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Die besten Arbeitgeber für Beschäftigte über 50

Drei deutsche Unternehmen wurden am 7. Oktober 2008 in Chicago (USA) mit dem ersten in-ternationalen Arbeitgeberpreis der AARP ausgezeichnet. Die AARP, mit 40 Millionen Einzelmit-gliedern der größte Seniorenverband der Welt, die Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Senioren-Organisationen e.V. (BAGSO) und das Institut für Gerontologie an der Technischen Universität Dortmund würdigten mit dem Preis die innovative Personalpolitik für Mitarbeiterinnen […]

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Zeit für Väter – Zahl der Väter in Elternzeit steigt

Jeder sechste Vater eines neugeborenen Kindes geht in Elternzeit. Neue Zahlen des Statistischen Bundesamtes in Wiesbaden belegen, dass das Elterngeld gut bei Vätern ankommt. Seit der Ein-führung des Elterngeldes vor anderthalb Jahren hat sich die Zahl der Anträge verfünffacht. Wäh-rend unter der alten Regelung der Anteil bei stabil 3,5 Prozent lag, beantragen inzwischen fast ein […]

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Das MeinungsBILD über Diversity

Das Leben besteht aus einer Flut von Eindrücken. Ein Mega-Tsunami von Informationen und Er-fahrungen, um genau zu sein. Wir Menschen nutzen eine genialeinfache Technik, um dieser Komplexität Herr (oder Frau) zu werden: Wir achten auf Wiederholungen, sogenannte Muster, und vergleichen Neues mit Vergangenem. Die so entstehenden Kategorien und Referenzen erleichtern uns den Umgang im Alltag […]

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Inclusive Leadership for Business Excellence

On 23rd and 24th of October, the conference “Diversity Inclusive Performance Drivers Jacob Fleming” took place in London. As the “Business Case for Diversity” is becoming an increasingly relevant issue within the companies’ agenda, Diversity-Experts, CEOs and Managers came together to learn how to tailor best practice within the European legislative framework and to succeed […]

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‘The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies’ by Scott Page

In his quite thorough book, Scott Page opens up the term ‘diversity’ into concepts and perspectives and interprets them through the eyes of modern society, human philosophy and history. This book began as an effort to explain to members of academia, major corporations, and whomever else was reading, that

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France pushes for on-screen diversity

On the grounds that a multicultural vision is still uncommon in movies and on television the French government has decided to promote diversity through a subsidy fund. Called Images de la Diversité, or Images of Diversity, the fund went into effect last year and distributed about €5 million (US$6.8 million) in aid in 2007.

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Inspiring teenage potential at Eversheds

The top 10 law firm Eversheds has piloted a groundbreaking scheme encouraging teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue a career in the legal profession. The UK-based firm has been working with government-appointed Widening Participation Officers (WPOs) based at UK universities tasked with increasing the number of undergraduates from diverse backgrounds.

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Law firms and diversity

Law firms are looking to showcase their commitment to diversity in a range of ways as more clients insist on partnering with advisers whose workforce represents women and minority groups. There is growing acknowledgment among top London firms that the figures paint an unappealing picture, particularly on gender equality. Statistics show

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A debated EU maternity leave plan

European women should get a minimum of 18 weeks of maternity leave paid at the full level of their previous salary, the EU executive has suggested. The new legislation “will help women to combine work and family life, improving their and their family’s quality of life,” EU social affairs commissioner Vladimir Spidla said while presenting […]

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