The European Parliament has published a report on the situation of women with disabilities in the EU which calls on its Member States to “ensure the removal of existing barriers and obstacles, including architectural barriers, with view to creating equal rights and opportunities for women and girls with disabilities to play a part in family, […]
Last month, the Council of EU Justice Ministers has reached a political agreement on a Framework Decision on combating racism and xenophobia. With the growing racial tension in Europe it has become imperative that the EU step in. The focus of the framework is the prohibition of public incitement to violence and hatred against persons […]
With 785 representatives from 27 member countries and chambers in Brussels and Strasbourg, the European parliament is the world’s only directly elected international chamber. It represents a more diverse range of people than almost any other – 492 million European citizens. But, it is also almost completely white.
A report released by Manpower this month, highlights the very real and complex threat to employer’s ability to compete. This threat is about the draining of skills and knowledge that occurs every time an experienced older worker retires with no one ready to succeed him due, in part, to poor planning by employers and lack […]
Four out of five UK employers believe in employing disabled people as a part of their diversity goals, recognizing the talents and skills they bring to the workplace. But many are scared off by politically correct “language of disability.” In a survey recently released by Remploy, researchers have highlighted that there is misunderstanding regarding the […]
A survey conducted by Now Consulting Diva has discovered that approximately half of lesbian and gay workers in the UK do not feel able to reveal their sexuality to all those they work with. The research also found that one in eight lesbians and one in ten gay men are harassed at work.
Eine Geschlechterdomäne brechen – das kann für so manchen Mann zum großen Spaß werden. Im Kindergarten des baden-württembergischen Esslingen ist der Iraner Masoud Rafienejad der Liebling der Kiddies. Eine männliche Kindergartenmutti? Rafienejad ist Erzieher – eine seltene Ausnahme in Baden-Württemberg sowie bundesweit. Doch die gezielte Ansprache männlicher Bewerber war ein voller Erfolg:
Politicians, academics, NGOs and sport federations alike are sounding the alarm over the increase in violence and racism linked with sport events. „In recent years we have seen too much violence, too many manifestations of intolerance and racist and xenophobic acts surrounding football matches. All this is changing one of the most loved and watched […]
The Yogyakarta Principles on the ‚Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity‘ were released this month by a group of 29 international human rights experts. Groundbreaking international legal principles on sexual orientation, gender identity, and international law chart a way forward for both the United Nations and governments […]
Singapore and Malaysia. After a couple of days in the city-state of Singapore, the financial metropolis of South East Asia and migrant hub for peoples from neighbouring states as well as a large number of Europeans, we are now on our way north to Malaysia. “Malaysia truly Asia” is this country’s marketing slogan and it […]
