Berlin DiverCity

Date

2005 - 2007

Contact

Renate Wielpuetz

Country

Germany

Development Partnership

FrauenComputerZentrumBerlin e.V.

Demand

Berlin is a city of diversity, but this is not reflected on the labour market, in education, vocational training, in companies and the employment system.

Solution

Gender and diversity management have been linked to CSR projects and implemented in or with Berlin SMEs, public agencies and NGO. Various projects worked on raising skills and competences, e.g. diversity knowledge and competence management further training for immigrants and non-immigrants or diversity training for teachers and employees form SMEs.

Products

Modules and guidelines for a diversity audit A public knowledge management system equipped with international gender diversity know how Gender diversity criteria for allocating public funding Brochures (transnationally developed)on quality standards and successful implementation of Equality Measures

Results

The approach and some sub projects have been mainstreamed, examples: Diversity-Training for Berlin Police Web Mentoring for young women "Jump in MINT" Award: "Diversity in Companies"