April, 2010
30. April 2010 || by News Desk || Medien und Diversity, Newsletter ||
HALDE (Haute AutoritĂ© de Lutte contre les Discriminations et pour l’EgalitĂ©) and the OIT (International Labour Organisation) have published the third edition of the Barometer of Discrimination at Work in France. Through this collaboration, the evolution of perceived discrimination in the French public and private workplaces can now be assessed over three years. This edition […]
Tags: Empirie / Forschung, ganzheitlich, Sprache Englisch
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30. April 2010 || by News Desk || Medien und Diversity, Newsletter ||
The second Arab womenâs leadership Forum sought to accelerate the pace of Arab womenâs inclusion in the workplace. Keynote speakers included Selma Aliye Kavaf, Turkeyâs Minister for Women and Family Affairs, and Aseel Al-Awadhi, member of Parliament for Kuwait. The sessions centered on
Tags: Alter, Gender, Inklusion, InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch
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30. April 2010 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
According to the 2010 Eurobarometer study, Europeans believe that gender inequality is still common in their lives today â this being felt more strongly by women than men. A slight majority finds not enough efforts are being made in the EU to combat gender inequality. Europeans citizens believe that
Tags: Empirie / Forschung, Gender, LGBT / sexuelle Orientierung, Sprache Englisch, Work-Life
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30. April 2010 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Women have taken the dominant role in the European online trade of goods, according to a recent Deutsche Card Services report. As shown in âE-Retail Report 2009â, 61.35% of all transactions originating in European online stores are by women. In comparison with the 2007 report, where women encompassed only 44% of purchase transations, a quick […]
Tags: Empirie / Forschung, Gender, Inklusion, InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch
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30. April 2010 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politik ||
With Spain holding the EU presidency for the first half of 2010, Spanish Prime Minister JosĂ© Zapatero plans to speed up the process to Gender Equality in the EU. While speaking at the âWomen for a Better Worldâ Conference in Valencia, Zapatero stressed that during the Spanish EU presidency, Spain would continue to support the […]
Tags: Gender, Inklusion, InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch
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30. April 2010 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politik ||
The European Commission reports each year on developments towards gender equality in the EU Member States and presents future challenges and priorities. This year, there is a positive trend towards a more gender-equal society and labour market, yet gender inequalities persist, mainly to the disadvantage of women. The current economic crisis has raised
Tags: Gender, Inklusion, Sprache Englisch
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30. April 2010 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
Deutsche Telekom has recently set a 30% female management quota, spurring a national and international debate over the most effective approaches to get more women into the executive suite and thus making the most of gender diversity in an organisation. The supporters of this move argue that
Tags: Gender, InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch
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30. April 2010 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
Deloitteâs award-winning Womenâs Initiative (WIN) has been recognised for innovative, effective and measurable initiatives to advance women in the workplace. âLiving the Latticeâ represents the innovation of Deloitteâs WIN programme, and includes Mass Career Customization, a model that enables all Deloitte professionals to dial up and dial down their careers to fit their needs at […]
Tags: Gender, InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch, Work-Life
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30. April 2010 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||
April 22nd marked Girls Day 2010 in various European countries and over 150,000 placements were offered to young women to spend a day in the workplaces of non-stereotypical female jobs. In the Netherlands, over 2600 girls and 100 companies participated this year. Companies such as Shell, Corus, IBM, Philips, Merck, Unilever, and the Royal Navy […]
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30. April 2010 || by News Desk || Medien und Diversity, Newsletter ||
Women who choose to adopt their husbandsâ surnames may be penalized in the job market, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. The authors did several experiments involving university studentsâ perceptions of hypothetical women â imaginary women who were described identically, except for their marital status and decision to keep or change their surnames. Results […]
Tags: Alter, Gender, Sprache Englisch
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