The Flemish minister for integration, Marino Keulen, is drafting a „diversity charter“ for the catering industry which asks hotels, restaurants and cafés to openly support a hospitable and diverse society. Establishments that sign the charter are then granted a logo, a label for quality.
The third annual “Images in Advertising Awards” which honours business that demonstrate inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals in mainstream print, broadcast, and internet advertising campaigns has honoured IKEA for their ‘Why shouldn’t sofas come in flavours, just like families?’
Die „Charta der Vielfalt“ gewinnt in Deutschland immer mehr Liebhaber. Das Dokument wurde erstmals im Dezember 2006 von DaimlerChrysler, der Deutschen Bank, der Deutschen BP und der Deutschen Telekom gemeinsam mit Staatsministerin Maria Böhmer unterzeichnet.
Ford GLOBE, das „Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Employees“ – Netzwerk der Ford-Werke GmbH ist mit dem Zivilcourage-Preis 2007 des Berliner Christopher Street Day ausgezeichnet worden. Die Laudatorin Claudia Roth, Bundesvorsitzende von Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, lobte Ford GLOBE für seine Bemühungen zur Integration und Wertschätzung schwuler, lesbischer und bisexueller MitarbeiterInnen.
The European Stability Initiative (ESI) launched a report on gender equality in Turkey last week. The report, “Sex and power in Turkey” claims that gender equality in Turkey is largely a popular myth. The country scores poorly in global league tables on gender equality.
This project is addressed to artists, confectioners, bakers, chefs and creatives, who are interested in the realisation of an artistic project which aims to promote the meeting and dialogue among cultures, through the distribution of new sweet recipes around the Mediterranean countries, made by the Love Difference confectioneries.
At a recent forum looking at the role of Saudi women in the year 2020, it was clear that women have an important role to play in the future of Saudi Arabia. In her keynote address, Princess Adelah bint Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz stressed the importance of women’s empowerment and cautioned that the country will […]
The European Parliament has published a report on the situation of women with disabilities in the EU which calls on its Member States to “ensure the removal of existing barriers and obstacles, including architectural barriers, with view to creating equal rights and opportunities for women and girls with disabilities to play a part in family, […]
Eine Geschlechterdomäne brechen – das kann für so manchen Mann zum großen Spaß werden. Im Kindergarten des baden-württembergischen Esslingen ist der Iraner Masoud Rafienejad der Liebling der Kiddies. Eine männliche Kindergartenmutti? Rafienejad ist Erzieher – eine seltene Ausnahme in Baden-Württemberg sowie bundesweit. Doch die gezielte Ansprache männlicher Bewerber war ein voller Erfolg:
Singapore and Malaysia. After a couple of days in the city-state of Singapore, the financial metropolis of South East Asia and migrant hub for peoples from neighbouring states as well as a large number of Europeans, we are now on our way north to Malaysia. “Malaysia truly Asia” is this country’s marketing slogan and it […]
