Transcripts For DW Made In Germany 20240713

Lead to success but there is one major hurdle hugh have very little influence over and thats your social and ethnic background an equal opportunity as a topic today on made in germany dont fool yourself the Old Fashioned class system still exists in germany it might not be as evident as an england where the elites can easily be spotted by sending their kids to eton but trust me money and pedigree count for a lot in germany too kids from wealthy families have better Career Opportunities if only because they have better contacts to people who matter people who can pave the way into company boardrooms of course there are exceptions to the rules theyre few and far between but we met someone who made it despite not fitting the elitist bill. It doesnt because there are a 1000 people taking the Big Decisions in this country. Sociologist michiru hartman has conducted Extensive Research into elites and more specifically germanys business elites the captains of the dax listed corporations lots of men just a single woman most come from upper or middle class backgrounds. For almost half a century 4 out of 5 c. E. O. s and Supervisory Board chairman have come from the top 4 percent of Society Nothing has changed it varies by one or 2 percent from decade to decade. Why is background and upbringing still so important. To me i was 8 when his family came to germany from turkey he was best of his year in high school and with the help of scholarships became the 1st in his family to go to college most of his fellow students were the sons and daughters of german establishment families. And they have no end of advantages by comparison financially they tend to be much better off their careers profit from their families networks and they grow up with the hobbies and interests of their respective classes. But what if you come from another place. I dont see it as a weakness i think thats the main danger for a lot of people believing theyre not good enough or cant keep up. As i try to stress no one is better or worse just different thoughts. The trick is to stay true to yourself and find your own way of getting on in the system. But getting on in the system isnt always easy for children who come from a working class background or an ethnic minority. Experts say becoming an executive has less to do with merit than the socalled similarity principle. Similarity means that for decades these upper echelons have your populated by men from the top 4 percent of society they speak the same language and watch their grammar they recognise each other by their confident presence and body language so when making appointments the boards are basically looking for someone similar only 20 years younger. So is similar enough to the elite. Recently a friend of mine said from your achievements and the things you talk about i know youre super smart. But some people who dont know you might 1st think who is this guy. From the kind of background where a University Degree and a doctorate are a very unusual but determined to get ahead. Fair system would incorporate upward mobility. So that people who have the ambition and the drive have the opportunity to have access to all those things in their lifetime. The chances of going far still unevenly distributed across europe and elsewhere and the elites are often far removed from the everyday concerns of most people. Many of them have never faced the problem of finding an apartment to rent know their parents in the way have a different appreciation of standards of living for them as normal is a luxury for others and we did a study a few years ago which showed that the rich and wealthy a member of the elite has become more fair they consider the disparities in society their friends if you want their children to go search of people who have a lot are therefore more likely to be happy with the status quo in the ivory towers that they inhabit. Some born with a silver spoon in their mouth with top jobs falling into their laps all of us who are equally as clever can get a foot on the career lotta apart from your social background ethnic origin can also influence your Career Opportunities whats it take to still get a fair chance. On the chin bellew has a very personal interest in this topic and heres what he found. Here is the information a german employer would get about me. Im a journalist the dortch of ella in berlin and im black and african in case youre wondering. After 12 years in germany im still surprised that data on ethnic origin and race isnt something german employers normally record about race and ethnicity can still play a role in whether you get hired. A foreign sounding name can already be a barrier and german employers typically expect a photo along with a job application so what you look like and your perceived race or ethnicity influences your chances of getting a job. German companies recognize that theres a problem with just what are they doing to reduce bias in recruitment. One of the countrys largest employers says its made diversity part of its core strategy. Parader ga bon employs more than 200000. 00 people across germany the companys diversity management says they only system helps them to be more objective. But what happens when humans are not computers are involved. Up next of all. Where to Start Testing a new measure that will run during our diversity week. Test it will be a kind of blind audition process blind auditions come on 1st will remove all personal data from the job applications its. For the blind auditions the recruiters will sit in one Video Conference room its the candidates will sit in a different Conference Room or the recruiters will only be able to hear the candidates not see them. But the candidates will be able to see the recruiters. Zied the always fair and oh well thats a bit like the voice yeah. But you can still tell a lot from a voice and an accent several major german corporations have adopted diversity strategies in recent years and that has helped them hire people from different nationalities in different cultural backgrounds but race and ethnicity remain a major problem when it comes to Workplace Discrimination. A survey by germanys anti Discrimination Agency shows that one in 3 people who reported Workplace Discrimination said it was because of their ethnicity or race the berlin based ngo citizens for europe says more needs to be done to understand how race and ethnic origin affect people in the labor market here the u. K. Is a step ahead 2 years ago the British Government published its 1st race disparity audit the report revealed significant pay differences among various ethnic and racial groups and their White British p. S. According to official statistics and 2018 month nordic groups earned nearly 22 percent less on average than their white peers in london where the countrys ethnicity pick up has widest. Thats why calls to require companies to report Ethnicity Pay gaps are growing louder. She finished yet. Seeing me. Thing. To do. Something is going to change everything. All right well thank you very much things are moving far too slowly when it comes to diversity is 21000 and discrimination based on ethnicity or race is still very much a reality in the u. K. Germany and elsewhere and it also affects us in the workplace. Ive learned a lot while working on this report but im not convinced employers are doing enough to prevent discrimination based on ethnicity and race. If your ethnic background and the color of your skin determine your Career Opportunities how are migrants fairing germany is the most popular destination for migrants here in europe that should be good news for a country which struggles with a massive shortage of skilled workers so who are the people who come to germany in search of a new life and how are they getting on in their new home here are some facts and figures. Migrants in germany the fact. Is germany the most popular european destination for immigrants yes it is one in 4 german residents has what austerity is here an immigrant background that means at least one parent was born a foreigner. How does germany rank internationally in terms of numbers of migrants in 2nd place behind the u. S. Traditional immigration countries like Canada Australia and switzerland all lag behind germany and most of the migrants refugees you know in 2017 most migrants in germany came from romania poland and bowl garia syrians who are in 4th place the most common motive for the move better Economic Opportunities do they all find work you know of the roughly 2300000 unemployed in germany almost half happen migrant background their Unemployment Rate is twice as high as that of non immigrant why is that. The most common reason lack of german Language Skills the other reason is discrimination applicants with turkish and arabic names have a worse chance of landing a job candidates with the same skills but with german names have a much higher chance according to studies are migrants welcomed germany yes and no 52 percent of germans think there are too many migrants. But 65 percent say that migration brings economic benefits. Is the term immigrant backgrounds problematic yes the definition is inconsistent in german statistics it generally includes 2nd generation immigrants in other countries such as britain and poland it is usually only foreign born that is 1st generation residents who are classified as migrants. Here it you i have many colleagues with a migrant background Cultural Diversity is used as a big advantage in International Media but in many other sectors employers are cautious to hire and promote someone who appears to be different now my colleague milty additional caught up with an Educational Research or to find out more about the factors that keep people from moving up the social ladder here in germany. Yes i am a model for and my father was a janitor my mother a social worker both born in greece ive become a journalist im here at all is no Book University to ask why some people climb the ladder some dont. Im about to hear how difficult it is for children from disadvantaged backgrounds to advance in germany the expert ive come to meet as either to me an education professor here who study social mobility. When you look at how children are encouraged starting in the family you find all kinds of extra curricular activities like Music Lessons or language tutoring and the like are used to very different extents the more privileged the parents are the more they take part in such activities while disadvantaged families make less use of them. I was lucky that my mother encouraged my talents outside school until i graduated from high school with. The University Qualification more and more of working class children are attaining that these days but often thats the pinnacle of their education and. When working class children manage to finish high school with an a b. Tour a University Entrance qualification chances are they wont go to university for 2 reasons 1st they dont have enough confidence in themselves its too uncertain or theyve already gone further than someone from their background might be expected to so then theyre more likely to feel thats enough it also depends on how ambitious they are. I graduated from university but back in the 1990 s. There were fewer graduates than there are now that was good for my career there wasnt as much competition. Currently nearly half of all College Age Children go to university. So if half of young people have a bachelors degree. Its not worth much anymore its worth something of course but it doesnt necessarily help career wise because there are so many people who have one so what do you need if you need a helping hand you need good social Connections Office looks out a bit so you indulging yourself in germany we have gender quotas to ensure more equality should we also introduce quotas for children from socially disadvantaged families to enable them to advance socially what do you think. That is in fact that its not a bad idea if you want to guide things that way then what would be good would be a hybrid not a quota but a combination of distributive justice and rewarding merit thats long been a way of promoting women for the same qualifications the female candidate should get the job if. You are what your parents have given you that seems to apply worldwide parental influence is decisive for childrens future careers. Thats of course come on if you see that everywhere where studies of being carried out here in germany theres a lot of inequality in terms of education and also when it comes to the job market and top posts. In the scandinavian countries theres much more per me ability and then there are a couple of interesting cases. Countries such as vietnam or china where its traditional positions are not equally thought but its ability that counts license or and. Talent to gobble if you want to recognize talent and potential it takes time more than the classroom situation can offer. Our educational institutions here are not well adapted for that. Would offer. To give all children a fair chance as the educational experts there have to be more full time schools with tutors and social workers where talent can be discovered and nurtured deficits compensated and social behavior improved and were going to have my mother hadnt pushed me maybe id be a waiter or have a low paying job in a factory so thanks mom. Germany office high Living Standards and attracts immigrants from all over the world but these can be tough for foreigners to settle here deal with all the red tape find a home and get a job and then theres the language and customs and figuring out what makes germans tick but some manage to overcome such obstacles like maliki just mati who fled syria and started a new life here in germany or. Who came from mexico and now runs a bar here in germany and there are more such examples take a look. Automotive design and i want to work for walks for. You my grades because youre looking for a better opportunity. To import you cant tell me whether its. Paul will make everything for this please as its my home. Edward comes from south korea from costa rica cleo from mexico im monica from syria. They each came to germany for Different Reasons but overall major life for themselves here. At the beginning it was tough the most pressing issue was to find a job. Was a. Different that i expect that no one takes you seriously at the beginning right and especially if you said i came with the. Word there you can have your contacts back home but here you dont know anybody and its not from your rivals to get a foot in the door of the german labor market. Bank has a work visa for professionals he studied Automotive Design in the United States and always dreamed of working for a german automaker. He did indeed get a job at folks under visa but the job didnt turn out quite as he typed my vision for. Design and where the company was kind of going was. Or was a little bit different so trying. To adjust to that was kind of difficult i was just doing my thing hoping that thing would be accepted but so many times i was not the case and eventually he started over and opened an asian meal kids store in berlin each kid contains a recipe and all the ingredients for a tasty dish which you just have to cook at home. I was living in a kind of a bubble but since i started my business. The people who i mean i know many of my customers by name. And feeling a lot more integrated. To the community here. You foreigners who want to live in germany need a work visa or residency there are various pieces depending on country of origin education and personal situation germany provides a lot of opportunities in terms of because i offer people to tool to get a job here. And them area they came to germany 3 and a half years ago she was married to a german so getting a visa wasnt a problem she studied law and worked for the finance ministry and Public Relations firms in costa rica but here she couldnt find a job. So she set up a platform called migration hope it provides support for migrants Asylum Seekers and refugees. What we want and what we aim is basically to support their livelihoods whether in the patient or employment and entering our ship most importantly is that my quest to have an opportunity. The entrepreneur wants to change what she sees as a widespread perception that migrants are not just competent to. Even when theyre just as qualified. We need to change this narrative on that we have whatever we are doing because where my grans were not doing it in the same way as germans are we are even harder because we have to do even a different language and get support to kind of understand how to go through because we need to make sure that that works. Moving to a new country involves finding somewhere to live and making a higher. Yet another of many challenges. Me and my baby. In my head spend. We leave in one group im looking for a flat. Malik has just marty fled the civil war in syria where she had studied Political Science and literature. She started cooking more or less by chance. For this place its like syrian home to put lots of. Culture. In a touch and might. She 1st set up a Catering Service and meanwhile has her own restaurant him. Nothing in my life its easy nothing and also nothing its impossible. Along with work founding a company and finding a flat theres also the language to learn. Me my german is totally rostam i forgotten it all so international and everybody speaks english and mark job doesnt help either because even the germans here speak spanish. Its love the brought. In from mexico city hes a Graphic Designer but his hearing his career here without having mastered the language is hard if not downright impossible so he opened a mexican. Resort. As my job consisted of talking to clients and developing ideas with a moment here because i dont speak german my talents were of no use. As anyone whos ever new to a new country soon finds out things dont always go to plan expecting the unexpected is a good for all of them. All one thing however surely translates across various cultures you can only make one 1st impression when applying for a job for instance make sure you dress the part. That means wearing the right outfits now some have what taste than others granted but whenever in doubt just ask our very own gay had if us. There comes a day in the life of every young man when his father takes him to the side and says you want to have your 1st job interview. You need a suit. But so many boys these days grow up without their fathers playing a role in their lives so my producer said go tell them what to do 1st of all dont let your mom buy it. Put some of your own money into it its an investment in your career it will pay off. I know youre thinking about buying a black suit dont do that youre not going to a funeral go navy not that navy blue dark blue like this one the style easy single breasted 2 buttons lower about dont button your shirt will be white or blue no stripes no part and no discussion shoes are very important youre at least 18 years old now also by decent pair of shoes and get a haircut for crying out loud. And unless youre interviewing at an internet start up do not go without a tie let it be plain that the stripey not as crazy as this one you can go crazy once you have the job. 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