The Women’s Leadership Fund, created by Naissance Capital, invests in companies having a greater than average number of women in key roles, which research has shown to generally outperform in the market. The eight-member board of the new fund encompasses seven top career women from around the world, including Cherie Blair, prominent lawyer and wife […]
The number of Roma students attending universities in Serbia has tripled in the past several years. In 2005, there were only six Romas studying in Niš, while there are several dozen today. Most Roma students at the University of Niš are studying medicine, and they are also numerous at the Faculty of Philology.
In early January 2010, the Portuguese parliament passed the Socialist government’s bill to legalise same-sex marriages, which Prime Minister Jose Socrates said was an historic step in the country’s fight against discrimination. Socrates’ minority government pushed the bill through the house with support from left wing parties, while
With an estimated 15–20 million Muslims living in the EU and this population expected to double by 2025, “At Home in Europe: Muslims in EU cities” by the Open Society Institute set out to understand the everyday experiences of ordinary Muslims. They assessed Muslims living in 11 cities across Western Europe including: Antwerp, Amsterdam, Berlin, […]
Nancy Di Dia, current Executive Director and Chief Diversity Officer at pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim is known to be responsible for creating an inclusive environment for the company’s 9,300 employees in the United States. Since her arrival,
American Express has developed a programme called Blue Work, which marries various work styles with appropriate work spaces. This programme helps the company manage not only the new work preferences of different generations, but is also cost-effective and increases productivity and employee engagement.
A December 2009 survey of almost 500 mothers and fathers run by Dad.info and Netmums showed that 4 out of 10 fathers do not take paternity leave. 72 percent of those who did not take leave gave the reason that they could not afford to take it, while 14 percent said that they didn’t have […]
Research by Gloria Moss has found that the glass ceiling complained of by professional women does not exist in Latvia. She has written the book, ‘Profiting from Diversity: The Business Advantages and the Obstacles to Achieving Diversity’ which shows that Latvia is the best place in Europe to get ahead as a woman. In 2006,
Auf einer Konferenz der für Gleichstellung, Finanzen und Wirtschaft zuständigen EU-Ministerinnen und Minister zum Thema „Geschlechtergleichstellung als Motor des Wirtschaftswachstums“ am 16. Oktober in Stockholm wurde eine Studie erörtert, nach der die Förderung der Gleichstellung zu einer Steigerung des Bruttoinlandsproduktes von 15 bis 45 % führen kann.
Das Offenbacher Stadtparlament beschloss Anfang Oktober 2009 auf Initiative der Grünen mit breiter Mehrheit, bei der Suche nach neuen Mitarbeitern oder Auszubildenden künftig mehr auf Bewerber mit Zuwanderungshintergrund zu achten. In Offenbach verfügt rund die Hälfte der Bevölkerung über Migrationserfahrung, während von den 998 Mitarbeitern der Stadtverwaltung (Stand: Ende 2008) gerade mal 26 nicht die […]
