Stand-alone Diversity initiatives have become difficult to justify in recent years. Instead, business was expected to own D&I, to lead the change process and to mainstream Diversity and Inclusiveness into their way of doing business. But what could Diversity practitioners offer to the business to assist the ‘embedding’ approach? Depending on their involvement, managers will […]
Männlich, weiß, heterosexuell – diese Attribute finden sich um Umfeld der Naturwissenschaften nur zu oft. Auch die Chemieindustrie weiß um diese Situation. „Auf die wirklich wichtige Frage kommen sie aber gar nicht“, sagt Stuber. Nämlich die, zu überlegen, warum denn eigentlich keine Frau, kein BWLer, kein Türke unter ihnen ist,“ so Stuber in einem Infoblatt […]
After 15 years of European Diversity models, many wonder what organisations have achieved in D&I and where they are heading. With the significant expansion of the number of diversity programmes, the immense renewed public attention and also with many new stakeholders involved, the dynamics in the field have changed significantly. The multitude of influences and […]
A report in Saudi Arabia has warned that if Saudi women were given the right to drive, it would spell the end of virginity in the country. The report contains graphic warnings that letting women drive would increase prostitution, pornography, homosexuality and divorce.
In Deutschland besteht eine deutliche Abneigung gegenüber gesetzlichen Regelungen. Kein Wunder, da die deutsche Kultur ohnehin von Normen und dem Konzept „Ordnung“ geprägt ist. Ausbruchversuche stehen daher regelmäßig an – vor allem bei der jeweils jungen Generation. Die verwegene Camping-Welle der 1960er Jahr e versprach zum Beispiel die Befreiung von städtischer Enge und häuslichem Muff. […]
Homosexualität in den Vorständen ist noch immer ein Tabuthema. Dabei machen Konzern-Chefs in den USA längst vor, wie es geht. Über Selbstouting und Schwulenfreundlichkeit in Unternehmen berichtet Michael Lenz in seinem Artikel in „Neues Deutschland“. Hier geht es zur Onlineversion.
The latest survey by Forbes Insight “Global Diversity and Inclusion – Fostering Innovation through a Diverse Workforce” proved once more, that Diversity is a key driver of innovation and crucial for global success. 85 percent of the about 320 surveyed executives from the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA agreed that a diverse and inclusive workforce is […]
Whenever a company starts to take its D&I activities outside its ‘home’ country, a number of new complexities are added to the already existing challenges. The recurring key question in that situation is: How much standards can the global corporate heaquarter set for international units, and how much freedom in adapting or tailoring should it […]
It is still a widespread assumption in some cultures – and quite a few companies – that a person’s sexual orientation does not matter at work and therefore shouldn’t be actively adressed by diversity programmes. Experts, however, know that this resistance typically refers only to non-straight identities as heterosexuality is being made visible and audible […]
Stereotypes and role models typically begin to be forged starting with early childhood. In their fight against gender stereotypes and traditional roles of men and women, the Sodermalm district of Stockholm has recently taken quite a radical new step: to foster the equality between the sexes, it funded the Egalia pre-school for children up to […]
