Project Cultural Diversity – A comparison between Germany and the USA / Projekt Cultural Diversity – Ein Vergleich zwischen Deutschland und den USA Stereotypes often influence the perception of another culture. And working in culturally diverse teams is a big ... read more
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Report on equality between women and men 2010 / Bericht über die Gleichheit zwischen Männern und Frauen 2010
Each year, the European Commission reports to the European Council on developments towards gender equality and challenges that emerged. This year’s report points out that there is a generally positive trend towards a gender-equal society. However, differences in employment, pay, ... read more
Today it’s Equal Pay Day in Germany/ Heute ist Equal Pay Day in Deutschland
This year Germany “celebrates” it’s Equal Pay Day on March 26. The gender pay gap stayed constantly by 23 percent. Each year the European Commission reports to the European Council on developments towards gender equality and challenges that emerged. Henkel’s attitude ... read more
Salary report by the magazine Wirtschaftswoche and Personalmarkt Services / Gehaltstest der Wirtschaftswoche und der Vergütungsberatung Personalmarkt
The magazine Wirtschaftswoche and Personalmarkt Services compared the salaries of 470 careers and positions. The results are mainly negative. The salaries of top-managers increase while those of university graduates constantly decrease. The gap between women and men still exists and ... read more
The income gender gap/Der Gehaltsunterschied zwischen Männern und Frauen
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day on March 8, the Federal Statistic Office released data on the income gender gap. According to the numbers, women in Germany earn 23.3 percent less than man. In Italy, the difference amounts ... read more
Topless – German Boards without women? / “Oben ohne” – Deutsche Vorstände ohne Frauen?
One week ago Telekom’s HR board member Thomas Sattelberger announced a 30 percent quota for women in management position until 2015. An approach the majority of German’s Dax companies avoid until today. There intention is to get a higher share ... read more
Do women have a „superwoman complex“ / Haben Frauen einen „Superwoman Komplex“?
For years, women fought for the equality of women and men. Many improvements have been made, others, for example equal payments, are still to come. Did the fight for equality lead to a superwoman complex? A superwoman complex is the ... read more
Reverse Mentoring / Mentoring verkehrt herum
Mentoring has become a personal development tool for many companies. It refers to a relationship in which an experienced, successful employee, the mentor, helps and advises a younger, less experienced employee, the mentee. This classical form of mentoring was turned ... read more