A recent survey conducted by the Ethnic Minority Foundation found out that almost nine in 10 recent university graduates have experienced some kind of discrimination at work. The findings of the report were also supported by another survey, this time conducted by Milkround.com, which interviewed 200 graduates and found that 86% had faced some form […]
More than half the women in the world live in countries that have made no progress in gender equity in recent years. This is the main conclusion of the Social Watch 2008 Gender Equity Index (GEI) which, for the first time, shows recent evolution and trends in bridging the gap between men and women in […]
In 2008, the ‘For Diversity. Against Discrimination’ campaign will continue to raise awareness of discrimination and the legislation which exists to combat it, as well as to promote the benefits of Diversity across the EU. The popular ‘For Diversity. Against Discrimination’ Truck returns in 2008. The tour, set to launch in June, will visit ten […]
The main objective of this project (which recently received several best practice awards for its equality project KLARA) is to develop a European society of equal chances for both genders, using a network of 42 member associations. The project investigates on how women perceive the EU, in particular in the fields of gender equality and […]
The Hampshire police force is committed to welcoming and supporting employees from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. It was awarded for its gay friendly policies and procedures as well as staff support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) police officers and staff by the Hampshire LGBT Resource Group (LGBTRG) which includes […]
Saudi retail banks have set up segregated branches “Ladies’ banks” only women can enter in order to circumvent the “unwritten” law which prevents women from making business with unrelated men. The facilities give women the possibility to manage their finances independently of interfering fathers, brothers or husbands.
Diversity-Experts, Managers, CEOs and people who are interested in Diversity met each other at the 8th European Work-Life & Diversity Conference in Budapest. The Conference, organised by the Conference Board, was held from 8th to 9th May 2008. It made an issue of “Doing Better Business with a Mobile, Multicultural Workforce. A Focus on Talent […]
Die Paparazzi zoomten ganz nah heran und die Öffentlichkeit schaute noch näher hin, als sich Angela Merkel etwas schicker als sonst machte. Mit einem beherzten Dekolletee stahl die deutsche Regierungschefin bei der Eröffnung der neuen Oper in Oslo den anwesenden Prinzessinnen die Schau. Und was als stilvolles Auftreten einer modebewussten Machtfrau gedacht war, verkam im […]
Kryptische Quellcodes, bunte Grafiken und kleine Schriften – nicht nur das erkrankte Auge trifft im Internet auf Barrieren. Um diese und andere Hürden beim „Surfen“ noch schneller ausfindig zu machen, wird die Meldestelle des „Aktionsbündnis für barrierefreie Informationstechnik“ künftig ehrenamtliche Beschäftigte für die Barrieren-Suche im „World Wide Web“ einsetzen.
On Saturday 5 April 2008, Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) broadcasted the first live episode from Europe of its debate show “Nadhra Ala…” (“a look onto…”), addressing the issue of Arab children’s integration in European countries, and their daily lives in the local communities. This special episode came as part of JCC’s commitment towards Arab […]
