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what secrets lie behind those walls. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. you double your world heritage 360 get to know. 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 probably actually have 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 perspectives even agenda can all make
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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 upon the chimp 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
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labor market that anyone's hard work can pay off. but that's not the case especially for some groups like people of color. 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. where you come from still plays a role in our discourse and our attitudes. mentioned in 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 mole 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
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by way of racial diversity and yet the words race ethnicity and racism i'm 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. so there's still a lot of education to be done you know between in germany. he is not alone in that but 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 racialized groups racialists individuals might have
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a very high level of experience and qualifications but they are actually in low level. low qualified jobs and there's also a 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
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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. also calling for racial justice at home. mom. 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
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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 in society have a mensch influence over palmer sing 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
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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 unless we can admit that racism exists whether it's the you know the movement around the rights and dignity or seekers and refugees in europe or for
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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 activists 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 being. all the information that's out there are around if an ethnic groups racial groups. and with that valuable data or information companies can do wonders in the
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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 losing 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
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barred from driving metro trains and really showing reports on one 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 was 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
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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 is like pure happiness i'm happy when i'm driving. irina is proud to be one of the 1st 12 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 line that runs partially over ground despite the fact that they get the exact same training
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as their male counterparts. 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 are 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. women and men enjoy the same rights and opportunities right not by a long shot considered 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
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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 fare is 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 nope in more than 100 countries certain
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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 recruit 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 choose the best candidate but does taking the human out of human resources actually work elizabeth layman. mit report
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. these people all have at least one thing in common they're considered attractive by conventional standards. 'd in a beauty contest held by the mobile beauty 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 is one of the leading ai researchers. she's sounding the alarm about serious discrimination. we really have to think about widespread mysterious and destructive algorithms that are increasingly being used to make decisions that
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impact more aspects of our lives so who gets hired or fired you get that loan do you get insurance or you admitted into the college that you wanted to get into. recruiting new staff a number of firms in germany ai software that analyzes the applicants voice body language and word usage. companies like hire of you claim this makes recruiting more objective promoting diversity and gender equality but experts like lorraine. are skeptical she analyzed 38 recruitment tools on behalf of the german government . a lot of this technology as based on theories that are disputed by sociologists and psychologists. and some of the theories were actually debunked long ago and. i'm talking about concepts like the big 5. the. big one. the big
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5 personality traits are openness conscientiousness extroversion agreeableness and emotional stability the i software puts candidates in these boxes and draws conclusions about their capabilities agreeableness for example is seen as inconsistent with management skills the software includes empathy in that box women in particular may be very empathetic so the software assumes they're unsuitable for management positions plus the big 5 traits are based on european and north american societies in asia on the other hand diligence is valued more highly the software disregards that. the european union uses one such tool cameo staff but for now it's leaving the ai function deactivated. as much. i think we 1st need to take a broader look at the use of software that's designed to evaluate people. and ask
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ourselves whether that's even possible that this technology that. is. a lot of them are essentially unethical and unscientific. and they shouldn't even be on the market. and i'm just kind of shocked and mocked and hear more and more software is being used worldwide. we can start thinking about how we create more inclusive code and employ inclusive coding practices it really starts with people are we creating full spectrum teams with diverse individuals who can check each other's blind spots on the technical side are we factoring in fairness as we're developing systems we now have the opportunity to unlock even greater equality if we make social change a priority and not an afterthought. but evaluating people more fairly clearly
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involve a much more complex process and that would cost the ai developers more money. now with or without talent official intelligence employers are going to have to face up to the diversity that comprises modern societies and to their credit many of them are making a real effort to better reflect the differences in the wider world within their organizations take. itself while we have over 60 different countries represented but is that true all i have achieved. women and men young and old people of various ethnic backgrounds with different religions and worldviews different sexual orientations with and without disabilities the don't develop team in berlin is a colorful mix. i wanted to know how does it work at other companies how big a variety is there and how do the bosses deal with it.
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often doesn't this t.v. commercial for germany's 2nd biggest mail order group is also making a statement about openness and tolerance. it's a vision of a corporate culture that excepts people for who they are. that may be every day life for workers at auto these days. but it wasn't always like that. with sports. even in germany in 2020 far from uncontroversial that we run ads featuring homosexuals and we get hateful comments online sometimes really disgusting hurtful remarks we just have to accept it and we make a conscious decision to do that and i think it's important that we do accept it because sometimes showing this attitude can help you endure.
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bad time could never work in a company where he has to keep his sexuality a secret. he set up an l g b t q network where employees can exchange ideas and find support many people are afraid to come out according to a recent study every 3rd. person in germany experiences discrimination at work. let's say i'm not out and a colleague asks me about it then i only have 2 options i can lie or i can be forced to reveal my sexuality it doesn't. that's why it's so important for a company regardless of its diversity management policy to create a corporate culture that promotes openness and diversity. we leave through old catalogs from the seventy's to the ninety's. a time when you couldn't order fashion online. almost all female and male models are white
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caucasians and. if you look here all of these models are one type of person they're basically all white women of the i don't know about you but when i look at it from today's perspective it's a distorted picture of the world. things look very different today any company trying to sell products to the general public has to take social diversity into account. it's often difficult for homosexuals or transsexual men or women to find work but more and more companies are hiring at special john fairs like sticks and stones in berlin. and stewart cameron was one of the fair organizers he knows from personal experience what discrimination feels like the o.e.c.d. estimates that a candidate's chances drop by 50 percent if their peepers. discrimination
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is mostly very in direct for example you don't get invited to certain meetings or you don't get the promotion you're in line for you don't even get invited in the 1st place. it was the same with me when it came out that i was gay and it was really remarkable to see how colleagues suddenly started to become more distant like carson he got scratched in the company parking lot. so it was very important for me to find out which companies out there really don't care who backed me if i have a problem who can i turn to and do i truly believe that this company believes in this is. using his experience he started his own business and now advises companies on how they can better address diversity issues . in germany as a.p. is considered a model company on matters of diversity there are workers from 118 countries at the
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software company's headquarters. different cultures and ways of thinking and styles of communication meet here. diversity needs to be managed or otherwise there could be problems. ahead of personnel was forced to flee afghanistan for germany as a 14 year old on his own. today he is responsible for over $20000.00 workers. from the company's point of view openness to diversity means locating the best talent for the respective jobs in the respective team we have these talents everywhere there not only white or german but could be indian male homosexual acts at aurora if you only look at the specific requirements of a job a diverse team automatically emerges with. large companies can
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benefit from an open corporate culture mixed teams often achieve better results precisely because they have a harder time together. i think we have to do it because it's the right thing to do because the world has different says that you have to accept. we've also noticed that teams are more innovative when they don't all come from the same pot metaphorically speaking. in about 2000 that i lost in life. but of course this also applies in recruitment if we're more open as employers and we are more attractive option right that's why it's not just an end in itself but it's also a good fit and has quantifiable advantages for corporate success but even. allowing diversity in a company is a challenge which ultimately. and that's all for this edition
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was history when i arrived here i slept with 6 people in a room. it was hardest for. i even got white hairs out of. the german language head nodding off this gives me a little push maybe to entrust the lives of say you want to know their story in the islands her fighting and reliable information for margaret. it's an ongoing quest story i think the future. i think arab spring began in 2000 the other. people stood up against
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a corrupt congress and dictatorship a moment all these moments. have left deep box in my memory. because it was a shock it was an incredible feeling to people who were liberated. they had hoped for more security more freedom more dignity. of their hopes for. 10 years after the arab spring. starts june 7th own d w. this
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