Fast genau zwei Jahre ist es her, dass eine kleine Gruppe von rechtsnationaler Terroristen aufflog, die über Jahre hinweg scheinbar wahllos acht türkische und einen griechischen Kleinunternehmer ermordet haben soll. Der ‚NSU-Prozess’ bringt extremen Fremdenhass in die Medien und macht es dadurch zugleich schwerer, die vielen negativen Alltagserfahrungen von Türken in Deutschland zu thematisieren; sie […]
Die Inklusion von Menschen mit Behinderung bereichert Unternehmen jeder Größe. Dies beweisen einmal mehr die diesjährigen Gewinner des „Inklusionspreis 2013“. Volkswagen und der Flughafen München wurden als großes und mittelgroßes Unternehmen ausgezeichnet, ein baden-württembergischer Biomarkt und die Berliner Stadtreinigung erhielten Preise in der Kategorie kleines beziehungsweise öffentliches Unternehmen.
Jede Veränderung benötigt Menschen, die sie betreiben – besonders das Thema Diversity. Denn hier besteht die Besonderheit darin, just einige der Aspekte zu bewegen, die die Beteiligten prägen: ihre Wahrnehmung und Sichtweisen, ihre Werte und Interpretationen, ihre Verhaltensweisen und Rituale. Eine Herausforderung, die entsprechend viele, wohl ausgewählte und hinreichend instruierte VertreterInnen braucht.
Even the new Pope has recently demonstrated awareness for the need to acknowledge the fact of different sexual orientations existing. But a few powerful anti-gay leaders feel confident enough to position themselves against open societies and equal rights for members of the LGBT community. After demonstrations against gay marriage in France, Putin’s Russia endorsed
Individual wellbeing ultimately contributes to overall business results, a new report gives additional evidence to this long-suspected nexus. Concretely, trust in and identification with a company were found to be essential for gains in productivity. The report “Trust:
In most European countries, public dialogue and media features focus on deficits of and conflicts with the migrant population. It has been perpetuated by politicians and media from all camps and colours who have consistently underreported on positive facts, such as the net tax contribution. A new report from the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) […]
Good news are coming from Africa, a continent which is has not been in the focus of many Diversity practioners: In Nigeria several local and international organisations are pooling their strenghts in order to fight against the missing inclusion of disabled Africans. And women in Zimbabwe gained a record-breaking number of seats in Zimbabwe’s new […]
It is nearly impossible to be informed about all kinds of anti-discrimination laws and relevant updates in more than 30 European countries at the same time. Thus a quality overview is not only helpful but essential to get a concise yet accurate overview of local specifics and regional similarities. The 16th bi-annual “European Anti-Discrimination Law […]
Most of the world’s significant conflicts of the past 15 years were based on religious differences. So, why would companies declare religion as a non-issue? So far, diversity strategies rarely went beyond practical arrangements around religious holidays, clothing or food. As a consequence of the cold-shouldering, religious issues have kept creeping into societies and workplaces, […]
Awards and best-practices can be valuable sources of inspiration for Diversity managers who want to create peer pressure in their own organisation. The organisation ‘Working Parents UK’ has just unveiled the winners of their fifth Working Families awards, recognising UK organisations that have developed successful policies and practices to support work-life balance and career development […]
