Irene Rosenfeld has been busy for almost three years running Kraft, America’s largest food company, and successfully steering the $42 billion (revenues) company through the downturn. She recently helped steer the company into a second-quarter earnings report that beat expectations.
European and International stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technology sector have joined together to produce a European Code of Best Practices in ICT. The group recognises that not only is the number of young people studying and choosing careers in ICT is decreasing, but a skills gap is predicted and women are under-represented in […]
The majority of journalists in Russia may be women, but they still need to overcome stereotypes and inequality. In an interview with Nadezda Azhgikhina, a specialist in gender issues, a member of the Gender Council of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the national board of the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ), she stresses […]
The new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), ‘Staying on’, paints a picture of the educational and career aspirations of today’s 14 to 18 year olds. Through a survey of more than 1,000 young people, findings reveal that career advice, the choice of school subjects and choice of apprenticeships and internships are […]
This comparative analysis on positive action measures in the European Union, Canada, the United States and South Africa shows that at the EU level, there has been a significant expansion of legislation which provides the basis for activities to prevent and tackle discrimination. In spite of the wealth of legislation supporting the use of positive […]
In June 2009, the Czech Parliament adopted a new anti-discrimination act and is officially the last EU member state to adopt anti-discrimination legislation. The act governs the right to equal treatment and protection against discrimination in various daily situations and applies not only to employment, but also to independent business activity, professional training, membership to […]
Leaders from Pfizer’s Emerging Markets Business Unit (EMBU) gathered in Dubai for a global leadership summit. Issues particularly affecting the role of women in the workplace and how to foster the development of all talented people in a company and industry dealing with immense global challenges and new opportunities were explored.
Knowing that the main focus of gender diversity within the workplace is on women, National Grid in partnership with Opportunity Now sponsored an event called ‘Focus on Fathers’. The aim is to make the workplace a diverse place that offers flexible/agile working with equal pay a core organisational offering, not just to women.
ILGA has, for the third year, provided a comprehensive overview of findings from a global survey of a state sponsored homophobia. With detailed descriptions of specific legislation for each country that does not allow same-sex rights, this report serves as a reference tool to understand the global opinions of same-sex relations. In the past 5 […]
Organisations are exploring the needs and perspectives of Generation Y to understand how they can be managed. This generation has grown up with technology, they are completely comfortable with technology and technology has shaped their interactional patterns. Another characteristic of this generation is constant reflection on the relationship between self, work and life. This reflective […]
