Juni, 2008

Siemens-Chef Löscher bekennt: Wir sind zu deutsch

Peter Löscher sorgte mit einem ĂŒberraschenden Bekenntnis fĂŒr Furore: Der Siemens-Chef findet sein Unternehmen zu deutsch. „In der FĂŒhrungsetage sitzen nur weiße MĂ€nner“, sagte Löscher der „Financial Times Deutschland“. Unter den 600 Spitzenmanagern des Großkonzerns seien nur wenige Frauen und AuslĂ€nder zu finden. Die deutsche Wirtschaft mĂŒsse insgesamt internationaler werden. Sonst drohe die WettbewerbsfĂ€higkeit des […]

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Creative Destruction, by Tyler Cowen

Although it is not a new book, we feel the readers of EMEA DiversityNews should know about it. Globalisation is probably one of the most important drivers of Diversity from a corporate (business) perspective. At the same time, it is a concept that is understood differently by different people, and provokes a variety of feelings […]

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Portuguese journalist wins “For Diversity Against Discrimination” press award 2007

The first prize in this year’s ‚For Diversity. Against Discrimination‘ Journalist Award has been awarded to a Portuguese journalist writing about the discrimination faced by migrant workers in the Netherlands. The European Commission honoured those journalists who helped foster, through their writing, a better understanding of the benefits of diversity and who encouraged readers to […]

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Diversity Toolkit for TV programmes

How can TV professionals better reflect cultural diversity on screen? This is the key question behind a “Diversity Toolkit for factual programmes in public service television”, published by FRA, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. The Toolkit seeks to equip TV professionals to promote the principles of cultural diversity across their services.

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Opening of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue

Europe is becoming more culturally diverse. The enlargement of the European Union, deregulation of employment laws and globalisation have increased the multicultural character of many countries. To celebrate this diversity and to foster intercultural dialogue the EU has launched the “European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID) 2008”. It is supposed to encourage all those living […]

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Police trained against Discrimination in Czech Republic

Over 1,000 Czech police officers have been trained against discrimination by various NGO activists. The seminars were to narrow the gap between the world of the police and residents of socially excluded localities such as Romas. The anti-discrimination seminars have been held at all regional police offices in the Czech Republic since February 2007.

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RWE npower: Employer of choice for women

RWE npower is one of the UK’s Top 50 employers for women, according to the latest list published by Aurora – a business women’s diversity network. To make it into the Top 50 organisations have to prove themselves in five key areas, including the opportunities that they provide women; having progressive, transparent cultures and the […]

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Europe’s first LGBT nursing home opens in Berlin

In January this year Europe’s first gay nursing home opened in Berlin. The groundbreaking project culminates years of planning, fund-raising and public campaigning. Berlin’s mayor, Klaus Wowereit, has backed the project from its beginnings. The four-floor facility is built to accommodate 28 residents in its high-tech rooms with private bathrooms.

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New charter on the rights and responsibilities of Muslims within European society

On January 10, 2008 around 400 Muslim groups met in Brussels to sign a charter for the Muslims of Europe. This charter describes the rights and responsibilities of Muslims within the European society and is supposed to ameliorate the negative images of Islam and improve relations between Muslims and non-Muslims within Europe.

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Wenn sich die Work-Life-Balance im digitalen Kommunikations-dschungel verabschiedet

Wie sollen Top-Manager sich ĂŒber ihre eigene „Work-Life-Balance“ Gedanken machen, wenn sie tagtĂ€glich eine Balance zwischen SMS, Instant Messenger, sozialen Netzwerken, Handyanrufen und Pager-Nachrichten finden mĂŒssen? In der schnelllebigen GeschĂ€ftswelt bildet sich eine neue Managergeneration heraus – die „Generation Hyperconnected“. Weltweit gehören bereits 16 Prozent aller GeschĂ€ftsleute dieser Generation an, sagt die Studie „The Hyperconnected […]

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