The World Economic Forumâs Global Gender Gap Report 2010 was released last month with overall encouraging news on equality between men and women in 134 countries, representing over 93% of the worldâs population. The countries were assessed on how well they divide resources and opportunities amongst male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels […]
HALDE is now offering an Anti-discrimination eLearning tool (in French) for Employers and the general public. The Employer eLearning tool focuses on those highly involved in the success of Diversity work in a company, such as HR employees or directors who are in key positions on antidiscrimination work.
In a historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide. The establishment of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women â to be known as UN Women â is a result of years […]
The UK government announced on 29 July 2010 that it plans to scrap the default retirement age of 65 from October 2011. This means that in the future, employers cannot dismiss staff because they have reached the age of 65. The Employers Forum on Age (EFA) has described the new proposal as a âvictoryâ against […]
In Belgium, although there is conducive business environment, only 2.91% of women have started their own businesses, much less than in other countries of higher income where the average is 7.91%. Only one in three entrepreneurs are women who work mainly in areas of human services and business sectors, while women represent nearly half of […]
The Spanish government will create a law on Religious Liberty to establish the use of the Islamic headscarf in public spaces, including in educational facilities. The Minister of Justice, Francisco Camaño, stated that the new legislation âmust be clearâ with respect to the use of religious symbols in public spaces. Even though the
With programmes such as âEspoir Banlieuesâ and âChance2â, France and Germany are concretely fighting inequality for disadvantaged youth. The 2010-revised French programme âEspoir Banlieuesâ (transl. âHope Suburbsâ) began in 2008 and supports the employment and employability of young people from âles banlieuesâ, the low-income districts with a high percentage of non-integrated minorities. Since the launch […]
The second Arab womenâs leadership Forum sought to accelerate the pace of Arab womenâs inclusion in the workplace. Keynote speakers included Selma Aliye Kavaf, Turkeyâs Minister for Women and Family Affairs, and Aseel Al-Awadhi, member of Parliament for Kuwait. The sessions centered on
April 22nd marked Girls Day 2010 in various European countries and over 150,000 placements were offered to young women to spend a day in the workplaces of non-stereotypical female jobs. In the Netherlands, over 2600 girls and 100 companies participated this year. Companies such as Shell, Corus, IBM, Philips, Merck, Unilever, and the Royal Navy […]
Women who choose to adopt their husbandsâ surnames may be penalized in the job market, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. The authors did several experiments involving university studentsâ perceptions of hypothetical women â imaginary women who were described identically, except for their marital status and decision to keep or change their surnames. Results […]
