Diversity work limps in companies – Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet

In all these areas, the risk of discrimination have increased in recent years. According to a survey by Sifo has done on behalf of the staffing company Proffice. 400 managers in the private and public sectors were surveyed about their work against discrimination of various kinds.

– The proportion who think that they actively work with diversity has increased significantly, but still do not do it when you yourself are recruiting. I think mainly because you do not know how to do, it has no concrete tools, processes, and diversity targets, says Sibel Wolff, Communications at proffice.

The study identified a lack of interest from management out that the most difficult hurdle in efforts diversity.

– It must come from high above, one must set goals and have concrete activities for it. Each company must do their own homework on what diversity is for them. The survey shows that there is a lack of clarity in what diversity means, Sibel says Wolff.

The image is shared by the head of the organization leaders:

– What do you do when you’re talking about diversity? Everyone is diversity, but when it comes to how to do so is often lacking skills, says Ellen Landberg, equality expert on leaders.

Along with age, disabilities the greatest risk of discrimination in recruiting managers, according to the survey. At least risk of discrimination is considered sex, closely followed by sexual orientation form.

– It has generally become more age-fixated society. Our experience is that older people do not get elected, partly because they think they can not keep up with the accelerated pace of technological development. The right skills and composite team is crucial in recruitment. Therefore, one must consider the mix also in terms of age, Sibel says Wolff.

One problem is that you look into their own network when recruiting and then it becomes easy to old norms govern.

– The entire image of the head is still very coded to a clear standard and the image of the boss is a man of middle age who is white and has full function, says Ellen Landberg.