A coffee many women hear this kind of day in day out in the office and then theres the touch the lift the hand on the knee the uninvited kiss at the Office Christmas party after revelations about Harvey Weinsteins alleged string of sexual offenses more and more women are now coming forward and talking about everyday sexism they have experienced mostly in the workplace welcome to made in germany. Under the hash tag me two more and more women are sharing their experiences from inappropriate male behavior to outright Sexual Harassment as a man of course you ask yourself whats wrong with us and via done or said something that made a female colleague uncomfortable have a witness and just laughed it off and my part of the problem or is this all a bit exaggerated as hash tag campaigns often are well i recommend you ask your sister or a female colleague at work you might find that this kind of male behavior is not as rare as you might think it specially in the world of business my colleague christina kubes has experienced it first hand. If sex isnt an everyday reality in the Business World. In the beginning of my career i was the victim of two Sexual Assault and the strain of homans i was young and i was afraid to speak out. I even thought it was my fault because i was so sexy the problem is that sex isnt only hits the headlines when the men are high profile figures like donald trump have you when you see Travis Kalanick the former boss who didnt stop sexism his company. But i have no doubt it also goes on in all the companies i meet in an arbiter of who came to prominence after launching the head. Or shot back in value women to make their experiences of harrison and book. Men and power do you think of the Business World is infested with sexism i think our whole society is infested with sexism so of course the Business World does is not an exception and do you think putting women in their power would bring in them so they say attacks if the culture especially in the Business World is so toxic we need to change the culture in itself and not just bringing more women into the system. Especially when then they are supposed to be fixing it you know it we should all be fixing it its a societal responsibility and why dont women different themselves i think thats actually the wrong question to us we should be more asking why are men still doing this you know and what is the breeding ground in our society that this is still yeah this is still happening basically where does it come from why is it still so normalized so women and men of the world speak out and go public otherwise we will never break the system that makes women victims. Well as it turns out the tech startup sector is not torrijos for sexually loaded behavior and misfortune male dominated gungho with an unconventional Corporate Culture that leads to forget that there still is a code of conduct at the workplace that also applies to cool startups my colleague claudia last night decided to find out more about everyday sexism work. Out what you were revealing too much how short your status. To me to hash tag has triggered a whole new debate about sexism if you thought what women wear and how they behave is no longer an issue in the twenty First Century then think again. Lots of women are posting videos about their everyday experiences of sexism at work. I went to meeting with a potential investor because shes a pray. Or even you know its great to meet you he said to me when he looked at me and said you look amazing and looked me up and down. The hall for four women have experienced Sexual Harassment at work but very few talk about it. Watch out when you voice your opinion. These women in berlin are certainly ready to voice their opinions they say Sexual Harassment is so widespread society no longer perceives it as a problem. Its not so cool to have men telling you what to do all the time and then the same old jokes get me some coffee. When you actually told me that women have no place in management recruiting. I wish id said something. So just how bad is the issue of gender inequality in the workplace i find this story online two women set up an Online Platform and invent a male cofounder keith man just so theyll be taken seriously. There is this the reality in the tech sector id like to talk to women working in i. T. Companies and get their take on this but there just arent that many of them around. I go searching on social media. And i meet Laura Dornheim shes a business i. T. Specialist and has a doctorate in gender studies so this is right up her alley shes the manager of a Software Company does she think women face an uphill struggle in tech sector start ups. Like they are sadly yes i never think josh is male founder is more of a draw than to real female ones why is that their. Ideal founder of a Startup Company is a man a man whos incredibly ambitious prepared to take risks and earns money as a result and its a vicious circle on the one hand all the big successful founders in the tech sector and nearly all men so if youre looking to invest in someone who will succeed up women dont fit the bill and that ensures on the other hand that the status quo continues and women are never really given a chance to if they think that of either what that thats not. Good. So do inequality and sexism to turn many women from even trying to get a foothold in a male dominated industry. Or think that that sexism pervades every area of our society and its a question of management and Corporate Culture for less a clear example is set from the top that Company Parties in a strip club for example are absolutely not on even as a joke then things wont change the. Women often dont know how to respond when they suddenly find themselves in a sudden istic corporate environment women in berlin can turn to corona kline if theres no one in their company to help Advice Centers offer a protected environment for women to seek assistance. I would first advise the individual to talk to other male and female colleagues about it because its often something others know about and frequently it doesnt take much for them to pull together and to say. Were not going to put up with this any more than it is a. Fine name goes on but Larger Companies tend to have a gender equality officer to cope with issues that arise its a bit easier for women to get advice that to stand up for themselves and to take stock as i am for thirty found. But in Small Companies where there isnt much job security its almost impossible. First. So every woman still has to decide for herself where her boundaries lie and do what she can to ensure those boundaries are respected then this Corporate Culture as a whole which everyone can help to shape both men and women. No its not your fault. You know its now your fault. Doing business on a global scale now requires people from a wide range of Different National and ethnic backgrounds but sometimes culture clashes are unavoidable so its all departments around the world have to take the changing face of work forces into consideration when applying rules or hiring its called diversity management the concept not only promotes social cohesion inside the corporation its also been shown to have a real impact on a companys bottom line. People from more than sixty countries work at hanko headquarters and there are sound business reasons why so many nations are represented the Company Sells body Care Products and detergents all over the world and people who come from asia or the middle east know best what their compatriots want to buy. Hankel has launched an Image Campaign to celebrate the diversity it promotes in addresses. While ago henkel developed a shampoo specifically for women in muslim societies we asked what does someone who hides her hair under a cloth all they need in terms of special care do we have to adapt the formula. Then we launch the product on those markets. Thats it but never would have happened if it had just been a group of germans sitting around discussing what to do and had to get off that bus mohammedan german universities are also promoting diversity i need it benedict emanuel is in her sixth semester at the university of duisburg s. And. Shes part of a program that takes on School Pupils from non academic backgrounds who want to study and accompanies them through their time at the university mentoring them along the way. This benefits young people from german and immigrant families. Anita is the first member of her family to go to university her parents are from sri lanka. Can be had gotten started also my parents werent very familiar with the Education System here and even when my teachers tried to explain it it still wasnt very clear. And thats really the program gave me the information i needed. And the counselors here at the university told us about the various courses of study we could take. That was really helpful yeah. But i had said. For many young people from immigrant backgrounds in germany getting ahead depends on getting help many dont finish high school and only around ten percent to pursue Higher Education so the University Also offers tutoring for schoolchildren immigrant families often do not speak german at home yet command of the language is a prerequisite for success. Six years ago mariam fuck here he and her family fled to germany from afghanistan she wants to become an engineer or architect and. Thats probably why you see me it was hard at first because i didnt speak the language and everything was so foreign to me. And you hear people say youll never make it up by being in this program with extra tutoring and help from teachers and friends who really motivated me i realized i can make it. So harnessing diversity is all about tapping potential whatever a persons cultural or background. Over the past decade some German Companies have signed up to a diversity charter and if they commit to creating work environments free of bias. Next winter when there are six dimensions described in the charters list of voluntary commitments the first to second is so men and women and then theres age we usually talk about the five generations of people active and working life. Then theres nationality and ethnic origin religion and worldview Sexual Orientation and identity and finally disability. The goal is to give every employee the same opportunities and promoting diversity is also good p. R. So much the better. I sometimes think oh nice it would be to live the life of an artist but i dont think ive make enough money to pay the bills still some people actually get along just fine our passion and profit series delves into the Business Models behind berlins creative industries. And. Our parents think what were doing is really cool. That doesnt happen now our parents think its great. I can say that without sounding fact kaftan it but they really do. An exhibition that features headphones and animal masks hands janas audio guides take young and old alike on a journey into the world of art. Humor instead of academic lectures. On his pitch making art accessible. Beings that have somehow ended up in a different world they had to break down fears of the unknown and divert attention from the real context which can seem dry and very formal masks are meant to destroy that context. The huns yana collective got it started three years ago and went into business this year now like most creative zen berlin the artists are looking for affordable studio space. The huns yet a collective definitely dont accept norms. Being labeled a womens company gets on their nerves when men go into business its called a company not a mens company. But if gets a boost im detour there are certain things that a seen as males be contacted like establishing contacts and demanding more money talking about yourself but these are things that we practice and make a conscious effort to do even though we arent comfortable doing them because we know theyre important and we have to learn how to. Germanys Creative Capital berlin offers many Sponsorship Opportunities but compared to the tech sector funding is thin on the ground. The hunt yana partners try not to think too much about their precarious livelihoods some are studying Theater Sciences others have part time jobs to keep them going their performances dont generate enough income for six at least not yet. I just dont feel poor i probably am objectively but i have a really great life. Yet its hot video probably asking yourself just how does this performance increase capital. As currently putting on fifty performances a year and nowadays everyone of them has paid a lesson theyve learned as creative entrepreneurs its. More action less words thats whats demonstrators demanded on the sidelines of the top twenty three Climate Change summit in bonn this week theyre specially worried about coal which is still being used on a large scale to generate power especially in host country germany which has replaced phased out Nuclear Capacity at the conference twenty five thousand participants have gathered to discuss ways to limit Global Warming most scientists agree that manmade c o two is a driving factor behind the phenomenon and say we need to stop blowing millions of tons of the gas into the atmosphere but is that enough some believe we can do more and the key word here is geo Engineering Technology they think that could help slow Climate Change. What if we could stop extreme weather events the expansion of deserts and rising sea levels scientists are already devising techniques to intervene in the earths Natural Systems its a field known as geo engineering. Stuff its basically a suitable approach maybe not the best but appropriate we humans have caused Global Warming through our activities and so now through our activities we can also counteract that. One example of geo engineering the Greenhouse Gas company dioxide is filtered directly out of the yeah using a chemical process the c o two is then pumped underground where it can no longer harm the climate. The Swiss Company clime works are among the pioneers in this field but as yet theyre only able to filter rather modest amounts of Carbon Dioxide out of the nine hundred tons a year a crippling to the c o two produced by some two hundred cars and nearly potential Business Partners remain skeptical. It hasnt gotten to the point where people come to us and immediately agree to partner with us there is lots of discussion and talking. With you on. The Companies Currently developing its technology at an icelandic power plant in a Pilot Project the captured Carbon Dioxide is being pumped one thousand meters below ground the idea is to store it permanently a Visionary Technology which is now grabbing political attention from times in the world should begin to turn into a monumental scientific transformation for the good of the world and i believe very strongly about whats happening here. Storing one ton of c o two underground cost several hundred euros and climb works is still. Waiting for the really big customers to come along. Has come. Under that it could be a Supermarket Chain that sets off the goal of becoming climate neutral by two thousand and twenty they could achieve ninety percent of their goal by reducing their emissions and the last ten percent by buying negative emissions by paying us for example to pump the remaining twenty thousand tons underground and found on the moon. But can this technology really stop Climate Change in its tracks. The question is to what degree can that be scaled up to really have an impact on the Global Climate because thats in the end what matters for Climate Change right and i think theyre im very skeptical im very skeptical that these technologies for removing c o two from the atmosphere can be scaled up to a degree where they would really have an impact on the Global Climate. There are other visions of how we might manipulate the climate for example ships that shoot seawater high into the sky creating clouds that reflect sunlight and counteract Global Warming. Its also conceivable that particular types of chemicals could be sprayed into the sulfur particles for example could bounce back the suns rays which could help cool lia. In my view its too early to utilize methods like the we dont know if they were used regionally or globally how they might affect weather extremes and the distribution of rainfall or grout and flooding. C o two emissions are still rising worldwide two thousand and sixteen was a record year a development that directly contradicts the paris climate agreement. Solutions a cold full year old. Where we can achieve a long term stable climate is by no longer emitting c o two which changes the climate into the atmosphere and then to deal with some of the impacts that are in a sense already locked in from past emissions we can consider what other approaches might help us achieve and maybe in the end it will turn out that theyre not viable that youre going to colleges are not viable but perhaps also it might turn out that they can help us. Pacific island nations like kiribati are already threatened by Climate Change swift action is needed if we had to prevent such places being completely swallowed by the sea in a few decades. After the election six weeks ago the only way for germanys ruling conservatives to form a stable government is to a coalition with two on likely partners the greens led by. Others and the liberals headed up by. Talks are going on as we speak and many commentators think any deal is doomed to fail but i see things a little differently let me explain. They say every country has the politicians it is. True france has markov and germany will soon have. I know you might be thinking rum reggae maybe runners. Here in germany jamaica now stands for a very rare Government Coalition and America Needs a partner to govern and jamaica refers to the colors of the partys black for the conservative green of course for the green and yellow for the liberals the Free Democratic germany. Funny. German sense of humor mary and for me that is a coalition of hope. Because style wise german politics as it is asked. Bill fitting suits where we love rimless glasses a strange friend for oversized wins and not do you call this a haircut. But now these two could be up for a cabinet position. Since hes done away with the silly sideburns the cochairman of the green party nearly always looks respectable and he proves a good suit doesnt make you conservative but hey maybe he should talk to. The leader of the business friendly free democrats the party base his whole campaign on his boyish good looks. And he knows how to see something you clearly have to grow into this is him at seventeen. But a long way Young Christian has come to me has come a long way to only a couple of years ago he said in an interview hes wearing a suit out of respect for the people he represents what a sacrifice maybe now hes understood that you dont need an excuse to dress like a grown up. And stress. And thats it for this week on made in germany thanks for joining us and see you again soon. Project. Generations. In the. Fifteen minutes. The fast pace of life in the Digital World expects a. Shift as the lowdown on the web it shows a new developments useful information and anything else worth knowing. Prisons the reason is finds. And looks over the shoulders of makers and users. Should in forty five minutes. And then that data you look at me speak your language being dug up. 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