Wo in Deutschland ist die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter relativ weit fortgeschritten? Welche Regionen haben Nachholbedarf? Antworten bietet seit November der Gender-Index mit Daten zur Chancengleichheit von Frauen und Männern für alle kreisfreien Städte und Landkreise in Deutschland.
In der Wissenschaft tätige Mütter fühlen sich beruflich oft benachteiligt und ausgeschlossen. Dies ergab eine Befragung unter 8.700 Forscherinnen des Kompetenzzentrums Frauen in Wis-senschaft und Forschung (CEWS) in Bonn. Die im Auftrag der Robert Bosch Stiftung erstellte Studie kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass bei 70 Prozent der kinderlosen Akademikerinnen ein Kin-derwunsch vorhanden ist.
After seven years in the making and two postponements, the 42 organisations from 14 Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have come to a conclusion for the women of Southern Africa. At a summit held over the weekend of August 16th, a long-delayed gender protocol was signed that calls for 50% representation by women […]
With an understanding that creating an inclusive workplace is central to winning the war for talent, LGBT programs such as Ernst & Young’s are the latest frontier in diversity policies. Their international LGBT network, called ‘bEYond’, holds regular get-togethers, represents the firm at outside events focusing on the LGBT community and matches up LGBT employees […]
The government of Malta in collaboration with Microsoft Malta Ltd, is offering the women of Malta an offer that they can not refuse. With a calculated six of every 10 Maltese women being inactive, the Smart Women programme provides free training in ICT at different levels and in different specialisations.
The Labour Force Survey 2007 has reported an increase in employment rate within the EU27. Between 2000 and 2007, studies show that employment rates have risen across all demographic groups. Within the 3.3% employment rate increase for people aged 15-64, 58.3% of women in the EU are now working, compared to
Personal opinions on Diversity at work can now be publicly addressed on the company website. Companies like Accenture and PricewaterhouseCoopers have integrated corporate blogging portals that cover subjects such as ‘The Gender Agenda’ and ‘Work/Life Balance’.
On September 15th, Goldman Sachs announced their continued $100 million commitment to CSR. Over the next 5 years, the $100 million will be utilized for 10,000 Women, a program to support partnerships between universities and development organizations to provide women in underserved areas around the world with a business and management education.
This November, Siemens named Barbara Kux to its management board, making her the first senior woman executive in the German conglomerate’s 160-year history, as well as the first among industrial German blue chips. The Swiss-born 54-year-old, who had been
Nigeria’s first gender specific N2.5 billion (€16,5 million) mutual fund has been introduced to the market. Mobolaji Balogun, group chief executive officer stated, “Women are a vital force underpinning the growth of our nation, but the investment markets currently have limited offerings which cater to their special entrepreneurial promise or their unique investment preferences.
