Bewerben mit Kopftuch: Schlecht betucht
Bildung bietet Chancen –solange man nicht gegen Vorurteile kämpfen muss. Der Artikel von Anne Haeming auf Spiegel Online zeigt, wie ein Kopftuch zur unangepassten Karrierebremse wird. Zum Artikel
Bildung bietet Chancen –solange man nicht gegen Vorurteile kämpfen muss. Der Artikel von Anne Haeming auf Spiegel Online zeigt, wie ein Kopftuch zur unangepassten Karrierebremse wird. Zum Artikel
The Nigerian National Assembly is once again attempting to pass an anti-LGBT bill that failed to go through last year because of strong condemnation from the US and Europe. Billed as an anti-gay-marriage act, it is a far-reaching assault on basic rights of association, assembly and expression. The legislation has the full and enthusiastic support […]
A white woman who claims she was racially harassed by „jokes“ insulting black people has won the right to take her case to an employment tribunal. Pat Gravell, 45, says that her former employer did nothing to stamp out the racist emails and text messages.
Indonesia. The moment we alighted in Bali, the sweet smell of incense penetrated the air and we felt ourselves in another world. In comparison to Australia, Indonesia is replete with finesse and grace: decorative temples pepper the landscape and flowery offerings to the Gods line the foot paths around the island.
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary and as celebrations will take place during the European Year of Equal Opportunities 2007, the European Disability Forum (EDF) is launching an EU wide 1 million signatures campaign „1million4disability“ in favour of a EU legislation to combat discrimination towards persons with disabilities.
A Danish art group has put up old Nazi propaganda posters in Berlin — sort of. The posters are altered to suggest Germany get rid of the states where support for neo-Nazis is strongest. The Danish art group „Surrend“ has launched a new campaign to protest against the election success of the far-right National Democratic […]
Employers have again been warned to tighten their Diversity practices after it emerged that Microsoft UK stopped using a supplier due to its poor policy on the issue. Dave Gartenberg, HR director at Microsoft UK, said that the global IT firm was increasingly looking at its suppliers‘ Diversity policies. „In one case, we changed provider […]
Mental ill health costs the UK economy £10bn a year, claims a report by a leading disability insurer. A study by UnumProvident, in collaboration with analysts Oxford Economics, estimated that 10 million working days were lost due to stress, depression and anxiety in 2005/06.
Spain has enacted a new sex equality bill which will enforce quotas for women in companies and on electoral lists. The gender equality bill includes parity on the electoral lists and stipulates that by 2015, women should occupy 40 percent of the seats on the boards of the country’s biggest corporations.
The Polish government’s proposed legislation to censor all discussion of homosexuality in schools and other academic institutions would violate freedom of speech and impede free access to information. On March 13, the deputy minister of education, Miroslaw Orzechowski, said that the government is developing legislation to “punish anyone who promotes homosexuality” in schools and education […]