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Promoting gender equality through collective bargaining
We cannot rely on legislation to achieve and protect equality issues. Collective bargaining is a much more effective mechanism for ensuring that these rights exist. Although there have been major achievements made in equality issues in the past, downsizing and reorganization are taking a toll, impacting on the lives of...
Tags: Collective Bargaining, International Labour Organization, Equality Issue, Labor Relations, Human Resources
White papers 2003-01-01

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EC HIGHLIGHTS GENDER EQUALITY IN MEDITERRANEAN REGION
According to "Jordan Times", the Spanish embassy and the European Commission teamed up to draw attention to the issue of gender equality in the Mediterranean region. During the event, Heiberg and Spanish Ambassador to Jordan Manuel Lorenzo annouAccording to "Jordan Times", the Spanish embassy and the European Commission teamed up...
Tags: European Commission, women
Research articles 2006-11-16
JORDAN: EC HIGHLIGHTS GENDER EQUALITY IN MEDITERRANEAN REGION.
According to "Jordan Times", the Spanish embassy and the European Commission teamed up to draw attention to the issue of gender equality in the Mediterranean region. During the event, Heiberg and Spanish Ambassador to Jordan Manuel Lorenzo According to "Jordan Times", the Spanish embassy and...
Tags: European Commission, women
Research articles 2006-11-16
City of Amsterdam Deputy Mayor Gehrels to Address Same-Sex Marriage with Kenji Yoshino, NYU, Boris Dittrich, Human Rights Watch & Ron Zacchi, Marriage Equality New York, on Friday, June 26
NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Amsterdam is sending Deputy Mayor Carolien Gehrels to New York as part of its NY400 initiative to issue a statement in support of equality and tolerance for the LGBT community. In keeping with the 40th Anniversary of...
Tags: Human Rights Watch
Research articles 2009-06-25
Gender equality exists in engineering salaries
Although past studies have reported that women in the t nited States earn about 72 cents for each dollar earned hy men, a recent survey by Abt Associates Inc. found closer salary equality in the engineering profession. In a brief prepared for the National Science Foundation NSF this fall....
Tags: National Science Foundation, salary, women
Research articles 1999-12-01
Same-sex marriage key issue at conference
SAN FRANCISCO -- Whether the gay rights struggle can be compared to the movement for racial equality was debated decades before same- sex marriage landed at the top of the nation's civil rights agenda. But the argument was a no-brainer at the American Civil Liberties Union's annual...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union
Research articles 2004-07-08
Abt Associates Finds Gender Equality in Engineering Salaries; Perceived Wage Gap Explained Primarily by Number of Years in the Workforce
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 3, 1999-- Past studies have reported that women in the United States earn approximately 72 cents for every dollar earned by men, but a recent study by Abt Associates Inc. found contrary results for the occupation of engineering. According to an issue brief prepared by Abt...
Tags: Cambridge, National Science Foundation, women, workforce
Research articles 1999-09-03
Constitutionalism in the shadow of doctrine: the president's non-enforcement power.(reponse to article by Dawn E. Johnson in this issue, p. 7)
DAVID BARRON [*] I INTRODUCTION May a President refuse, on constitutional grounds, to enforce a statute that requires the firing of all HIV-positive military personnel? May a President rely upon the Fifth Amendment to bar federal...
Tags: Administration, Government, president, Regulations, statute, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2000-01-01
Investors entitled to equality.
Aug 25, 2002 (The Sun-Herald ABIX via COMTEX) -- Questions have been raised about sharing the costs of an Australian managed fund that is closed for new business. The issue emerged after National Australia Bank took over MLC and decided to stop new money...
Tags: FINANCE, National Australia Bank
Research articles 2002-08-25
Abt Associates finds gender equality in engineering salaries
According to a briefing prepared by Abt Associates for the National Science Foundation NSF, women earn approximately 97 cents for every dollar earned by men within the engineering profession. The NSF issue brief, entitled "How Large is the Gap in Salaries of Male and Female Engineers?," discusses Abt Associates'...
Tags: Benefits, MARKETING, National Science Foundation, salary
Research articles 1999-10-01
The march to equality stalls.
Oct 4, 2001 BRW ABIX via COMTEX -- The glass ceiling remains an issue for female executives and women in the workforce in Australia. The former Australian sex discrimination commissioner, Susan Halliday, says that the increase in the number of female directors on company...
Tags: TMP Worldwide
Research articles 2001-10-03
ASA Again Misleads its Membership & Media on Right to Repair Act, This Time in Florida/Bill to Return Next Session, States CARE
To: AUTO EDITORSContact: Sandy Bass-Cors of the Coalition for Auto Repair Equality, +1-800-229-5380 ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Once again, the Automotive Service Association ASA has issued misleading statements regarding The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act in Congress and in the states. ASA's latest misinformation is regarding...
Tags: car, Florida, Manufacturing, media, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-05-15
"Mandatory" Knows No Color
I'm the president of a 200-person company in a small town, and we've been having some racial tensions in our office because of an insensitive email -- featuring a racial joke -- that an employee forwarded to others. That employee has been dismissed, and to help prevent future problems I...
Tags: E-mail, Ethics, Office Life, Personal Conduct, seminar, Where's The Line?
Blog posts 2007-06-26
Overcoming Sexism in the Workplace
Sexual harassment is a very sensitive subject and bound by legal and regulatory guidelines that must be adhered to. The advice provided within this article is not intended to be a definitive guide to dealing with sexism. Managers should use their discretion when dealing with such situations and use the...
Tags: BNET Editorial, Management, Victim, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Team Management, Harassment, Sexism, Action, Organization, Workplace, Team, Situation
Articles 2008-01-30
Sarah Palin's Paradox for Working Moms
Sarah Palin's Paradox for Working MomsRE: Sarah Palin's Paradox for Working MomsThe quote "raising children is a family affair", it absolutely right. Children need a mother, nuturing soft gentle, someone who will take the care to apply a bandaid in need... however children, in as much as a mother, need...
Tags: Gender and diversity, Sarah, Working Moms, Sarah Palin
Discussion threads 2008-09-09
Google Quietly Tries Brokering Deals With ISPs To Get Priority Access
Congress has failed to pass legislation regarding so-called "Net Neutrality," and now the issue is again top of mind as Internet providers seeking preferential treatment; network operators considering a tiered approach, and once-staunch defenders beginning to soften their stance on the matter. This time, it appears Google (NSDQ: GOOG),...
Tags: Google Inc., Wall Street Journal, Phone, Telephone Company, Microsoft Access, Network, AT&T Corp., Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Broadband, Companies, Comcast, Microsoft, Viacom, Yahoo, Legal, FCC, Regulatory, Media, TV, Cable & Telecom, IPTV, Tricia Duryee, Comcast Corp.
External links 2008-12-15
Integrate Benefits for Workers' Well-Being
Improving and maintaining employees' health should be the key issue for employers that want to combine short- and long-term disability, occupational and non-occupational insurance providers. An added advantage to integrating providers is that all disability and leave cases are handled similarly. This creates an atmosphere of equality. Initially, supervisors who...
Tags: HR.com, Worker, Disability, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Benefits, Insurance, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
White papers 2003-01-17
Should UK Boards Follow Cameron's Lead?
Conservative Party leader David Cameron’s promise to fill one-third of his Cabinet posts with women if he makes it to Number 10 has had employment lawyers up in arms. Positive discrimination, points out Glovers solicitors, contravenes EU discrimination laws. Anyway, affirmative action breeds resentment in the ranks and is seen...
Tags: Human Resources, Equal Opportunity Commission, Gender And Diversity, Women, BNET UK Staff
Blog posts 2008-04-15
Three Strategies for Managing Generation Y
Three Strategies for Managing Generation YHelicopter ParentsThis is so true! I have two Gen Y daughters, both working and completing their studyies. There is no issue regarding their work, or study, that they wouldn't ask me for advice. I help them put together application letters, role-play interviews, brain storm issues...
Tags: Managing Generation Y, strategy, Managing, Generation Y
Discussion threads 2008-05-20
Are You Ready for Transparent Salaries?
Are You Ready for Transparent Salaries?RE: Are You Ready for Transparent Salaries?The issue of workers finding out they left money on the table when they got hired is enough reason not to do this. Unless it's something seriously drastic, I don't want to know if my peers are making more/less...
Tags: Benefits, payroll solutions, Transparent Salaries, salary, Salary Range
Discussion threads 2008-09-17
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