Should women refuse wearing make-up and having an attractive appearance to ensure that their intelligence is not overlooked? With her new book, “Making the most of your erotic capital,” the sociology Professor of the London School of Economics (LSE) Catherine ... read more
Monthly Archives: September 2011
The first woman on Henkel’s Management Board / Die erste Frau im Henkel-Vorstand
Yesterday, Henkel employees had two good reasons to be happy: On September 26, 1876, that means 135 years ago, Henkel was founded in Aachen, and since yesterday there is also the first woman in the Henkel Management Board since the ... read more
My first Experience at Henkel
Last August, 12th and 19th, for the first time in the history of Henkel in Mexico, our corporate offices opened the doors to approximately 50 children who literally came to work with mom or dad. This activity allowed the young to learn ... read more
Mentoring Scheme – First Workshop at Henkel UK
One of our top priority Diversity & Inclusion measures in 2011 and 2012 is the roll out of a global mentoring scheme at Henkel. Now, the first kick off event at Henkel UK took place on September 6. The aim ... read more
Gender Sensibilization Seminar at Henkel Iberica
Within our Equal Opportunity Plan, one of the most important actions is to spread all this key information to all the employees of Henkel Iberica. For this reason, the Equal Commission has prepared a special action called “Gender Sensibilization” which ... read more
Henkel’s little Researchers’ World / Henkel’s kleine Forscherwelt
Imagine if there would be a new world to explore! Wouldn’t that be exciting? To discover something entirely new? To explore scientific coherences? And at the end to find explanations that you have developed by yourself? What world could that ... read more
The balancing act of mothers in politics / Der Balanceakt von Müttern in der Politik
The reconciliation of children and career is for many women everyday business. So why should female politicians have better circumstances? At least in an interview with the German journal ZEIT four female politicians talked about their different approaches to reconcile ... read more
Respect! / Respekt!
Everyone wants to be treated respectfully. But not just in his or her private life, also at work it is an important aspect. This finding was already shown in the study of the University of Hamburg in 2006. In a ... read more