Speaking at a rally in Metoro, Mozambique on May 18th, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza argued that both cultural diversity and national unity are important weapons in the fight against poverty. Guebuza stated that Mozambique has many tribes, regions, and races,
They do, as a new survey shows. The report, entitled „Survey on Diversity in Corporate Annual Reports of Stoxx 50 Companies,“ notes that „diversity is now a strategic success factor“ that „leading companies can no longer overlook.“ The survey is the first international baseline evaluation of 90 empirical studies on the economic relevance, benefits and […]
Money is made through the market – with individual consumers or with corporate clients. In both cases, acknowledging the diversity of customers is critical to making the most of existing and future market potential. Participants of the WebCast “Rising Revenues: Diversity in Marketing and CRM” by Michael Stuber, which was organised by the Conference Board, […]
In March, Ilse Junkermann of Stuttgart, Germany became the first woman bishop of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany (EKM). After the third round of secret balloting, the church synod in Wittenberg elected the 51-year-old theologian by more than the required two-thirds majority.
Following the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the Netherlands in 2001, a number of countries have followed suit with Belgium in 2003, Spain in 2005, Canada in 2005, South Africa in 2006.
This KPMG released report addresses how much Diversity actually matters to business. The results of the report are based on conversations with 53 chief executives, chief financial officers and chairmen (or equivalent positions) from mainly FTSE 100 and similar-sized organisations, about the ways in which the business world is changing.
In response the current financial crisis, Ernst & Young has released a report that addresses the vast economic potential of women as an economic force. The report analyses an extensive body of research which shows that women make significant and proven contributions to business and economic growth. Within the report, Ernst & Young discusses that
On 31 March, the EU telecommunications ministers concluded that the internet should be made more accessible to older people and people with disabilities. An accessible information society should aim at facilitating access to websites and other ICT-tools to all citizens in Europe. The Ministers agreed that
In March 2009, the European Commission launched an EU-wide campaign to help tackle the gender pay gap. Across the EU economy, women earn on average 17.4% less than men. The simple concept of ‚equal pay for work of equal value‘ is at the heart of the campaign being launched raise awareness of the pay gap, […]
IBM is improving Work/Life balance for IBM employees with children by offering a collection of easy to implement ideas from the International Step by Step Association’s (ISSA) ‘Opening Magic Doors’ Activity Kits. This project addresses one of the primary concerns of IBM employees and parents everywhere – the need to
