Integrating new location-aware computer networks with old-fashioned human networks, researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an innovative solution to the problem of isolation that faces women in the academic science and engineering workforce.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has officially been adopted by the UN General Assembly. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities represents a historical moment for the European disability movement.
A December Eurobarometer survey shows attitudes towards homosexuality vary widely across EU Member States. An average of 44% of EU citizens believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Acceptance levels range from 82% in The Netherlands to 12% in Latvia. Marriage – or a similar legal union – is currently possible in the […]
Disziplin, Ausdauer, Charme sowie die Bereitschaft und Fähigkeit, sich auf andere Menschen einzu-stellen – diese Eigenschaften stellen wichtiges Handwerkszeug zum Erfolg dar für eine Tätigkeit im Direktvertrieb dar. Weil diese Attribute besonders häufig auf Frauen zutreffen, bemühen sich Personalvermittler ver-stärkt um die Verpflichtung von “Vertriebsfachfrauen”.
Eine Zeitlang war es erstaunlich ruhig und sachlich in Deutschland um das Thema “Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie“ bestellt: wir wollen (und müssen) insbesondere hochqualifizierte und mo-tivierte Frauen und Männer in technischen Berufen halten, diese sollen – schon aus betriebs- und volkswirtschaftlichen Gründen – ihren Beruf und ihr Privatleben vereinbaren können.
Gays in Poland revealed a plan to build a monument in the centre of the capital city of Warsaw that will be a permanent reminder of the “Pink Triangle” gays who were killed in Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War.
The composition of the recently elected Austrian government shows the country’s efforts towards equal treatment of men and women. Eight of the twenty top positions in the Austrian government are filled by women – this means an average of 40 percent of ministresses and state secretaries. Additionally,
Work life balance prizes don’t just award companies – in Switzerland, families can also be rewarded with such an honour. “Employés Suisse”, the biggest national employee organisation in Switzerland, awards three families (gay and lesbian families can also participate) that focus on a good balance between work and life.
According to UNICEF’s “State of the World’s Children 2007 report”, inequality at home between men and women leads to poorer health for the children and greater poverty for the family. UNICEF surveyed family decision-making in 30 countries around the world and found that where women are excluded from family decision-making processes, children are more likely […]
In Österreich sitzen heute weniger Frauen in den Chefetagen der großen Unternehmen als noch vor zwei Jahren. 48 Prozent der börsennotierten und umsatzstärksten Unternehmen der Alpenrepublik werden derzeit komplett von Männern geführt – vor zwei Jahren waren es noch 39 Prozent.
