Statt gesetzlicher Regelungen sind Gender Diversity-Maßnahmen zur Erhöhung des Frauenanteils im Management zielführender, die auch bewusst und gezielt die Unternehmenskultur verändern. Dies ist die Quintessenz einer Analyse, die nun im wissenschaftlichen Magazin Personal Quarterly veröffentlich wurde. Das Heft weist den Schwerpunkt „Frauen in Führungspositionen“ auf.
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”.
After Norway introduced a mandatory 40 percent quota of women on (supervisory) boards of directors for all publicly listed firms, the value of those companies has decreased as a result for several reasons. This is one of the key findings of a study conducted by two US American Finance professors from the University of Michigan. […]
The French government will present legislation on the legalisation of gay marriage these days, the office of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault proclaimed. According to a spokesman the bill on ‘marriage for all’ would change the definition of marriage in the civil code from the union of ‘a man and a woman’ to the union of […]
93.9% of the EuroStoxx50 companies cover Diversity in their 2011 CSR Reports, 77,6% in their Annual Reports and 94% on the corporate Websites. These are the impressive numbers from the third comprehensive analysis of its kind evaluating corporate communication of European Blue-Chip companies, initiated by European Diversity Research & Consulting.
A new anti-discrimination practices database will be launched in November 2012 by the Dutch knowledge centre on discrimination Art.1. The new tool, which was realised in co-operation with MOVISIE, offers an overview and concise information on various anti-discrimination practices in the Netherlands aimed at combating discrimination and/or the promotion of equal treatment. The practices have […]
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 […]
Deutsche Firmen sind im europäischen Vergleich konservativ – sexuelle Orientierung weiterhin auf letztem Diversity-Platz –Preisverleihung an fortschrittliche Arbeitgeber Das Thema „sexuelle Orientierung“ ist weiterhin die am wenigsten beachtete Facette im Diversity Kontext und hat in den letzten Jahren weiter an Aufmerksamkeit eingebüßt. Dies ist ein Ergebnis der 3. internationalen Vergleichsstudie von EuroStoxx50 Konzernen, welches Ungleich […]
In dem Maße, in dem Frauen zunehmend in den Führungsetagen Einzug halten, hält sich auch ein Gerücht hartnäckig: Um erfolgreich in männerdominierten Unternehmen zu sein, müssen Frauen männliche Verhaltensstrategien adaptieren. Hält diese Wahrnehmung einer Betrachtung der Arbeitswirklichkeit 2012 tatsächlich stand?
