It is nearly impossible to be informed about all kinds of anti-discrimination laws and relevant updates in more than 30 European countries at the same time. Thus a quality overview is not only helpful but essential to get a concise yet accurate overview of local specifics and regional similarities. The 16th bi-annual “European Anti-Discrimination Law […]
Wie setzen sich die Spitzengremien der größten Schweizer Unternehmen zusammen in Hinblick auf Internationalität und Geschlecht? Diese Frage beleuchtet seit 2006 der jährlich erscheinende Schilling Report durch Analyse der Geschäftsleitungen und Verwaltungsräte. Während sich der Anteil der Frauen in Geschäftsleitungsgremien seit 2006 nur um zwei Prozentpunkte auf 6 Prozent erhöhte, ist der Ausländeranteil seither deutlich […]
Es ist eine simple Rechnung: Allein die Frauen könnten bei der kommenden Bundestagswahl die absolute Mehrheit erzielen. Nähmen sie von den Männern noch die hinzu, die nicht ‚Mainstream’ sind, könnten sie gemeinsam die Verfassung ändern – und zwar selbst dann, wenn es viele sogenannte Abweichler gäbe. Abweichler – das ist einer jener Begriffe, die sehr […]
The work force is aging as baby boomers move toward retirement. By now, one in ten over-65 year olds are still wage-earners. This question has recently been revisited by the Office of National Statistics in the UK (ONS). When they released a report showing that the number of employees older than 65 have reached far […]
Talent shortages are having a high impact on a company’s ability to meet their clients’ needs. One out of five employers in the EMEA region that are in need of additional talent agree with this statement. This is one of the eye-opening results from the 2013 Talent Shortage Survey conducted by the Manpower Group. Especially […]
For years, Sweden was considered to be a role model of a social state from a Diversity perspective. The government not only provided immense aids for families or young people, it also had a reputation for a very welcoming immigration policy. However,
The “Disability Matters Europe” conference was held in Paris from 12th till 13th of June. The conference, organised by Springboard Consulting, features experts from corporations, academia, government and non-profit sector who share best practices with regard to successfully embarking on the special needs workforce.
Einfach „bunt“ – auf diese griffige Formel brachte Moderatorin Dunja Hayali die Beschreibung dessen, was Diversity für sie im Kern ausmacht. Deutlich mehr punktete sie beim Publikum der Verleihung des Deutschen Diversity Preises in Berlin mit ihrer Selbstbeschreibung eines „Migrationsvordergrundes“. Gekonnte Zuspitzung wie es sich für einen solchen Anlass gehört. Ein Anlass, der wohl vor […]
In the city of Herat, Western Afghanistan, the International Women’s Day 2013 was celebrated by a film festival with films from female directors or with gender themes. The film festival continued for 2 days (7th to 9th of March) during which 30 films were shown. The topics of the films also covered
More than 100 people from all over Europe will participate in the conference “Free Kick For Equality! Moving to the next step in Combating racism and homophobia in sports together” to be held in Bratislava, 26-28 of April. The conference is part of the framework of the European Commission’s co-funded project “Football for Equality”.
