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...Germany lags far behind other Western countries when it comes to gender equality in the workplace and promoting women to top positions. In a survey of 600 global companies conducted by the World Economic Forum earlier this month, Germany ranked 14th out of 20 countries in terms of the percentage of women employed. The study found that only 33% of employees at the German companies surveyed are women, compared with 52% at the American companies in the poll and 48% at the Spanish firms. Moreover, only 6% of chief executives in Germany are women, compared with 12% in Norway...
Though we take issue with the seemingly hyper-secure voting software changes to come, we commend the non-election proposals passed at the UC meeting for responding well to student demands. The establishment of the Crimson Forum is a good example of an idea that will benefit all of Harvard. Intended to be be an online discussion thread that is designed to incorporate all undergraduates into a single virtual community, it will allow students to share their thoughts on school-related issues. The UC has a specific niche to fill on campus—improving student life?...
...Navalny's transparency drives have earned him legions of admirers in the Russian blogosphere, the country's most freewheeling forum for political discussion, and among the independent-minded media. The respected Russian business daily Vedomosti named Navalny its "Private Individual of the Year" for 2009, saying he sets a "personal example proving it's possible for citizens to defend their rights." "While professional investors solve their problems quietly, this everyman, without status or power, is trying to fight the system," the paper wrote of Navalny. Sergei Guriev, dean of Moscow's New Economic School and an independent board member...
...addition, due to an editing error, the print version of the article included a glance box that listed the "launch of Crimsonforum" as part of the election process changes endorsed by the UC. To clarify, at the same meeting, the Council passed legislation to formalize the launch of Crimson Forum, but the agenda item was unrelated to the election process changes...
...This forum, which was built by Legata, an independent, student-run organization that now hosts Crimsonlist, is a forum dedicated to discussing campus-wide issues and other miscellanea. The site is affiliated with the Undergraduate Council, which helps to moderate and publicize the forum...