Teilzeit und Leistungsträger verträgt sich nicht, so denken viele deutsche Unternehmen. Das ergab eine Studie von Ungleich Besser Diversity Consulting und dem Personalmagazin. Insbesondere auf der Führungsetage hält sich diese Meinung, dabei sei gerade dort das Vorleben von Work-Life-Konzepten wichtig. Die Nachfrage nach Teilzeit ist trotz vorhandenem Angebot eher niedrig, auch weil tradionelle Rollenmuster die […]
Manche Menschen leben, um zu arbeiten, möchte man meinen, wenn man bedenkt, dass Firmen in Deutschland die meisten betrieblichen Wochenstunden aufweisen, laut der Zeitschrift „Mensch&Büro“.
In Österreich sitzen heute weniger Frauen in den Chefetagen der großen Unternehmen als noch vor zwei Jahren. 48 Prozent der börsennotierten und umsatzstärksten Unternehmen der Alpenrepublik werden derzeit komplett von Männern geführt – vor zwei Jahren waren es noch 39 Prozent.
In the last couple of years we have seen a further division of diversity, whereas the opposite should have taken place: globalization and international alliances should lead to consistency and connectivity. How can that be?
More than 180 countries around the world issue paper banknotes. Nearly all of them use specifications such as different sizes, different positions of a metallic strip or intaglio printing in order to make it easier for disabled people to distinguish between the different denomination. Yet, there is one country that doesn’t give disabled people the […]
In the beginning of December, gays and lesbians in the United Kingdom celebrated the first anniversary of the „Civil Partnership Act“. For one year, same-sex couples in the U.K. have rights and responsibilities identical to those granted in any civil marriage. They have a range of property rights, the same exemption as married couples on […]
The European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) has presented its Annual Report 2006. The report looked at racial discrimination and racist crime data and found out that migrants and ethnic minorities remain discriminated against across the EU in employment, education and housing. However,
Felix Wittig, head of communications at Ungleich Besser Diversity Consulting, is experiencing the world’s diversity for himself during a six-month around-the-world sabbatical. Every month, he shares his experiences with EMEA Diversity readers.
Al Jazeera, a well-known Arabic-language news network operating from Doha (Quatar), has started an English-speaking programme in mid-November. The news channel first gained international attention after the September 11 terrorist attacks because they broadcasted videos of Osama bin Laden.
Ireland, often described as the most globalised country in the world, now has it’s own magazine concerning Irish Migration, Race and Social Transformation Review. The journal, named „translocations“, has gone online at <http://www.imrstr.dcu.ie/firstissue/> The journal aims to provide a platform through which to develop research and discussion on migration, it also informs about ‚race‘, integration […]
