there will be some i have serious problems on a personal level and i was unable to live they're going to. want to know their story in food groups verified and reliable information for more it. what does it take to make it in the world of business is it all just a game basically coming down to either luck or skill well of course fully actually a bit of both of those and much more rightly or wrongly various factors dictate who wins the race to the top where we come from our perspectives even our gender can

all make or break a career equal opportunity for all that's the theme for this edition of made leader we use business magazine. how many companies claim to be an equal opportunity employer but so rarely is that actually true lots of things dictate your chances of landing a job including all too often you'll race however since the killing of george floyd by a white police officer in the united states many corporations have taken a stand on racial prejudice the very 1st time it'll be used to ponder asks whether we're witnessing a game changer. in a game every player begins at the same starting point they all get the same number of chances the rules are clear so whether you win or lose depends more on strategy and luck. we like to think that's also true of the

labor market that anyone's hard work can pay off. but that's not the case especially for someone like people of color. so if you think of it in germany we still ask the question where are you from far too often people aren't asking who are you and where do you want your career to take you. along where you come from still plays a role in our discourse and our attitudes toward the more mention of women and in hiring too it's a problem that mostly affects ethnic minorities and they often face similar barriers in the workplace that's also why blacks and people of color a more likely to end up in lower skilled and lower paid careers. the picture is very different at the top corporate boardrooms in germany much like in france the u.k. and the u.s. don't reflect the societies they come from. at this level of leadership does little

by way of racial diversity and yet the words race ethnicity and racism and missing from discussions about diversity in corporate germany. is used i don't think it's definitely the case that most companies and most employers avoid using the word racism they think it's a dangerous word. and it expresses something that doesn't apply to them. too too so there's still a lot of education to be done between. and germany is not alone in that the european network against racism says ethnic minorities and migrants of color especially face significant discrimination across europe. and what is the common type of exclusion that you see from the labor market and europe what we see is that racial as groups racialists individuals might have

a very high level of experience and qualifications but they are actually in low level. low qualified jobs and there's all say this risk of exploitation for certain groups when you get into the more corporate sector as you see that there is wage disparities according to different rush racialized groups where whites people may earn more money doing the same work and unemployment rates are also higher for people of color and ethnic minorities you can see that there is a difference between the national unemployment rate and the unemployment rate for migrants with the unemployment rate for migrants being higher c.e.c. in different countries the ethnic minorities might be experiencing exclusion from the labor market based on various different reasons whether that's juice of

the population in that specific country or the history of colonialism and the history of slavery that we know exists in in europe the global discussion on racism has shifted since the killing of george floyd in may 2020 in the u.s. triggered a wave of black lives matter protests which reverberated across the globe. thousands gathered in solidarity in cities across europe while also calling for racial justice at home. the protests have changed how many u.s. companies are responding to social justice movements several american brands issued statements supporting the calls for racial justice from the black lives matter movement by august 2020 corporate america reportedly pledged more than $7000000000.00 to support efforts to fight racism leaders recognize

they were in a position of influence but also that there was a demand if they wanted to eat their consumer is happy with their products and services corporations are really the most powerful entity and society have a mench influence over policy or work. over a host of issues that our society wrestles with. chris miller works for ice cream maker ben and jerrys heading the company's social justice campaigns the company took a stand on racial justice years ago it began supporting the black lives matter movement in 2016 still they vents of last year changed everything. the murder of george florida and the resulting protests showed was that there was increasing expectation and perhaps a redefinition around what it means to be

a corporate citizen and that corporation. we're being looked to to be a part of the dialogue that's happening within society ben and jerry's has launched a podcast on the history of racism in the us and consulting firm mckenzie established the institute for black economic mobility which advances research on racial equity those are just 2 examples of how u.s. corporations are signaling their desire to take part in the ongoing dialogue on racial justice. we cannot address the underlying racism that exists the systemic and structural nature of it in less we can admit that racism exists whether it's you know the movement around the rights and dignity or seekers and refugees in europe or for

that matter the work that we're doing around climate justice in australia corporate america is advertising its efforts to grapple with racism and to engage with society on questions of racial justice in europe things are a bit more complicated many researchers and i racism activist and diversity experts say that european companies still haven't engaged with the reality of racism the lack of data in many european countries to show that the effects and impact of racial discrimination helps corporates avoids this issue in europe the biggest opportunity is cash earning. all the information that's out there are around if an ethnic groups racial groups. and with that valuable data information companies can do wonders in the sense of

recognizing where where their challenge. to solve this we have to create very transparent hiring situations there needs to be that mutual respect. well i'm not winning today i'm definitely moving but at least i know what the rules are but that's not what it's like with racism or any form of discrimination it's like playing a game where the walls are always changing and you end up being excluded without knowing what the will rules are. now every so often a stark reminder comes along of how far we still have to go with equal opportunity for all one of those came no that long ago when russia made dozens of jobs available to women sometimes the very 1st time believe it or not women have been

barred from driving metro trains and many showing reports on bond drive as long wait to get behind the wheel. women are finally in the driving seat and are pushing full speed ahead on gender equality in the russian capital. started working for the moscow metro almost 18 years ago at the time women were not allowed to operate subway trains in russia but arenas says for her it was worth the wait. this is my childhood dream i used to play with model ships and airplanes with the boys my father is a pilot so why the metro somehow it drew me in the fact that it's underground i guess it's like flying under the ground. before every shift irina gives the metro train she'll be driving a once over here you know was a station guard on the platform for years helping out passengers since january she's a driver now she tries to get

a sense of each individual metro train. treat each train like a person and i think each train has a soul to the feeling of driving the metro it's like pure happiness i'm happy when i'm driving. irina is proud to be one of the 1st 12 female metro drivers after all the moscow subway is legendary the soviet government started building it in the 1930 s. calling it a palace for the people for commuting workers in the 1980 s. the government decided women had no place driving these trains they said the metro is too deep underground too loud and too dark for women and the vibration from the trains could damage their so-called childbearing function even now women drivers are only being deployed on the most modern trains and only operate one lined runs partially overground despite the fact that they get the exact same training as

their male counterparts he has her dream job and the next group of women will start training to become drivers soon but outside of these metro tunnels gender equality is still a long way off. gender inequality is still a major issue in workplaces the world over women are less likely to rise to the top of organizations and on the way they can expect to be paid less than men doing the same job plus the gender pay gap is not the only inequality that leaves women out of pocket and women and men enjoy the same rights and opportunities right by a long shot consider getting a bank loan to buy a home for example how things turn out often depends on the applicant's gender and where they live. in india. was turned down by several banks because she's an unmarried woman in $117.00 countries creditors are not prohibited from denying

bones on the basis of gender what's more in most economies women are over represented amongst those without a bank account women and men enjoy the same rights and opportunities hardly take the world of work women are much more likely to do unimpeded work than men on family farms in family businesses and in particular caring for others those that do get paid often earn a lot less than their male counterparts the gender pay gap varies from country to country that has to do with politics and tradition women are also sorely under represented in top jobs among germany's 30 leading blue chip companies there is just one female c.e.o. named gary ho at merck and she was only appointed this year same rights and same opportunities at least before the law right nope in more than 100 countries certain

occupations are reserved for men in russia for example female ship captain spent years fighting for the right to helm of the essel 100 jobs are still off limits to women in russia what about maternity leave and pay in more than $50.00 countries employers alone are responsible for maternity pay there is no state support that's a significant disincentive for hiring women because it could get expensive equal rights and opportunities for all what can be done to achieve that making laws fair would be a good start. even the most well meaning recruits can be influenced by their own biases be they conscious or otherwise that's why bosses are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help them objective lay choose the best candidate but does taking the human out of human resources actually work elizabeth layman. it

report. these people all have at least one thing in common they're considered attractive by conventional standards. in a beauty contest held by the mobile beauty dot ai the finalists were chosen by an all robot jury the results guaranteed to be objective. over 6000 selfies were submitted from all over the world. but surprisingly nearly all of the winners were white. it turns out the artificial intelligence was trained using data from central europe and wasn't good at assessing faces from elsewhere. joy bolam wienie is one of the leading ai researchers. she.