August, 2007

India’s first female president vows to empower women

Pratibha Patil, India’s first female president, has vowed to eliminate the practice of aborting female fetuses and to empower women, who are often treated as second-class citizens. „Empowerment of women is particularly important to me as I believe this leads to the empowerment of the nation,“ she told lawmakers, calling for universal education in India.

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Big city havens for aging population

Most people generally imagine older citizens to be living in smaller, more rural areas, but a new study shows that big cities are increasingly harbouring retirement communities. Professor Victor G. Rodwin studied neighbourhoods in New York, London, Paris and Tokyo and found many places where almost 20 percent of the population is 65 years or […]

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Equal rights in education

The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) has released a report showing that ethnic and religious minorities face discrimination and disadvantage across European education systems, concluding that the goals of the Lisbon strategy of making the EU more competitive with greater social cohesion and in preparing its citizens for a more diverse Europe are not being […]

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Aviva launches Diversity toolkit

Aviva plc (”Aviva”), the international savings, investments and insurance group, has launched its global diversity learning resource, the ”Respect Diversity Toolkit,” an extensive online resource for Aviva’s 1,000 HR managers around the world. The launch was held in association with Diverse Culture and NB Global Diversity Practice, who worked with Aviva to produce the toolkit.

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