According to the OECD, 40% of all young people with a tertiary education in G20 and OECD countries could be Chinese by 2020. As a consequence of different development speeds in the G20, the share of tertiary graduates in the global talent pool coming from Europe, Japan and the United States will continue to decrease […]
The ageing of the population has been an issue of concern since birth rates dropped sharply in the late 1960s, and continue to be a threat in a number of economic areas. But could the process of ageing also be seen as option to create new opportunities? This past year the European Year of Active […]
What role does cultural Diversity play in the context of business management and diversity management in major corporations in Germany? This was the key question that business economist Insa Harms, former associate of European Diversity, followed when starting her analysis of the DAX30 company websites and executive director profiles, and she came to some amazing, […]
In order for women being able to reach executive positions, work-life balance programmes are helpful says the ‘Women in Business’ report from Deloitte in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The auditing firm interviewed around one hundred men and women in executive positions in the most successful companies throughout the country. In total, they found that more flexible […]
Young people that are disabled or are having health problems have been unnoticed by both employment policy and practices. This is a key result of a current report from the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (‘Eurofound’) discussing the active inclusion of these youngsters. The main aim of the research was […]
The latest Gender Gap Report, a ranking of numerous countries on four gender scales, presents a few surprises mainly constant results. A number of European countries keep dominating the top ranks, and beyond this a few remarkable drops and rises can be noted. This observation leaves us with the question of the purpose of an […]
A new survey launched by HR magazine UK reveals a huge gap between the stated commitment towards the importance of a diverse workforce and the strategic action of the UK’s HR decision-makers. Though 82% out of 271 HR directors, chief executives, managing directors and HR managers stated that diversity and equality were ‘high on their […]
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. […]
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 […]
