Business in the Community (BITC) research released this month confirms for the second year running the statistically significant link between effective management of CSR issues and financial performance. The downturn has had a dramatic effect on the financial returns of companies, but FTSE 350 companies consistently managing and measuring their corporate responsibility did not fall […]
With programmes such as ‘Espoir Banlieues’ and ‘Chance2’, France and Germany are concretely fighting inequality for disadvantaged youth. The 2010-revised French programme ‘Espoir Banlieues’ (transl. ‘Hope Suburbs’) began in 2008 and supports the employment and employability of young people from “les banlieues”, the low-income districts with a high percentage of non-integrated minorities. Since the launch […]
According to a new report from the European Commission, the economy would benefit by having full representation of both men and women in top positions. The report, “More women in senior positions – key to economic stability and growth,” shows that women continue to be severely under-represented in economic decision-making. In the corporate world, men […]
HALDE (Haute Autorité de Lutte contre les Discriminations et pour l’Egalité) and the OIT (International Labour Organisation) have published the third edition of the Barometer of Discrimination at Work in France. Through this collaboration, the evolution of perceived discrimination in the French public and private workplaces can now be assessed over three years. This edition […]
According to the 2010 Eurobarometer study, Europeans believe that gender inequality is still common in their lives today – this being felt more strongly by women than men. A slight majority finds not enough efforts are being made in the EU to combat gender inequality. Europeans citizens believe that
Women have taken the dominant role in the European online trade of goods, according to a recent Deutsche Card Services report. As shown in “E-Retail Report 2009”, 61.35% of all transactions originating in European online stores are by women. In comparison with the 2007 report, where women encompassed only 44% of purchase transations, a quick […]
From March 11th-12th 2010, the WLDS-EU High Level International Summit was held in Vienna, Austria. The WDLS-EU is bringing together global diversity thought leaders, policymakers, corporate practitioners, NGOs, and civil society players to share their experiences, research findings, strategies and best practices on global diversity and inclusion by the year 2020.
Das Internet als Alltags-Medium ist aus deutschen Haushalten nicht mehr wegzudenken. Mit 73 Prozent haben fast drei Viertel aller Haushalte einen Internetzugang – Tendenz steigend. Doch wie steht es um die Internetnutzung im Vergleich der Geschlechter? Die aktuellen Zahlen des statistischen Bundesamts machen deutlich, dass Google, Facebook und Co.
Dass einige Bevölkerungsgruppen wie z. B. Menschen mit einer Behinderung, Ältere, Homosexuelle oder ethnische Minderheiten noch immer konkreter Diskriminierung ausgesetzt sind – und das weltweit – belegen zahlreiche wissenschaftliche Studien. Auch Frauen werden trotz der politischen und rechtlichen Gleichstellungsmaßnahmen weiterhin in vielerlei Hinsicht, z. B. beim Einkommen, benachteiligt.
Die jüngste wirtschaftlich angespannte Lage bietet Unternehmen einen neuen Vorwand, nach Sparpotenzialen zu fahnden. Vor zwei bis fünf Jahren waren es noch ambitionierte Shareholder-Value-Ziele, jetzt dient der drohende Bankrott dazu, Budgets zu minimieren. In dem paradoxerweise schmächtig ausgestatteten Bereich der optimalen Potenzial-Nutzung – kurz Diversity – zeigen sich jüngst zwei bedenkliche Trends: Die Minimalisierung und […]
