gender equality

Author: Kevin Naylor – Japan FMA GEC Representative It is my great privilege to be asked to share my thoughts here for the FMA Gender Equality Committee on behalf of en world Japan, FMA’s partner here in Tokyo. I would like to take a slightly different approach to my colleagues who have shared thus far…

Author: Len Adams – U.S. FMA GEC Representative Gender Inequality concerning both compensation and employment is a genuine issue around the world, with the US being no exception. Covid has magnified the problem concerning women even further. Unemployment among women has increased due to Covid based on several factors: Industries that traditionally hire more women…

Author: Lloyd Dicks – South Africa FMA GEC Representative Soon after apartheid was abolished in 1994, South Africa adopted a Constitution that is one of the most progressive in the world.  Apart from for it’s Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (a policy that attempts to redress the wrongs of apartheid), the SA Constitution specifically forbids…

Author: Romina Lo Schiavo – Argentina FMA GEC Representative Desde la iniciativa Spotlight, una alianza de la UE y las Naciones Unidas, lanzaron un spot que visibiliza la carga mental que implica para las mujeres planificar y gestionar los quehaceres cotidianos. Este audiovisual pone luz sobre mujeres saturadas de trabajo doméstico y presenta a un…

Author: Ida Brynildsen – Scandinavia FMA GEC Representative Vi vet alle i dag at mangfold på arbeidsplassen er viktig, både av økonomiske årsaker og av trivselsårsaker. Mangfoldet starter allerede i den «kandidatpoolen» du skaper aller først i din rekrutteringsprosess, men det kan noen ganger være en utfordring å finne kandidater med varierte bakgrunner – de…

Autore: Salvatore Corradi – FM Chairman, Italy FMA GEC Representative La sindrome di Asperger e l’autismo di alto livello sono classificati come disturbi neurologici e complessi dello spettro autistico. Inoltre, una statistica fornita dal The Economist mette in luce il fatto che solamente il 12% delle persone affette da autismo svolge un lavoro a tempo…

Συντάκτης: Angela Dimou – Greece FMA GEC Representative Πώς επιδρά το φύλο στην επιλογή αυτού του είδους εργασίας; Αδιαμφισβήτητα, πρόκληση για τους εργαζόμενους, αποτελεί η εξισορρόπηση των απαιτήσεων της καθημερινότητα τους,  αναφορικά με το φόρτο εργασίας και τις υποχρεώσεις της οικογενειακής τους ζωής. Στην Ελλάδα του 2020, όπου η οικονομική κρίση έχει αφήσει το αποτύπωμα…

Autor: Emilia Azevedo – Portugal FMA GEC Representative A igualdade é, em Portugal, um direito consagrado na Constituição Portuguesa, no entanto, e apesar de nos últimos anos termos vindo a assistir a uma evolução positiva, ainda estamos longe do razoável em termos de igualdade de género. A remuneração das mulheres é em média 16,7% abaixo…

Autor: Jordi Soler – Spain FMA GEC Representative En el 70% de las grandes empresas europeas sólo las áreas de recursos Humanos y Compensación están preocupadas por analizar y proponer soluciones en materia de igualdad retributiva, ¿por qué no se hace participe a toda la organización si se trata de un problema que afecta a…

Auteur : Angélique Fournier – France FMA GEC Representative Au tournant de l’an 2000, les femmes de plus en plus diplômées se sont organisées dès la sortie des grandes écoles pour s’imposer dans les fonctions à hautes responsabilités. Souvent reléguées aux postes de back office comme les Ressources Humaines ou le marketing et la communication,…