On 15 January 2013 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the right to act in accordance with one’s religion may be limited in order to protect others from discrimination based on sexual orientation. This judgment was made in the case Eweida and Others vs. United Kingdom, where two employees refused to provide services […]
What role does cultural Diversity play in the context of business management and diversity management in major corporations in Germany? This was the key question that business economist Insa Harms, former associate of European Diversity, followed when starting her analysis of the DAX30 company websites and executive director profiles, and she came to some amazing, […]
In order for women being able to reach executive positions, work-life balance programmes are helpful says the ‘Women in Business’ report from Deloitte in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The auditing firm interviewed around one hundred men and women in executive positions in the most successful companies throughout the country. In total, they found that more flexible […]
Young people that are disabled or are having health problems have been unnoticed by both employment policy and practices. This is a key result of a current report from the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (‘Eurofound’) discussing the active inclusion of these youngsters. The main aim of the research was […]
The latest Gender Gap Report, a ranking of numerous countries on four gender scales, presents a few surprises mainly constant results. A number of European countries keep dominating the top ranks, and beyond this a few remarkable drops and rises can be noted. This observation leaves us with the question of the purpose of an […]
Ist Diversity wirklich ein Konzept, das Alle einschließt und erreicht? Gut gemachtes Diversity-Marketing kann diesen Anspruch erfüllen, wie die aktuelle Werbung des Portals für Hotelpreisvergleiche ‚trivago’ eindrucksvoll demonstriert. Was beginnt wie die älteste Geschichte der Menschheit, endet überraschend: eine Frau und ein Mann verbringen unabhängig voneinander aber dennoch gemeinsam einige Zeit im Wellnessbereich ihres Hotels.
Das neue Männerbild des Alleskönners: betont lässig und dabei überlegen, latent ungepflegt und dabei sexy, maskuliner Vollbart und dabei emanzipiert. Auch Wodka, der bekanntlich nur etwas für „echte Kerle“ ist, muss – oder möchte – den Spagat machen. Die Marke „ThreeSixty“ bringt das neue Sowohl-als-auch in Plakatgröße auf Punkt.
A new survey launched by HR magazine UK reveals a huge gap between the stated commitment towards the importance of a diverse workforce and the strategic action of the UK’s HR decision-makers. Though 82% out of 271 HR directors, chief executives, managing directors and HR managers stated that diversity and equality were ‘high on their […]
The European Commission has initiated several Diversity projects since the year 2002. While the biggest push for Inclusion was probably the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All in 2007, one of the current initiatives includes the project “Support for Voluntary Initiatives Promoting Diversity Management in the Workplace”.
Each year, Austria’s enterprises pay a total of more than €70 million as an annual compensation fee for not employing as many disabled people as the law requires. Those companies not only loose money, they also miss out on the opportunity to get valuable insights from employees with a distinct perspective, also on the needs […]
