Studie: In Anzeigen dominieren weiterhin traditionelle Rollenbilder von Männern und Frauen Traditionelle Frauen- und Männerbilder dominieren die Werbung in Deutschland – auch klischeehafte Darstellungen sind verbreitet. Dennoch setzt sich der Trend zu modernen Rollenbildern fort. Dies ergab eine Analyse von 686 Printanzeigen in auflagenstarken deutschen Nachrichtenmagazinen. Frauen werden der Untersuchung zufolge zu 36 Prozent in […]
In Hamburg müssen homosexuelle Eisenbahnfreunde ab sofort einen großen Bogen um das „Arcadia Hotel Belmondo“ machen. Die Unterkunft untersagte kürzlich der Vereinigung „Schwule Eisenbahnerfreunde“ die Nutzung eines bis dahin ihnen zur Verfügung stehenden Raumes. Vorausgegangen war ein Eigentümerwechsel des Hauses. Die neue Geschäftsführerin ließ die Gruppe des Raumes verweisen.
Pratibha Patil, India’s first female president, has vowed to eliminate the practice of aborting female fetuses and to empower women, who are often treated as second-class citizens. “Empowerment of women is particularly important to me as I believe this leads to the empowerment of the nation,” she told lawmakers, calling for universal education in India.
Two men were detained in Rome for kissing in front of the world famous Colosseum. In protest, hundreds of gay couples staged a mass kiss-in at the Colosseum to voice their continued displeasure with a reticent Italian government and society to grant them greater rights.
A report by National Savings and Investment, says that one fourth of women in the UK are expected to be the household’s breadwinner by the year 2030. For the moment, it found that women are increasingly contributing towards the household income and taking control of financial decisions, a dramatic shift from the 1950s.
Air travel will have gotten easier for disabled passengers in the EU with a passing of a new law to protect their rights. It is now categorically illegal to deny an elderly or disabled passenger to fly anywhere within the EU. Next year the law will expand to ensure passengers with reduced mobility not be […]
Im kleinen Alpen-Fürstentum „Liechtenstein“ macht die Raiffeisenbank mit einer gelungenen Idee zur Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie auf sich aufmerksam. Eine der Maßnahmen, der auf Diversity und Chancengleichheit spezialisierten internen Fachstelle „Profil“ sind, die Raiffeisen-Familienferienwochen, die dieses Jahr zum zweiten Mal durchgeführt werden.
A new report by Barclays Wealth reveals that the affluence and influence of women is growing and is increasingly fuelled by their own individual enterprises. This wealth is largely driven from earnings and business ownership (83.9 percent) or from personal investments (32.8 percent).
Women’s networks in the corporate sector are increasingly seen as a business activity as well as a career development tool. Successful networking can positively influence a variety of career outcomes such as increased job opportunities, job performance and career satisfaction. Networking is also extremely important in providing other benefits, such as access to information, gaining […]
The third annual “Images in Advertising Awards” which honours business that demonstrate inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals in mainstream print, broadcast, and internet advertising campaigns has honoured IKEA for their ‘Why shouldn’t sofas come in flavours, just like families?’
