I recently started this series of posts on the push for “Rainbow Talent” in Global Mobility. The Push for Rainbow Talent in Global Mobility is a series we created for Pride Month to raise awareness of the issues diverse and queer talent might experience in the realm of Global Mobility. In Part 1 we focused on the WHY and in Part 2 on the HOW. Here we focus on the benefits of a more inclusive Global Mobility program. In part 4 we will focus on WHAT you can do to change with ten concrete action steps. We discussed the background here (Part1) and here (Part 2). I’ve also given you lots of reasons why it makes sense to support Rainbow […]

I’m sitting on the train to Dijon and listen to conversation of two young ladies next to me. They have this funny Gen Z speak where every second sentence is English and the rest is in pure Basel Düütsch. Their conversation seems emotionally deep as if they had known each other since childhood but I assume that they haven’t really known each other that long. It’s just that this generation has a different approach to relationships. On a superficial level I don’t feel different from them. They like adidas too. I almost have the same top as the girl on the window. Hers is turquoise, mine is light blue.  They are on their phones. Same brand as mine and they […]

As a recovering Barbie-despiser, I did not think I would like the movie so much when I initially went to see it in a cinema in Islamad (of all places). We were happy in a sea of pink, and I was encouraged that the movie’s message seemed to resonate in this part of the world where, traditionally, you would expect “suppressed women” more than in a country like Switzerland. Due to an education project in my transactional analysis course, I saw the movie about five times (the last time with a commentary by Greta Gerwig). I was disappointed at the team’s neglect at the Oscars. Margot Robbie deserves an Oscar for her performance and creative vision. What is more important, […]