31 min

19: LGBTQ+: Why is it important to have members of the LGBTQ community on staff and in your leadership team‪?‬ Voices Worth Listening To

    • Ledarskap

Being treated differently because you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community is a real issue, and it’s alive and well in many, if not most organizations. This is confirmed in the dozens of conversations I’ve had with gay men and women about their professional experiences at work. But it’s also backed up with quantitative and qualitative data. For example, 15 to 45 percent of LGBTQ people suffer some form of discrimination on the job. 10 to 20 percent have been passed over for a job or been fire...

Being treated differently because you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community is a real issue, and it’s alive and well in many, if not most organizations. This is confirmed in the dozens of conversations I’ve had with gay men and women about their professional experiences at work. But it’s also backed up with quantitative and qualitative data. For example, 15 to 45 percent of LGBTQ people suffer some form of discrimination on the job. 10 to 20 percent have been passed over for a job or been fire...

31 min