The European Commission has initiated several Diversity projects since the year 2002. While the biggest push for Inclusion was probably the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All in 2007, one of the current initiatives includes the project “Support for Voluntary Initiatives Promoting Diversity Management in the Workplace”.
After Norway introduced a mandatory 40 percent quota of women on (supervisory) boards of directors for all publicly listed firms, the value of those companies has decreased as a result for several reasons. This is one of the key findings of a study conducted by two US American Finance professors from the University of Michigan. […]
It was the first municipal election in 36 years in Hebron, and this is not the only remarkable fact. For the first time ever, a list of eleven women, with a number of different backgrounds including journalism, engineering or business ran for the City Parliament of the Western Bank Town.
The French government will present legislation on the legalisation of gay marriage these days, the office of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault proclaimed. According to a spokesman the bill on ‘marriage for all’ would change the definition of marriage in the civil code from the union of ‘a man and a woman’ to the union of […]
93.9% of the EuroStoxx50 companies cover Diversity in their 2011 CSR Reports, 77,6% in their Annual Reports and 94% on the corporate Websites. These are the impressive numbers from the third comprehensive analysis of its kind evaluating corporate communication of European Blue-Chip companies, initiated by European Diversity Research & Consulting.
Even Diversity experts wonder, at times, if and how D&I management works in a Business-to-Business (B2B) environment. One of key arguments – referring to customer diversity – seems to be missing at a first glance. Orange Business Services shows how an international organisation that caters solely to corporate clients can align its implementation with both, […]
A new anti-discrimination practices database will be launched in November 2012 by the Dutch knowledge centre on discrimination Art.1. The new tool, which was realised in co-operation with MOVISIE, offers an overview and concise information on various anti-discrimination practices in the Netherlands aimed at combating discrimination and/or the promotion of equal treatment. The practices have […]
For the first time, a study maps the opportunities and obstacles women face in developing their careers in science across the US, the EU, Brazil, South Africa, India, Korea and Indonesia. It was conducted by experts in international gender, science and technology from ‘Women in Global Science & Technology’ and the ‘Organization for Women in […]
Diversity Charters are written public statements of self-commitment to D&I that can be signed by companies, public employers or not-for-profit organisations that want to underscore their engagement and leverage activities for positive image. Since the first charters were created in France and the Brussels Capital Region in Belgium, several follow. Now, the first Charter was […]
Becoming an Avon cosmetics sales representative inspires South African women and promotes their self-confidence and hope according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). This sheds unexpected bright light on a frequently criticised pyramid sales system.
