As a new milestone in the history of the Business Case for Diversity, this 3rd edition of the unique global research report summarises 195 carefully selected studies (60 more than the previous 2012 edition) substantiating the value-added from Diversity & Inclusion.
Zu altbacken, zu eindimensional, zu widersprüchlich. Ausgerechnet die konservative Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) stellt der Koalition aus Union und SPD ein schlechtes Zeugnis für ihre Familienpolitik aus und erzeugt damit ein erstaunliches mediales Echo. In ihrer Studie „Familienleitbilder in Deutschland“ stellt die KAS eine Diskrepanz zwischen einer vergleichsweise offenen Gesellschaft und einer Politik fest, die oft noch […]
Eigentlich konnte die Humboldt-Universität sehr zufrieden sein. Sie hatte einen überaus geeigneten Kandidaten für eine Mathematikprofessur gefunden, mit Auslandserfahrungen an der University of California und einem sehr überzeugenden Berufungsvortrag. Dennoch stellte die Universität kurzerhand das Berufungsverfahren für die Professur in reiner Mathematik ein, denn der Kandidat hatte einen entscheidenden Fehler: Er ist ein Mann.
Die Themen Vielfalt und Einbeziehung eignen sich hervorragend zur kreativen Beschäftigung und Umsetzung, dies haben schon viele Wettbewerbe und Kunstwerke gezeigt. An deutschen Universitäten ist das nicht anders, dort ist das Umfeld geprägt von Vielfalt: Rund ein Viertel der Studierenden hat einen Migrationshintergrund, hinzukommen behinderte Kommilitonen, Studierende mit Kindern und auch immer mehr Senioren, die […]
The annual International Women’s Day is an excellent opportunity to raise awareness for positive developments, best-practices and still persisting barriers in the field of Gender. In March 2014, more than 1,300 events were organised by companies, women’s groups, schools, governments, charities and individuals from all around the world, showing the richness and creativity of the […]
The Middle East is known as region with huge economic potential, a wealth of resources and repeating political tensions. However, countries in the Middle East might emerge as a new talent pool, a recent global research study by Towers Watson and Oxford Economics indicates. According to the report ‘Talent 2021’, the Middle East will produce […]
The German labour market is heading towards serious problems. This is the opinion of a majority of the German population and 42% of business owners are currently worrying as well about the looming skilled workers’ shortage. The German Chamber for Industry and Commerce (DIHK) interviewed German companies of all sizes for a labour market report, […]
Just recently ago, the French President François Hollande as well as his prime minister Manuel Valls expressed their deep indignation and condemnation facing the cruel kidnapping and abuse of a young Roma in a Parisian suburb. Roma in France and other European countries are especially vulnerable to all forms of discrimination (à Diversity Dimensions: ENAR-report); […]
Some employees are striving to work longer than regulated by national pension laws. Other employees prefer to quit work earlier, but are obliged to continue working. Individual decisions will become more difficult in future. An increasing life expectancy and falling birth rates in most developed industrial countries force us to work longer than ever before. […]
In the report ‘Promoting the safety and security of disabled people’ published by the Commission of the EU on 29 April, research establishes that disabled people are at greater risk of being victims of targeted violence and hostility, and people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions face the greatest risk.
