Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced yesterday that he will appoint at least three women to his cabinet. According to Agence France Presse, Fatemeh Ajorlou will be appointed as social welfare minister, Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi as health minister, and a third currently unidentified woman will be appointed to a third minister position. If approved, these appointees […]
The International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (IGLCC) has released the results of the first International Business Equality Index. The Index is a measurement of the performance of multinational corporations in relation to Diversity & Inclusion issues specifically focusing on LGBT communities in the countries where they operate. The leading corporations are BT Group, […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers newly released “10 Minutes on Managing Diversity” provides insight into how organizations can best create, develop and maintain the diversity of their talent base. PwC recently convened a Diversity Leadership Forum, in which more than 700 business leaders participated in a discussion about strengthening diversity efforts during challenging economic times.
Chicago on May 13-14, representatives from European Diversity Research & Consulting participated in the exploration of the current state and future of D&I in the business world. With workshops ranging from ‘Digital Tools for Diversity & Inclusion Training’ to Kraft Foods’ ‘Case-Study on Successfully Navigating Global Inclusion and Engagement Challenges’, All participants were exposed to […]
The results of Opportunity Now’s study, ‘Measuring Progress: Meeting Challenges’ states that employers have recognised that Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace will help them weather the recession. Almost three-quarters of organisations (74%) found a link between internal Diversity strategies and employee engagement. Also, 40% of organisations reported improved customer service because of Diversity initiatives […]
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.
Mittelständische Unternehmen in Deutschland tun zu wenig für den Erhalt der Beschäftigungs-fähigkeit ihrer älter werdenden Belegschaften. Dies belegt eine Studie der Commerzbank mit dem Titel „Abschied vom Jugendwahn – Unternehmerische Strategien für den demografischen Wandel“. Für die Studie befragte TNS Infratest von November 2008 bis Januar 2009 über 4.000 mittelständische Unternehmer.
Für ihr besonderes Engagement gegen jede Form von Extremismus ist die Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf als „Ort der Vielfalt“ ausgezeichnet worden. 93 Städte, Kommunen und Kreise wur-den am 25. Mai im Rahmen einer feierlichen Auszeichnungsveranstaltung in Berlin für ihren gro-ßen Einsatz für Vielfalt, Toleranz und Demokratie in Deutschland geehrt.
Im letzten Jahr hatte die Dokumentation „Das große Tabu – Homosexualität und Fußball“ für Aufregung gesorgt. Sie zeige, dass das Thema Homosexualität im Fußball ein Tabu und ein tole-ranter Umgang in den Stadien in weiter Ferne liegt. So äußerte sich etwa der ehemalige Trainer des 1. FC Köln: „Da wird es sehr deutlich, wie sehr […]
