Demand on diversity and equity roles to accelerate in 2021
Hiring for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) roles have been on the rise for years, and that will likely accelerate sharply in 2021, according to a recent report published by
Gender equality means business, Guterres tells corporate leaders
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged corporate leaders to achieve gender equality, highlighting the benefits for the private sector and society, in a video message to the ‘Target Gender Equality
Diversity and Inclusion Company Index: Apple
It was back in 2014 when big tech companies acknowledged the underrepresentation of minorities at their companies and made it a public goal to own up to the diversity issue. Seven
Study: 80% of HR professionals have no diversity experience
Just 3% of HR professionals say they have expertise in diversity, equality and inclusion while 80% of HR professionals labelled themselves as ‘beginners’, according to a study by San Francisco-based
Diversity makes companies stronger during the pandemic (McKinsey report)
Inclusion and diversity is a powerful enabler of business performance. Companies whose leaders welcome diverse talents and include multiple perspectives are likely to emerge from the pandemic stronger, international consultancy
Gender equality in European ICT: extensive report
Gender equality in European ICT jobs is worse today than it was ten years ago with only 2 out of 10 ICT jobs in the European Union held by women.
Violence against women increases: a shadow pandemic
Globally 1 in 3 women across their lifetime suffer from physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner. The number has remained largely unchanged
In Amazon 70% of managers are men
Among Amazon’s global employees, 44.6% are women and 55.4% are men. But when it comes to management positions, the difference is bigger. Among managers globally, 29.3% are women and 70.7%
European women earn 14% less than men
Women in the European Union earn on average 14.1% less than their male colleagues, according to statistics from EU’s statistical office Eurostat. ”There are imbalances in the earnings of women
How are media organisation’s doing with diversity in management?
Women journalists are still under-represented in media top management. Only 23 per cent of the top editors across 200 major outlets in ten countries are women despite that, on average,