In early January 2010, the Portuguese parliament passed the Socialist government’s bill to legalise same-sex marriages, which Prime Minister Jose Socrates said was an historic step in the country’s fight against discrimination. Socrates’ minority government pushed the bill through the house with support from left wing parties, while
With an estimated 15–20 million Muslims living in the EU and this population expected to double by 2025, “At Home in Europe: Muslims in EU cities” by the Open Society Institute set out to understand the everyday experiences of ordinary Muslims. They assessed Muslims living in 11 cities across Western Europe including: Antwerp, Amsterdam, Berlin, […]
American Express has developed a programme called Blue Work, which marries various work styles with appropriate work spaces. This programme helps the company manage not only the new work preferences of different generations, but is also cost-effective and increases productivity and employee engagement.
A December 2009 survey of almost 500 mothers and fathers run by Dad.info and Netmums showed that 4 out of 10 fathers do not take paternity leave. 72 percent of those who did not take leave gave the reason that they could not afford to take it, while 14 percent said that they didn’t have […]
Management Today has released their 2009 list of the ‘35 Most Powerful Women under 35’ (UK). Although the average age remains the same as last year – 31 – the youngest-ever to appear on this year’s list is 19. The 2009 leaders have succeeded in every kind of business with representatives from advertising, management consultancy, […]
For many, retirement will come later than would have a few years ago. Given the economic downturn, more employees in their 60s are delaying retirement for least two to three years, and some are even planning on working beyond 70. Those over 50 who lost 40% or more in investments are about twice as likely […]
Young women in the service sector aged between 15 and 19 are being empowered by the ‘Decisions for Life’ campaign. ‘Decisions for Life’ is about empowering women in the service sector and strengthening strategies to address unequal gender relations both in unions as well as the workplace. This campaign offers young women a
Older people are becoming increasingly keen on using the internet and other technology, new research has found. A study from Just Retirement revealed that ‘silver surfers’ could soon overtake younger people in terms of web usage. Email is a regular way of communicating for 90 per cent of respondents to the survey, with one in […]
In France, the new label “bien-vieillir – vivre ensemble” was officially launched on 15 July 2009 as a continuance of the national programme “Bien vieillir (Ageing Well) 2007-2009”. This label is intended to encourage French cities to become more “age friendly” and to encourage active ageing. It aims to support local policies which take into […]
The 365 winners in the German country-wide competition “365 Orte im Land der Ideen“ (365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas) for 2009 have been announced. Among the winners is pme Familienservice, which was awarded for its nationwide network of back-up childcare facilities.
