HALDE is now offering an Anti-discrimination eLearning tool (in French) for Employers and the general public. The Employer eLearning tool focuses on those highly involved in the success of Diversity work in a company, such as HR employees or directors who are in key positions on antidiscrimination work.
In a historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide. The establishment of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women — to be known as UN Women — is a result of years […]
Kurz nach der Fußballweltmeisterschaft in Südafrika klingen die ausländischen Namen deutscher Nationalspieler wie Özil, Cacau, Boateng nicht nur für Fußballfans vertraut. Die ethnische Vielfalt im Kicker-Team scheint längst Normalität zu sein.
DiversityInc’s well-known ranking of the top companies for Diversity is now evaluating Global Diversity programmes. The 2010 and first round of global-diversity research involved 12 countries—Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and the United Kingdom—focusing on what demographics were measured and what best practices were utilized.
Three women have been selected to fill senior-level positions at the African Development Bank, AfDB president Donald Kaberuka announced last month. Cecilia Akintomide will serve as the first-ever female Secretary-General of the bank, while Hela Cheikhrouhou will head the New Energy, Environment and Climate Change department. Gemina Archer-Davies will direct the Corporate Human Resources Management […]
HALDE (Haute Autorité de Lutte contre les Discriminations et pour l’Egalité) and the OIT (International Labour Organisation) have published the third edition of the Barometer of Discrimination at Work in France. Through this collaboration, the evolution of perceived discrimination in the French public and private workplaces can now be assessed over three years. This edition […]
The second Arab women’s leadership Forum sought to accelerate the pace of Arab women’s inclusion in the workplace. Keynote speakers included Selma Aliye Kavaf, Turkey’s Minister for Women and Family Affairs, and Aseel Al-Awadhi, member of Parliament for Kuwait. The sessions centered on
Women who choose to adopt their husbands’ surnames may be penalized in the job market, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. The authors did several experiments involving university students’ perceptions of hypothetical women — imaginary women who were described identically, except for their marital status and decision to keep or change their surnames. Results […]
From March 11th-12th 2010, the WLDS-EU High Level International Summit was held in Vienna, Austria. The WDLS-EU is bringing together global diversity thought leaders, policymakers, corporate practitioners, NGOs, and civil society players to share their experiences, research findings, strategies and best practices on global diversity and inclusion by the year 2020.
Mit den ersten Karrieretagen für „Schwule, Lesben und Diversity Freunde“ ging „MILK“ in die Initiative. Eine Reihe von Vorträgen, Fachforen und Networking-Möglichkeit eröffnete insbesondere homosexuellen Besuchern neue Perspektiven für den Arbeitsmarkt und die Selbstvermarktung. Die zweitägige Messe fand vom 5.- 6. März 2010 in München statt.
