In Deutschland und anderswo buhlen Unternehmen um Auszeichnungen, die ihnen ein besonderes Engagement um die „Work/Life-Balance“ ihrer Mitarbeiter attestieren. Ein Preis für Familien, die ihr Privatleben und den Job besonders geschickt unter einen Hut bringen, gibt es in Deutschland bislang noch nicht. In der Schweiz dürfen sich jedoch bereits die ersten Familien über eine solche […]
The Diversity Crew is a solidarity and independent collectif open to any individual who offers his or her story: refusing and struggling against the fatalism and banality of the discriminatory process, leading to the marginalization and uneasiness of those who are its targets.
The process of immigration to other countries, or even to different parts of one’s own country, is known to be a difficult task. One is faced with new languages, cultures, and social rules that at times contradict or defy what was once a norm. The extent of the differences in culture can be stressful for […]
A joint report from the CBI employer’s organisation and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) found out that firms that take steps to improve Diversity in the workplace earn real business benefits. Companies who look beyond the “usual suspects” for staff and employ people on the basis of their abilities and potential, regardless of their sex, […]
The European Commission awarded its Gold Prize for Learning to CEJI (“A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe”) for its Religious Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Training program. Recognising CEJI’s work on religious Diversity and intercultural education in Europe, the prize is a part of the European Awards for Lifelong Learning.
The L’Oréal – Unesco Awards aim to recognize, each year, five outstanding women researchers who have contributed to scientific progress. These exceptional women scientists serve as role models for the next generation, encouraging young women around the world to follow in their footsteps. Almost two thousand eminent members of the scientific community propose candidates for […]
Over 1,000 Czech police officers have been trained against discrimination by various NGO activists. The seminars were to narrow the gap between the world of the police and residents of socially excluded localities such as Romas. The anti-discrimination seminars have been held at all regional police offices in the Czech Republic since February 2007.
RWE npower is one of the UK’s Top 50 employers for women, according to the latest list published by Aurora – a business women’s diversity network. To make it into the Top 50 organisations have to prove themselves in five key areas, including the opportunities that they provide women; having progressive, transparent cultures and the […]
In January this year Europe’s first gay nursing home opened in Berlin. The groundbreaking project culminates years of planning, fund-raising and public campaigning. Berlin’s mayor, Klaus Wowereit, has backed the project from its beginnings. The four-floor facility is built to accommodate 28 residents in its high-tech rooms with private bathrooms.
Als erster Landkreis Brandenburgs wird Dahme-Spreewald zum September dieses Jahres ein kostenloses Vorschuljahr in Kitas einführen. Darauf haben sich die Koalitionspartner CDU und SPD verständigt. Mit der Initiative könnten schon bald rund 1200 Kinder die Kita im letzten Jahr unentgeltlich besuchen, und statt wie bisher sieben Kinder würden die Erzieher nur noch sechs Kinder betreuen.
