March 8th, 2009 marked the 98th International Women’s Day. The concept of this commemorative day began in 1910 at the second International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen. Clara Zetkin, leader of the ‚Women’s Office‘ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, tabled the idea of an International Women’s Day and proposed that there should […]
Following in the steps of France, Belgium and Germany, Spain has announced a charter for Diversity. The „Charter de la Diversidad“ is a commitment to the principles of social integration and non-discrimination which aims to improve and enhance the collaboration of various cultures and diverse peoples.
For the ninth year, DiversityInc has released The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity® list. This year, 11 specialty lists are also provided including the Top 10 Companies for Recruitment & Retention, Top 10 Companies for Supplier Diversity, Top 10 Companies for Executive Women and 25 Noteworthy Companies (companies that are close to earning spots […]
The Business Case for Diversity through 90 Empirical Studies For the first time, a comprehensive compendium of international studies on the added value of Diversity & Inclusion has been published. The International Business Case Report (IBCR) is now available from ‘European Diversity Research & Consulting’, Cologne (Germany).
In February, the Czech non-governmental organization Z§vůle práva opened a helpline for Roma as part of the “Ma den pes!” (Don’t give in!) project. The goal of the helpline is to provide guidance and advice to people who have been the victims of major crimes and discrimination in the Czech Republic, particularly Roma victims. In […]
New numbers show that the percentage of females within top management levels of major German companies has reach a low plateau. From a Hoppenstedt corporate data base analysis, women in German top management sank from 7.46 percent in 2006 to 5.65 percent in 2007. By the end of 2008, the percentage had barely risen to […]
BT has announced its new, four-year title sponsorship of the BT Paralympic World Cup. The BT Paralympic World Cup is the largest annual international multi-sport competition in elite disability sport, and takes place from 20-25 May 2009 in Manchester. BT Group Marketing and Brand Director Suzi Williams said,
Although women may have difficulties breaking through the glass ceilings of big business, they are beginning to take charge in the Public Sector. Within the recent months alone, the first female Minister of Saudi Arabia and the first female and openly lesbian Prime Minister of Iceland were appointed. In the case of Saudi Arabia, appointing […]
Anywhere from 10 to 15 percent of the annual bonuses of more than 16,000 Sodexo managers is tied to meeting diversity objectives. For the executive team, 25 percent of their annual bonuses is tied to diversity performance — and is paid regardless of the company’s financial performance. Rohini Anand, senior vice president and global chief […]
Pepsi Bottling has created one of the most diverse boards, in terms of gender and ethnicity, of any company in the Fortune 500 with four women, one of them Hispanic; one African-American man; and one Mexican man among its 10 members. Eric J. Foss, chairman and chief executive of the Pepsi Bottling Group, sat down […]
