New research from My Family Care and the Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei) has found that UK businesses are not doing enough to support their caring workforce – therefore running the risk of a talent retention crisis. In a survey of 1,000 consumers and 100 employers, the study found that 40% of carers […]
How do pregnant women and young mothers feel during important their most important phases? New studies show that one of three women don’t see their needs supported when they are pregnant or as a mother of a young baby. However, employers view the support of pregnant women and those in maternity leave for their own […]
Do you want your employees to be satisfied and productive at the same time? Research shows that agile working holds substantial benefits for employers – if they are able to provide several preconditions and to face the obstacles of managing a mostly absent staff. German academics especially see career opportunities for women deriving from flexible […]
Die Börse Hannover lancierte kürzlich eine neue Orientierungshilfe für private und institutionelle Anleger, die beim Investieren das Kriterium einer hohen Gender Diversität besonders berücksichtigen wollen. Dieser GERMAN GENDER INDEX umfasst 50 Aktien deutscher Unternehmen, die bei der Unternehmensführung durch ein ausgewogenes Verhältnis zwischen weiblichen und männlichen Führungskräften in Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat hervorstechen. Wir stellen den […]
Seit 2008 gilt die UN-Konvention über die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen, in deren Zentrum das Thema Inklusion, insbesondere auch auf dem Arbeitssektor, festgeschrieben wurde. Wie steht es heute um die Beschäftigungssituation behinderter Menschen in den EU-Ländern? Wie kann man die Ziele der UN-Konvention am besten erreichen?
Wenn Berufe in einer geschlechtergerechten Sprache dargestellt werden, schätzen Kinder typisch männliche Berufe als erreichbarer ein und trauen sich selbst eher zu, diese zu ergreifen. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommen Psychologinnen und Psychologen an der Freien Universität Berlin: In zwei Experimenten lasen sie 591 Grundschülerinnen und -schülern Berufsbezeichnungen entweder in geschlechtergerechter oder in männlicher Sprachform vor […]
An Austrian study recently investigated how jobseekers are disadvantaged based on their ethnicity. While many studies already found that discrimination based on race is widespread in the Austrian labour market, the recent research adds new and profound insights. It shows that people belonging to ethnic minorities not only have lower rates of invitations for job […]
A systematic literature review on careers and workplace experiences of LGBT employees has recently been published in the Human Resource Development Review. It contains a discussion of empirical findings from 263 manually selected studies dating from 1985 until today. The content emerges from within business, management and broader social sciences disciplines. We have exclusively summarised the […]
A new level of non-discrimination provisions have come into force in Finland. The new law includes the obligation to promote equality (!) and prevent discrimination not only in the public but also within all areas of the private sector, including the provision of services. Non-discrimination legislation now covers educational institutions, schools and employers, with specific […]
A current study of companies owned or operated by the Czech State reveals lower numbers of women in top management and on boards compared to the country’s average. Even worse, the researcher from the Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences found a negative trend over the past trend years in the Public Sector in […]
