Out Leaders

Some lessons learned on what may or may not work in diversity and inclusion programs. Organizations “do a better job of increasing diversity when they forgo the control tactics and frame their efforts more positively. The most effective programs spark engagement, increase contact among different groups, or draw on people’s strong desire to look good to others.”

Why Diversity Programs Fail

Can your organization be doing more to ensure transgender people are welcomed and included? Here are some ideas for policies and practices for your workplace - from the Human Rights Campaign

Workplace Trans Inclusion: Recommended Policies & Practices | Human Rights Campaign Read more to find recommended policies and practices for transgender inclusion in the workplace.

Tips on advocating for LGBTQ equality in your workplace: identify Allies, build support, deliver your proposal.

Advocating for LGBTQ Equality in Your Workplace | Human Rights Campaign If you’re planning to advocate for le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender and q***r fairness in your workplace, read on to get started, and find out how you can ensure your own protection while you work towards equality.

Be An Ally — Take Action

I am an Ally when…

• I listen.
• I am aware of my own advantages and disadvantages and how I can use them to make a difference.
• I check my assumptions so as to unlearn biases and stereotypes.
• I stand beside and walk with others.
• I speak up against hurtful comments or insulting action, rather than wait for others to point it out.
• I take steps to make the workplace and services inclusive, safe and welcoming.
• I help others to understand discrimination and exclusion.
• I avoid the trap of “knowing what is good for them” and instead encourage their leadership.
• I realize that being an ally requires on-going learning.
• I listen some more. It is not enough to say I did not intend to be hurtful; it is the actual impact that matters regardless of my intentions.

www.equityandinclusion.ca

Equity and Inclusion Home Page | City for All Women Initiative

Encore difficile de sortir du placard au travail | Sylvain Larocque | Canada Plus de 10 ans après la légalisation du mariage entre conjoints de même sexe, un très grand nombre de lesbiennes, de gais, de bisexuels et de transgenres (LGBT)...

Pluralism in Action: Five reasons companies can no longer ignore diversity

Wage gap exists for LGBTQ Canadians, and current research doesn’t tell the full story Canada has gained a global reputation as a promoter and defender of LGBTQ rights, but existing data and research shows gay and trans people face continued barriers to equal employment and pay in the workplace. According to an analysis of data from the 2011 National Household Survey (the government s...

How workplaces punish women for being ambitious Here’s the problem with “Leaning In”: the qualities you need to get ahead are the same ones that get you branded as “shrill”

While there has undoubtedly been progress in recognizing
the human rights - including labour and employment rights - of LGBT persons around the globe, the results of the International Labour Organization's PRIDE study send a clear message that there is still a long way to go.

Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation:
Promoting Rights, Diversity and Equality
in the World of Work

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---gender/documents/briefingnote/wcms_481575.pdf

www.ilo.org

In communities around the globe, people who do not identify with traditional notions of "male" and "female" are attempting to redefine gender identity in a more equal and inclusive way.

Beyond Binary, The Documentary - BBC World Service Stories from people who identify as ‘non-binary’ – not male, not female

Stop making these excuses for the lack of diversity at your company The results are in. They’ve been in for so long, so consistently, that they’ve become old news:diverse teams outperform.