More about the annual award events

In 2003 The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) launched the MIA-Award. MIA is the Danish acronym for "Diversity in The Workplace". The annual award celebrates Danish private and public companies that through company policies and management have noticeably contributed to the promotion of diversity and equal treatment in the workplace.

Each year a jury of highly skilled practical as well theoretical experts evaluates the competing business' to find winners in three categories:

• Small and Medium Sized Companies
• Large Public Companies
• Large Private Companies

The MIA-award jury will select winners on grounds of what concrete actions they have taken to strengthen diversity and ensure equal opportunities for all – regardless of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, religion and sexual orientation.

The MIA-award Jury

As stated above the MIA-award jury consists of skilled and independent experts in the field of diversity management and anti-discrimination. The jury is composed of representatives from employer and employee organizations as well as theoretical and practical experts in management and equal treatment. The jury members are (Danish acronyms in parenthesis):

LO-Secretary Ms. Marie-Louise Knuppert, Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO)
Director Ms. Bolette Christensen, Confederation of Danish Industries (DI)
Director Ms. Katia Knipschildt Østergaard, The Danish Chamber of Commerce
Director Ms. Lisbeth Lollike, The State Employer's Authority
Head of Department Ms. Lise Fangel, The Ministry of Employment
Director Mr. Peter Bramsnæs The Municipal System in Denmark (KL)
Chairperson Mr. Søren Laursen, Council for Human Rights Equal Treatment Committee  

The MIA-award

The award is part of DIHR's efforts to promote and raise awareness on the benefits of diversity and equal treatment in the labour market. You can read more about this project via the menu to your left.

In the menu to the left you can read more about the four MIA-awards that have already taken place in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Also, you can read about how the first MIA-award came to be.
For further information please contact us at DIHR: Project Coordinator Signe Hinz Andersen, phone: +45 3269 8969, .