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Equality Rising: LGBTQ+ Workers and the Road Ahead
The national findings underscore the persistence of workplace double standards and social isolation faced by Homosexual people.
Since , the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, through its Workplace Equality Program, has conducted four major national studies of the workplace environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans person and queer (LGBTQ+) workers: “Degrees of Equality,” “The Cost of the Closet and The Rewards of Inclusion,” “A Workplace Divided: Understanding the Climate for LGBTQ+ Workers Nationwide,” and now, “Equality Rising: Gay Workers and the Street Ahead.”
Over these decades of research, we have been able to better distinguish the key shapers of the workplace climate for LGBTQ+ inclusion, which includes everyday non-work-related conversations, daily interactions with one’simmediate supervisor and working group, and the comfort with, and acceptance of, LGBTQ+ identities and communities by their colleagues.
In "Equality Rising", HRC Foundation seeks to help contextualize the current workplace climate and experien
LGBT Workers of Color Are Among the Most Disadvantaged in the U.S. Workforce
Groundbreaking Notify from Broad Coalition Explores Barriers to Good Jobs for LGBT Workers of Color
Washington, D.C.—According to a new record released today, queer woman , gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers of color are among the most disadvantaged workers in America. Due to discrimination combined with a lack of workplace protections, unequal job benefits and taxation, and unsafe, under-resourced U.S. schools, LGBT people of color face extraordinarily high rates of unemployment and poverty.
A Broken Bargain for LGBT Workers of Color, a companion to the recently released report, A Broken Bargain: Discrimination, Fewer Benefits, and More Taxes for LGBT Workers, is co-authored by the Movement Advancement Venture (MAP), the Center for American Progress (CAP) and its FIRE Initiative, Liberty to Work, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), in partnership with Tint of Change, the Leadership Conference Awareness Fund, League of United La
LGBTQ People’s Experiences of Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
Executive Summary
Over 8 million workers in the U.S. name as ment discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity have been widely research has found that LGBTQ people continue to face mistreatment in the workplace,even after the U.S. Supreme Court held in that discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Experiences of workplace discrimination and harassment negatively impact employees’ health and well-being, as well as their job commitment, satisfaction, and productivity. These primary effects can, in turn, result in higher costs and other negative outcomes for employers.
This report examines experiences of discrimination and harassment against LGBTQ employees using a survey of 1, LGBTQ adults in the workforce conducted in the summer of It is based on a similar study published by the Williams Institute in This report examines the lifetime, five-year, and past-year workplace experiences of LGBTQ employee
LGBTQ+ Recruitment
With a new generation of linear minds entering the workforce, many employers are actively recruiting LGBTQ+ employees. Here are some resources for LGBTQ+ recruitment.
A new generation is entering into the work force with more expectations of fairness than previous cohorts. Beyond touting employment non-discrimination policies and inclusive benefits, employers are actively recruiting LGBTQ+ workers.
Increasingly, businesses are engaged with professional recruiting event for LGBTQ+ students and professionals such as the annual Lavender Law conference and Reaching Out MBA career expo, which each doodle hundreds of graduate scholar attendees, corporate sponsors and recruiters. Professional job fairs such as these provide attendees the opportunity to interact with employers that are very clearly interested in hiring LGBTQ+ professionals.
Annual LGBTQ+ focused recruitment events
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Corporate Equality Index
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index is the national benchmarking tool on corporate pol