Despite strong moves on LGBT equality in society and politics (c.f. above) homosexuality is still a taboo in the corporate world. Especially in management positions, a strong culture of heterosexual assumption prevails and is actively maintained through implicit dynamics. Gay executives choose not to come out of the closet as they fear of loss of […]
The employer image of companies has always been closely related to their product images and their general reputation. However, the latest graduate survey results from Sweden-based consulting firm Universum reveals the full complexity of an international labour market. Not surprisingly, large US multinationals with strong brands dominate the top list. This might also be due […]
The latest Gender Gap Report, a ranking of numerous countries on four gender scales, presents a few surprises mainly constant results. A number of European countries keep dominating the top ranks, and beyond this a few remarkable drops and rises can be noted. This observation leaves us with the question of the purpose of an […]
Effective strategies for building diverse and inclusive organisations was the title and focus of this year’s D&I seminar in Barcelona on 21st/22nd February 2013, organised and hosted by Icon Events international, and co-promoted by European Diversity as media partner. Icon Events is a two days of debate sessions, roundtable discussions, presentations and workshops. A main […]
A new survey launched by HR magazine UK reveals a huge gap between the stated commitment towards the importance of a diverse workforce and the strategic action of the UK’s HR decision-makers. Though 82% out of 271 HR directors, chief executives, managing directors and HR managers stated that diversity and equality were ‘high on their […]
The European Commission has initiated several Diversity projects since the year 2002. While the biggest push for Inclusion was probably the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All in 2007, one of the current initiatives includes the project “Support for Voluntary Initiatives Promoting Diversity Management in the Workplace”.
For the first time, a study maps the opportunities and obstacles women face in developing their careers in science across the US, the EU, Brazil, South Africa, India, Korea and Indonesia. It was conducted by experts in international gender, science and technology from ‘Women in Global Science & Technology’ and the ‘Organization for Women in […]
Held within the European Commission’s project ‘Support for voluntary initiatives promoting diversity management at the workplace across the EU’, the High Level Event took place on 31 October 2012 in Vienna under the patronage of the Austrian State Secretary for Integration, Mr. Sebastian Kurz, and hosted by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and the Vienna […]
Das Medium des ‚Kuratorium Deutsche Altenhilfe‘ (KDA) erkundet Diversity als potenzial- orientierten Ansatz. Konzepte zur Gestaltung des Alterns von Belegschaften, Märkten und der Gesellschaft gewinnen aufgrund der demografischen Verhältnisse zunehmend an Bedeutung. Als Fachautor beschreibt Michael Stuber in der aktuellen Ausgabe des Magazins ProAlter auf fünf Seiten die Potenziale der systematischen Gestaltung von Generationenvielfalt durch […]
Was zunächst als unterhaltsame Plattform zur Selbstdarstellung gemeint war, ist zu einer der wichtigsten Suchmaschinen im Internet geworden. Millionen Menschen benutzen YouTube täglich, um eine Vielzahl von Informationen zu finden, nicht nur die neuesten Witz-Videos. Bislang fehlte dort ein zentraler Beitrag zu Diversity in Europa und endlich ist ein solcher auf YouTube abrufbar.
