September, 2011
27. September 2011 || by Diversity Team || Medienberichte, Unternehmenskultur / Leadership ||
HomosexualitĂ€t in den VorstĂ€nden ist noch immer ein Tabuthema. Dabei machen Konzern-Chefs in den USA lĂ€ngst vor, wie es geht. Ăber Selbstouting und Schwulenfreundlichkeit in Unternehmen berichtet Michael Lenz in seinem Artikel in „Neues Deutschland“. Hier geht es zur Onlineversion.Â
Tags: LGBT / sexuelle Orientierung, Sprache Deutsch
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20. September 2011 || by News Desk || Medien und Diversity, Newsletter ||
While The Washington Post informs its readers about âWhat men can learn from women about leadership in the 21st centuryâ, the International Herald Tribune published a special report about âGerman women boxed out of workâ. With colourful pictures of traditional family models and detailed information about what goes wrong in Germany so that the share […]
Tags: Empirie / Forschung, Gender, Sprache Englisch
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20. September 2011 || by News Desk || Medien und Diversity, Newsletter ||
There is progress in the area of work-life-integration, says a current study of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), but the distribution of an effective balance between work and private life remains unequal across the two genders. The pan-European research reveals that women continue to be the main stakeholders for raising children in most […]
Tags: Alter, Gender, Sprache Englisch, Work-Life
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20. September 2011 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Creating value from differences requires an active and conscious approach that includes open-mindedness to be able to acknowledge and value diversity, and also an inclusive behaviour to integrate and leverage different perspectives, skills or approaches. Most companies have hence developed multi-layered frameworks for Diversity and Inclusion, encompassing different sets of elements the combination of which […]
Tags: ganzheitlich, Inklusion, Sprache Englisch
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20. September 2011 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
The latest survey by Forbes Insight âGlobal Diversity and Inclusion â Fostering Innovation through a Diverse Workforceâ proved once more, that Diversity is a key driver of innovation and crucial for global success. 85 percent of the about 320 surveyed executives from the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA agreed that a diverse and inclusive workforce is […]
Tags: Alter, Behinderung, Empirie / Forschung, Ethnie / Kultur, Gender, Inklusion, InternationalitÀt, LGBT / sexuelle Orientierung, Sprache Englisch
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20. September 2011 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politik ||
After a long history of programs promoting diversity in the US, President Obama recently issued an executive order to increase workforce diversity in th Public Sector, thus sending another strong message about his commitment to Diversity. Government agencies are now required to develop plans for reaching specific goals aligned to the executive order. Although not […]
Tags: Alter, Gender, Sprache Englisch
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20. September 2011 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politik ||
The improvement of equality between men and women has become a top priority for many governments around the world. To assess the situation of women in terms of discrimination in Portugal, the Portuguese Platform for Womenâs Rights prepared a shadow report for the 42nd Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women […]
Tags: Gender, Sprache Englisch, Work-Life
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20. September 2011 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
The ongoing and increasing war for top talents serves as one of the main impetuses for pro-active D&I programmes. While targeted campaigns for women have become common, more comprehensive approaches are yet to be developed.
Tags: Alter, Ethnie / Kultur, Gender, Inklusion, Sprache Englisch
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20. September 2011 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
Whenever a company starts to take its D&I activities outside its âhomeâ country, a number of new complexities are added to the already existing challenges. The recurring key question in that situation is: How much standards can the global corporate heaquarter set for international units, and how much freedom in adapting or tailoring should it […]
Tags: Alter, Behinderung, Ethnie / Kultur, Gender, Inklusion, InternationalitÀt, LGBT / sexuelle Orientierung, Sprache Englisch
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20. September 2011 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||
It is still a widespread assumption in some cultures â and quite a few companies â that a personâs sexual orientation does not matter at work and therefore shouldnât be actively adressed by diversity programmes. Experts, however, know that this resistance typically refers only to non-straight identities as heterosexuality is being made visible and audible […]
Tags: Gender, Inklusion, LGBT / sexuelle Orientierung, Sprache Englisch
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