Dr Philine Sandhu, Mechthild Erpenbeck, Dr Wolfgang Looss, Daniela Möller, Dr Claudia Neusüß and Julia Persitzky believe that women’s perspectives on the work of supervisory boards consistently prove to be a valuable resource for more effective, modern supervision and board work. What do women experience in committees, and how do they position themselves? This article…
‘If I were starting out in change management today, this is exactly where I would begin.’ That’s what the CEO of a large organisation recently told us – referring to our series of workshops on diversity and anti-discrimination. Our workshops are about more than just knowledge. They are about understanding and embracing diversity, exploring similarities…
Today, more than ever, age is a topic in the debate about equity, participation, and diversity. Yet we hear it again and again: “too young for a leadership role,” “too old for a startup.” This is called ageism, or age discrimination, and it exists, even though it’s actually regulated by the Equality Act. It affects…
AI has now become an integral part of our lives and work. The crucial question is not whether we use AI, but how: Can we use it as a tool that supports us without losing control? How can we succeed in working with AI – and not for it? It remains to be seen in…
At our last compassorange swarm evening, we met with experts and activists from civil society, political foundations, equality and diversity work, and the human rights context to discuss intersectional strategies for feminist perspectives and diversity. We thank all participants for the inspiring exchange and especially Dr. Ines Kappert, author, journalist and compassorange swarm partner, for…
On International Women’s Day 2025, we celebrate community and solidarity and look ahead! In an increasingly uncertain world where equality, inclusion and diversity are under pressure, we, as a women-led company with our diverse team of consultants, stand for these goals. With our strong team and professional expertise, we have been supporting people and organizations…
In the “Investors4Diversity” study series, BIGL, the Berlin Institute for Governance and Leadership, examines how institutional investors are promoting diversity on the supervisory boards of DAX and MDAX companies. The BIGL 2025 study shows that the quality of the guidelines of investor and proxy advisors on diversity has improved and the guidelines have been further…
Why Gender is Important in Research – and How It Benefits Us All In science and technology, there is increasing evidence that taking gender and different realities into account not only ensures greater justice, but also drives innovation. The concept of “Gendered Innovations” (Prof. Dr. Londa Schiebinger) aims to integrate gender and intersectionality into research…
On the 12th German Diversity Day (#DDT24), an exciting series of events for managers at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on diversity-conscious and discrimination-critical leadership came to an end. Two big concepts that needed to be brought to life. The format was initiated with a kick-off, three thematic forums and conclusion by Dr. Maria Lau,…
Dr. Philine Sandhu is researching how more diversity can be introduced and maintained in management positions, executive boards and supervisory boards. More diversity promotes better risk management and better ESG performance in companies, she explains in the Berlin University of Science and Law podcast . Philine Sandhu was recently named one of the leading 100…
Feminist foreign policy is discussed a lot, thanks in part to Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and author and activist Kristina Lunz, co-CEO of the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy. But feminist leadership? Feminist leadership does not describe women in leadership positions. It’s more about questioning common attitudes and translating feminist principles into forms of…
A large part of the impairments of students are not visible. Eleven percent of students at German universities state that they have an impairment that makes their studies difficult. Of these, only four percent relate to movement restrictions. However, 53 percent have psychological impairments and 20 percent bring chronic somatic diseases with them. Restrictions that…
We never tire of talking about the concept of othering. Because othering is omnipresent. In armed conflicts, such as the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the rejection of “Western” values, in professional and in private contexts. We understand othering as an attitude and as a process in which a distinction is made between…
Our compassorange consultant Judy Gummich supports a project that we would like to draw attention to. Das Projekt heißt Afro-diasporische Communities und Behinderung (AdiCoBe) – Black (dis) abled Power. AdiCoBe aims to make visible people with African roots and disabilities as a particularly vulnerable group and in their individual life situations. This is because the…
Congratulations to all award winners for their great work, and especially to the compassorange consultant Dr. Philine Erfurt-Sandhu, who is at the forefront of anchoring diversity in management, executive boards and supervisory boards. Photo: pexels-cottonbro-studio
As a long-time humanitarian worker, what moves me in today’s highly politicized world, which is increasingly defined by geopolitical interests? The first question is how humanitarian aid workers can continue to have access to people affected by conflicts and disasters. An approach defined solely on the basis of people’s need, without compromising core humanitarian principles…
When management positions are filled, the willingness to take risks factor is often an assumed indicator in favor of the male applicant: a current, continuing study result (Helena Fornwanger et al, University of Exeter) from behavioral economics points to a twist worth considering here: the risk-taking, competitive orientation and altruism of cis men, cis women…
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11), we are reminding you how much has happened in recent years in terms of equality and how much room there is still for improvement. The statement of the Leopoldina 2022 provides an up-to-date overview and names levels of the necessary…
Anyone who wants to attract and retain PoCs as employees must deal with racism as a system, because racism from society has an impact on organizations. As a starting point, compassorange consultant Judy Gummich therefore recommends that organizations do not ask “are we racist?”, but “which racist structures are at work in our organization”? Unconscious…
Congratulations dr Philine Sandhu on the presentation of the second exciting study “Investors4Diversity” in the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)! The new study sheds light on how many more investors have been demanding diversity in the top committees of German, listed companies in recent years, beyond the legal requirements,…
We congratulate! compassorange consultant Julia Sujin Noël (JSN) received a Landecker Democracy Fellowship for the Postmigrant Powerhouse concept and is supported in the implementation by Humanity in Action. Whether in politics and administration, in positions of economic power or other positions with social influence: in the existing structures in Germany there is a glaring lack…
We wish you a good start into a successful new year! The commitment to diversity and anti-discrimination remains an important topic for us this year. We are glad to accompany an exciting event in the field right at the beginning of the year: a digital panel discussion with the vice presidents at the partner universities…
Innogründerinnen: For the first time, the results of the research “Women-friendly universities and colleges for Germany” were presented in an expert hearing by Dr. Tanja Schmidt, INES Berlin presented on November 4th, 2022 in Berlin. Together with experts from science and start-up advice, potentials, supportive framework conditions and hurdles were discussed. In the next step,…
A discourse & networking event for female founders and angel investors. Expectations of politics, wishes and demands for a founder-friendly start – up ecosystem, among other things INES Analytics GmbH / Institute for Empirical Social and Economiccommunity research, dr Tanja Schmidt and Dr. Verena Tobsch , (strategic partner of compassorange), valupa GmbH, Ulrike Böttcher and…
Public universities as well as more and more organizations and companies are intensifying their work with regard to gender diversity. LGBTIQ+ sensitive networks are supported and competencies are built up. Here is a small selection of helpful questions: Do you already work with the aim of inclusively considering women, LBTQI+ and intersectionality? Do the language…
On October 25, 2022, Patricia Redzewsky and Dr. Claudia Neusüß provide a digital interactive input on the topic: How do stereotypes and prejudices show up in everyday work and how do they influence professional development? How will recruiting and performance appraisal become inclusive, diverse and gender-focused? The organizer is Mission Female.
Judy Gummich, a consultant at compassorange with a focus on diversity and inclusion, is involved in this wonderful, multifaceted and important exhibition. The text of the announcement sums it up: “Eight stories about racism, classism, lesbian and queer hostility, about exclusions in your own lesbian*, queer and BIPOC communities, about strategies to draw strength and…
Far too few East Germans are in top positions, reflects Philine Sandhu, consultant at compassorange, in her new guest commentary in the Handelsblatt. In the focus of the structural causes: the personnel selection processes. That should change. Because not only the competitive skills of East Germans, but also their knowledge of crisis management offer important…
Raising awareness in the areas of gender, unconscious bias and diversity were the focus of the workshop at the Philipps University of Marburg on June 22, 2022. dr Claudia Neusüß moderated and discussed basic concepts with the physics students. A few months earlier, on the initiative of the Equal Opportunities Office, the mid-level faculty and…
In our diversity work, we also use (moving) images time and again, or encourage people to look together in our swarm community from the perspective of diversity. dr Regine Schönenberg, senior consultant at compassorange and life design coach, commented on three films: “Don’t look up, The power of the Dog and Dune are the most…
In cooperation with the equal opportunities department of Viadrina in Frankfurt an der Oder, a management program for women will start in 2022 Key questions: Co-creation leadership: How can contemporary, diversity-oriented leadership look like and how can it succeed? What constitutes leadership competence? The program takes the form of a learning journey and lasts one…
Inclusion movie tip: The Penaut Butter Falcon tells the story of Zak, a young adult with Down Syndrome who aspires to become a famous wrestler. With this movie, Zack Gottsagen, an actor with Down syndrome, makes his Hollywood debut as a lead actor. Jonas Sippel from the inclusive Berlin theater RambaZamba dubbed the role. He…
compass orange promotes diversity in companies and institutions. We have signed the “Diversity Charter” and maintain an organisational culture characterised by mutual respect and appreciation. We support the desire to create a climate of acceptance and mutual trust. That is why we make the implementation of the charter a subject of internal and external dialogue…
We pilot, accompany and advise your mentoring programs for career development of (young) managers, in science, public institutions, institutions of development cooperation or in the private sector. As internal, external, reverse or cross mentoring. In English or German. Digital, hybrid or in presence. Gender equality and diversity issues are integrated into all individual formats as…
In this lecture, Dr. Claudia Neusüß from compassorange gave an impulse on the diversity dimension of age in everyday work and management. This includes the following questions. What special potentials, what specific needs, if any, does age bring? What opportunities does age diversity offer for organizations and in intergenerational cooperation? What challenges, supportive framework…
On 14. and 15. October 2021, the KOK conference on human trafficking and data policy took place in the Berlin City Mission. As part of the symposium, the data report represented an initial evaluation of the KOK data tool with over 700 cases of human trafficking and exploitation. The conference was moderated by Dr. Claudia…
As part of the “Focus on Central and Eastern Europe” conference series, on 3. and 4. Novermber 2021, the International Conference “Higher Education, Justice and Anti-Discrimination in the German-Polish Context” takes place at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt an der Oder and in Slubice. From the announcement: “The central topic of the conference is…
“Digitisation must be gender-equitable, as the Federal Government’s Third Gender Equality Report has demonstrated. What exactly has to happen now? The event will take place on 10. September 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. “Shaping gender-equitable digitisation”. Moderator: Katrin Unger, compassorange “The report reveals a whole range of problem areas. The accompanying statement by…
During a conference on 14. and 15. October 2021, the KOK would like to discuss the topic of data collection on human trafficking and exploitation in the context of current developments in Germany with experts, practitioners and politicians. Moderator: Dr. Claudia Neusüß, compassorange. More info
“When it comes to the topic of women’s quotas, a self-critical look at executive boards is overdue,” says Dr. Philine Sandhu, consultant at compassorange, in a column of the Handelsblatt. You can find the article here
Racism has moved to the top of the agenda. Privileges on the one hand and social exclusion on the other are becoming more visible. Let’s take a close look – even where it hurts. Listen, question, learn and become active in the respective professional and private environment. What gives us hope is the increasing number…
The German Diversity Day on May 26th 2020 was a welcome setting for us to promote young talent and practice transfer. For anyone who wants to learn more about the meaning- and self-conception of diversity speakers, trainers and consultants, there is an interview by Dr. Claudia Neusüß with Peter Kronenberg about his master’s thesis on…
In March 2020, the EU Commission presented its new equality strategy, then the Corona crisis hit. The pandemic and its consequences are affecting women particularly hard. What do these burdens and the observable re-traditionalisation of gender relations in the crisis imply for gender equality policy? On 17. June 2020, Dr. Claudia Neusüß from compass orange…
There are still a few places available for the seminar as part ofthe Master in Organisational Development at the Estonian Business School (EBS), also for non-graduates. Claudia Neusüß and Philine Sandhu lead 3 days through the entire range of diversity, equal opportunities issues and developing potential in organisations. How do we get to the bottom…
Four women – on four continents – on their way to change the world – using social media. Digitisation is also changing civil society and the possibilities for (political) activism. For example, women who stand up for freedom of expression and equality are increasingly doing so digitally. On 24. September 2019, Claudia Neusüß, compass orange,…
Art is an important point of reference and a source of inspiration for compassorange – whether as a form of expression, intuitive access, space for reflection or as an opportunity to engage with society. The arts enable us to see the bigger picture. We can find new answers and broaden our perspectives on matters that…