Management Today has released their 2009 list of the ‘35 Most Powerful Women under 35’ (UK). Although the average age remains the same as last year – 31 – the youngest-ever to appear on this year’s list is 19. The 2009 leaders have succeeded in every kind of business with representatives from advertising, management consultancy, […]
On 11th – 12th March 2010, the European Version of the World Diversity Leadership Summit (WLDS) will be hosted for the first time in Vienna, Austria. This High Level European and Global Diversity Conference will bring together about 200 Diversity thought leaders and CEOs, from all over the globe representing multi-national companies, policy makers, NGOs, […]
Der Sport vereint auf wie außerhalb des jeweiligen Sportraums Menschen vieler sozialer, kultureller und ethnischer Hintergründe. Viele Profi-Vereine zeigen beispielhaft: Nur jene Teams, die konsequent auf Potenziale und Stärken der Einzelnen setzen, spielen oben mit.
Unter dem Titel „Deutschland und Kanada – Integration in Arbeitsmarkt und Gesellschaft“ entstand eine neuartige, umfangreiche Publikation rund um Migrationsthemen, die grenzüberschreitend bearbeitet wurden. Die Sammlung von Essays, Artikeln und Reportagen erschien aus Anlass der internationalen Metropolis-Konferenz in Kopenhagen im Oktober 2009.
Auch wenn der Fachkräftemangel in turbulenten Zeiten mit Arbeitslosigkeit kein eklatantes Thema zu sein scheint: Immer mehr Arbeitgeber spüren die lang vorhergesagte Verknappung auf dem Arbeitsmarkt – vor mit Blick auf qualifizierte KandidatInnen.
Older people are becoming increasingly keen on using the internet and other technology, new research has found. A study from Just Retirement revealed that ’silver surfers‘ could soon overtake younger people in terms of web usage. Email is a regular way of communicating for 90 per cent of respondents to the survey, with one in […]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced yesterday that he will appoint at least three women to his cabinet. According to Agence France Presse, Fatemeh Ajorlou will be appointed as social welfare minister, Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi as health minister, and a third currently unidentified woman will be appointed to a third minister position. If approved, these appointees […]
The majority of journalists in Russia may be women, but they still need to overcome stereotypes and inequality. In an interview with Nadezda Azhgikhina, a specialist in gender issues, a member of the Gender Council of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the national board of the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ), she stresses […]
Chicago on May 13-14, representatives from European Diversity Research & Consulting participated in the exploration of the current state and future of D&I in the business world. With workshops ranging from ‘Digital Tools for Diversity & Inclusion Training’ to Kraft Foods’ ‘Case-Study on Successfully Navigating Global Inclusion and Engagement Challenges’, All participants were exposed to […]
Until now, it was rather difficult for the blind to gather information on computers. At this year’s ‘Sight City’, the largest trade fair for Blind and Visually Impaired assistance instruments in Germany, the research project “Hyper Braille” was presented.
