The second Arab women’s leadership Forum sought to accelerate the pace of Arab women’s inclusion in the workplace. Keynote speakers included Selma Aliye Kavaf, Turkey’s Minister for Women and Family Affairs, and Aseel Al-Awadhi, member of Parliament for Kuwait. The sessions centered on
Women have taken the dominant role in the European online trade of goods, according to a recent Deutsche Card Services report. As shown in “E-Retail Report 2009”, 61.35% of all transactions originating in European online stores are by women. In comparison with the 2007 report, where women encompassed only 44% of purchase transations, a quick […]
With Spain holding the EU presidency for the first half of 2010, Spanish Prime Minister José Zapatero plans to speed up the process to Gender Equality in the EU. While speaking at the ‘Women for a Better World’ Conference in Valencia, Zapatero stressed that during the Spanish EU presidency, Spain would continue to support the […]
Deutsche Telekom has recently set a 30% female management quota, spurring a national and international debate over the most effective approaches to get more women into the executive suite and thus making the most of gender diversity in an organisation. The supporters of this move argue that
Deloitte’s award-winning Women’s Initiative (WIN) has been recognised for innovative, effective and measurable initiatives to advance women in the workplace. ‘Living the Lattice’ represents the innovation of Deloitte’s WIN programme, and includes Mass Career Customization, a model that enables all Deloitte professionals to dial up and dial down their careers to fit their needs at […]
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 […]
The first findings from Eurofound’s European Company Survey (ECS) have been released with the publication of a résumé, The European Company Survey – First Findings, in Stockholm on 15 December. The survey finds that 56% of companies in the EU27 – substantially more than was the case four years ago –
Nancy Di Dia, current Executive Director and Chief Diversity Officer at pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim is known to be responsible for creating an inclusive environment for the company’s 9,300 employees in the United States. Since her arrival,
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 […]
The successful integration of third-country nationals legally residing in the Member States of the European Union is vital to strengthening freedom, security and justice in Europe. In response to this, the European Commission, Directorate General for Justice, Liberty and Security has launched a website on Integration.
