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Not a single citizen from Central or Eastern Europe was appointed to a EU leadership position in 2023, while 73% of new appointments were Western Europeans, an annual analysis conducted by European Democracy Consulting shows. Taking into account the regions’ population sizes, Western Europe earned more than 1.5 times their fair share of posts in 2023, while Central and Eastern Europe secured just over a quarter of their expected allocation. The study looked at appointments to executive leadership positions of the EU’s institutions, advisory bodies, agencies and other bodies, and builds on an o...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - At just 14 years old, Ja'saray Juarez debates what makes a good ad with her friends -- catchy music, clever camera work and appealing characters are all part of the mix. She will eventually film her own commercial to show her class. In a few years, the freshman hopes to launch her career behind the camera, thanks to a special program at her Los Angeles high school for hundreds of young people from underrepresented communities looking to break into showbiz. Since September, the public high school has been home to a magnet program for film and television studies that has rece...
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New York (AFP) - From the first openly lesbian governor to the first Generation Z member-elect of Congress, early results in the US midterms heralded a good night for diversity. - 'Proud' - In Massachusetts, voters elected Democrat Maura Healey as America's first out lesbian governor, TV networks projected. The 51-year-old defeated Geoff Diehl, who had been endorsed by ex-president Donald Trump, to flip the office from the Republicans. She said she was "proud" of her historic victory, telling cheering supporters that it sent a message "to every little girl and every LGBTQ person out there, you...
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Finance companies need to address the underrepresentation of women and people of colour if they are “serious about growing their business,” affirms the COO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organizations. The observation from Beverley Yeomans, Chief Operating and Diversity Officer at deVere Group, comes as concerns grow on the back of new research about the lack of representation at the top of the financial services sector. Q3 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Find A Qualified Financial AdvisorEach advisor has been vetted by ...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Audiences for more diverse television shows have grown during the pandemic, but Latino actors and writers remain underrepresented and transgender actors are "virtually absent," says a major new study released Tuesday. The annual Hollywood Diversity Report produced by the University of California, Los Angeles found a correlation last year between show ratings figures and the diversity of casts and writers' rooms, particularly in minority households. Broadcast ratings figures for white households were highest for shows with casts considered "relatively diverse" -- 31-40 perce...
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Fleur East thought Chris Martin was joking when he asked her to sing with Coldplay. The 'Sax' hitmaker was interviewing the 44-year-old singer on her Hits Radio show last week when he asked her to join them on stage at their gig at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire and she admitted the whole experience left her "mind blown" because it happened so quickly. She said: "It’s been crazy this week. Interviewed Adele. Interviewed Coldplay then performed with Coldplay. "[I wasn't expecting it] at all. I just told them there was a song on the album that I liked and Chris Martin was like, ‘Do you want ...
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With businesses scrambling to fill positions in an era of worker shortages, some hiring managers are left to ponder resumes from job candidates whose skills or education don’t quite match the requirements advertised. Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Hiring GameDegrees and expertise aren’t everything, though, and other factors can be just as important in finding the right person, says Bill Lyons, the ForbesBooks author of We Are HR: The Business Owner’s Definitive Guide to Professional Employer Organizations. “We encourage our clients to prioritize attitude and cultural fit ...
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson Wednesday criticized Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) over her comments that she would only do interviews with minority reporters, calling her a “monster.” “Lori Lightfoot is a monster,” Carlson said during his Fox News show Wednesday. “Any society that allows politicians to talk like this has a very ugly future ahead.” Carlson went on by comparing the mayor to a Nazi. “If someday the Chicago police rounded up the entire population of the city, Lori Lightfoot would have no trouble pulling the right ones out of line for punishment,” Carlson said. “By the way, in cas...
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What’s IN and What’s OUT in the Workplace? Eight Trends Leaders Can’t Afford to Miss Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Thriving in business means adapting to the many disruptions and influences that shape our modern work environment. Workplace trends expert Rick Grimaldi shares what’s IN and what’s OUT in 2021. Hoboken, NJ (May 2021)—The way we work is changing fast. Technology is disrupting every sector, while shifting social, political, and environmental factors are shaping a new landscape of work for leaders and employees. Workplace trends expert Rick Grimaldi says staying up...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Female and minority actors were proportionately represented in Hollywood for the first time last year in a "watershed moment for diversity," said a report released Thursday suggesting change may have been accelerated by the pandemic. While praising "enormous gains" in representation, authors warned 2020 had been an anomalous year that saw major releases postponed due to the pandemic, and low-budget streaming titles with more diverse casts and crew coming to the fore. Darnell Hunt, co-author of the Hollywood Diversity Report, said it was "encouraging to see skyrocketing numb...
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