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Diskriminierung sitzt tief – in Jedem

Jugendliche aus Mecklenburg Vorpommern setzen sich seit einem halben Jahr mit gruppenbezogener Menschenfeindlichkeit auseinander. Ziel ist es, einen Pass als Coach für interkulturelle Jugendarbeit zu erhalten. In einer Seminarreihe beschäftigen sich die 14-18-Jährigen mit Elementen wie Rassismus und Antisemitismus, Sexismus und Homophobie.

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Spitzenfrauen in den Medien unterbelichtet

Frauen bilden in Spitzenpositionen nicht nur eine Minderheit, auch die Medien berichten seltener und weniger exponiert über sie. Publizistinnen aus Berlin und Lüneburg untersuchen nun das Bild weiblicher Führungskräfte in den Medien. Das Ergebnis des Forschungsprojekts „Spitzenfrauen im Fokus der Medien“ der Freien Universität Berlin und der Universität Lüneburg belegt, dass tatsächlich auch in der […]

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Diversity Top 10 for Global Diversity

DiversityInc’s well-known ranking of the top companies for Diversity is now evaluating Global Diversity programmes. The 2010 and first round of global-diversity research involved 12 countries—Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and the United Kingdom—focusing on what demographics were measured and what best practices were utilized.

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Female Leadership: African Development Bank

Three women have been selected to fill senior-level positions at the African Development Bank, AfDB president Donald Kaberuka announced last month. Cecilia Akintomide will serve as the first-ever female Secretary-General of the bank, while Hela Cheikhrouhou will head the New Energy, Environment and Climate Change department. Gemina Archer-Davies will direct the Corporate Human Resources Management […]

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People Management Focus: Stress at Work

22% of workers from the EU 27 are affected by stress, the second most frequently reported work-related health problem. Studies suggest that stress is a factor in between 50% and 60% of all lost working days, which represents a huge cost in terms of both human distress and impaired economic performance. 79% of European managers […]

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BITC: Responsible businesses recover quicker from crisis

Business in the Community (BITC) research released this month confirms for the second year running the statistically significant link between effective management of CSR issues and financial performance. The downturn has had a dramatic effect on the financial returns of companies, but FTSE 350 companies consistently managing and measuring their corporate responsibility did not fall […]

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Spain: Protecting the Use of Headscarves in Classrooms

The Spanish government will create a law on Religious Liberty to establish the use of the Islamic headscarf in public spaces, including in educational facilities. The Minister of Justice, Francisco Camaño, stated that the new legislation “must be clear” with respect to the use of religious symbols in public spaces. Even though the

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