardĂłttir ihr Amt in Ă€uĂerst schweren Zeiten an. Island und seine ca. 320.000 EinwohnerInnen sind schwer von der Finanzkrise betrof-fen.
Tags: gender, german, globality internationality, lgbtqi*
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2. March 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
In February, the Czech non-governmental organization Z§vĆŻle prĂĄva opened a helpline for Roma as part of the âMa den pes!â (Donât 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 […]
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race
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2. March 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
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 […]
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2. March 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
This European Commission released guide explains the current issues of todayâs 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.
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, gender, globality internationality, work life navigation
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2. March 2009 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
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,
Tags: english, gender, inclusion
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