Intercultural concepts address two or more different parts – by definition. And apparently, these differences must be managed, because we are not used to deal with ‘the different’. This may be because almost every one of us was brought up and educated using sameness as a means to define ‘they and us’ and sometimes even […]
United Colours of Benetton – Every colour under the sun! Internationalism and therefore ethnic diversity now feature highly in the advertising campaigns of fashion houses, student organisations and big businesses alike. Proudly they depict people of different skin colours and boast of cross-border mobility programmes, company structures and alliances.
The aim of the workshop, facilitated by Cologne-based Diversity pioneer, Michael Stuber, was to explore the opportunity Diversity presents in order to achieve the integration of GLBT issues into daily business reality. The event covered the different meanings of Diversity and why is was important, what managing Diversity can encompass, which roadblocks exist to integrating […]
Most people claim that a person’s sexual orientation is a private matter and should not be discussed in the workplace. In addition, many stereotypes prevail saying that gay men would typically be found in some few professional niches like hairdressers, shop assistants, dancers or flight attendants. Therefore, it had been quite a surprise when Sharon […]
