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FAIR PAY IN FINLAND
Finland’s head of government is a woman, the five parties in government are led by women, and out of 18 ministers, 11 are women – no Finnish speaker is required to distinguish between ‘he’ and ‘she’, but can use the neutral pronoun ‘hän’, which, in a practical way, includes everyone.
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EQUAL PAY – AND MAKE IT SNAPPY!
FAIR PAY IN SWITZERLAND It’s no wonder that in summer 2019, the otherwise famously reserved women of Switzerland called the biggest women’s strike in history: in 2018, prosperous Switzerland only managed to reach 20th place in the Global Gender Gap Index. To say nothing of equal pay. But all that’s set to change. From now…
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The FPI in Davos: Gruezi future!
Since 1971, the worlds of politics and economics have come together annually in Davos to talk about the future of global economics. Yet this year, the focus is on nothing less than – everything. At the invitation of software company SAP, our founder and CEO Henrike von Platen was there for the first time last…
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Money, Power and Love
If SHE earns more than HIM It’s bad enough that women in employment earn less than men. But it gets really complicated in personal life: That is, if SHE earns more than HIM. But why is the income gap actually so problematic the other way round? How do we manage to finally say farewell to…
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Winning the Stevie Awards
The Future is Fair! Bronze for FPI at the 2018 Stevie Awards for Women in Business Do you know, what Estee Lauder Inc., SAP, Microsoft and FPI have in common? They are all Stevie Awards winners! Only one year after its foundation, the Fair Pay Innovation Lab has been nominated ‘Organization of the Year –…
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Comparable Worth Index: A “gauge” for companies
An interview with Dr Christina Klenner Female dominated jobs are worth less – and are lower paid as a rule. But how, in general, do we compare jobs with each otherand how are job requirements and stresses measured? How differently do we value “female” and “male” professions? The Comparable Worth Index proves statistically for the first time…
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Fairness as a leadership skill
An interview with fairness expert Ulrich Wiek „Fairness als Führungskompetenz“ (Fairness as a leadership skill) is the title of the latest book by fairness expert, Dr. Ulrich Wiek. We spoke to him about luck and chance in salary negotiations, performance criteria and the costs of unfair behaviour. Fair Pay Innovation Lab: You write in your…
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Video Recruitment – blessing or curse for gender equality?
An interview with Walter Hueber, CEO, Cammio For several years now, the online platform Cammio has revolutionised the application process: videos should add personality to regular CVs and facilitate the work of HR departments. But is video recruitment still relevant when Unconscious Bias Experts and Equal Opportunity Officers are calling for anonymised applications? Walter Hueber,…