Storys zum Thema Gender

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Empowering Women: Redefining Wealth Management with a Gender Lens Approach

SwissFinTechLadies

Compliance with the Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) with regard to women in the fintech landscape

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JTI becomes one of the first multinational companies to receive EY's new Global Equality Standard

Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Company achieves best in class certification on equal opportunities and equal pay JTI is one of the first companies in the world to receive EY's new Global Equality Standard (GES) certificate, achieving several of the highest assessment scores possible on equal opportunities and equal pay. THE GLOBAL BENCHMARK FOR BUSINESS LEADERS EY's GES is ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Quotas to promote gender equality in research

Bern (ots) - Gender equality is a prime concern of the Swiss National Science Foundation. To offer additional visibilty to women in academia, it is introducing gender quotas in its evaluation bodies with immediate effect. Political equality between men and women was achieved 50 years ago when women won the right to vote. But the underrepresentation of women in academic leadership roles continues: only 23 per cent of ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

How recruiters discriminate on employment websites

Bern (ots) - Researchers funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation conducted a large-scale study of discrimination on an online recruitment platform. The findings showed that, depending on the occupation, both men and women suffer from discrimination, and that discrimination against foreigners depends, among other things, on the time of day. Discrimination in hiring is a major societal problem. A new analysis of ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Sex education: Why school and parents should work together

Bern (ots) - There is an ongoing debate in society about sex education. Now a study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation suggests that the best approach is a combination of parents and school. And that using friends and the internet as main sources of information on sexuality can cause problems. Sex education in school remains a controversial subject. That's why Yara Barrense-Dias, researcher on adolescent ...

Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital

IDB Invest and Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital Announce $70 Million in Financing for Cabify to Boost Safe Urban Mobility and Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Luxembourg (ots/PRNewswire) - - Deal supports innovative digital business models that are having an impact on the urban transport sector - Financing will allow Cabify to strengthen its presence in countries where it operates across the region promoting social and environmental benefits, gender equality, and ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Young adults caught in a dilemma between traditional family models and modern views

Bern (ots) - A study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation has found that even young adults who do not yet have children are influenced by traditional concepts of family. At the same time, they have modern views of equality, career engagement and childcare. The result is a dilemma that affects not only young women, but also young men early in adulthood. ...