Workplace Pride

Workplace Pride Launches 2022 Global Benchmark Survey
2022-02-01 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
We are pleased to announce that the 8th edition of our Global Benchmark Survey is officially open for registrations from February 1st until April 22nd.

Are you looking for a way to measure, manage and report on your LGBTIQ+ policies and practices?

Created in 2014, the Workplace Pride Global Benchmark was designed to measure the LGBTIQ+ inclusion practices of internationally active employers.

It also addresses the needs of organisations faced with implementing global D&I and LGBTIQ+ policies in countries where obstacles, such as legal frameworks or cultural norms make it hard to do so.

So what does the Global Benchmark actually do?

Gives participants a custom-made overview of their organisations’ LGBTIQ+ policies and practicesSuggests practical improvements to policies and practicesIt highlights how organisations rank among their peers through an online and print publication.Awards a “Workplace Pride Global Benchmark Endorsement” for top-scoring organisationsIs the go-to measurement tool of LGBTIQ+ policies and practices for internationally-active employersClick HERE to view a sample Global Benchmark report

Registration is free of charge to all Workplace Pride members. If your organisation is a member of Workplace Pride, you will receive the link to the Global Benchmark and a personalised code when you register at the link below.

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Non-members participants pay an administrative fee of €1000 and will receive further instructions upon registration. This fee includes a detailed report of your LGBTIQ+ policies and practices in relation to your peers, along with suggestions for improvements. It also includes assistance in filling out the Global Benchmark if required.

PURPLE FRIDAY
2021-12-10 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
PURPLE FRIDAY – ONLINE – BREAKFAST SESSION

To kick off Purple Friday 2021 strongly, we would like to cordially invite you to a special breakfast session, organised by Academia@Workplace Pride and Student Pride.

Purple Friday is a day on which pupils and students can show their solidarity with LGBTIQ+ people by wearing the colour purple at school. In the Netherlands, the day has been held on the second Friday of December every year since 2010. Purple Friday was inspired by Spirit Day in the United States, which was first held in 2010 as an expression against bullying of LGBTIQ+ youth.

Purple Friday is traditionally celebrated at schools but over the last couple of years, we’ve seen that higher education and corporate workplaces are embracing this celebration of solidarity with the LGBTIQ+ community.

In this webinar, we’ll explore what Purple Friday is all about and also why universities and companies are putting Purple Friday on their agendas.

Please register to participate via Zoom: Register HERE!

We look forward to seeing you online on Purple Friday

WORKPLACE PRIDE 2021 ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING *ONLINE ONLY*
2021-12-02 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Clifford Chance Amsterdam, Droogbak 1A, Amsterdam, Netherlands
REGISTER FOR THE ONLINE EVENT

Unfortunately due to the Dutch government’s new COVID restrictions and circumstances beyond our control, we are sadly unable to have a physical event. However, there still will be an opportunity to attend the event virtually via a Zoom link. The Annual Members Meeting will be ONLINE only.

With the global pandemic remaining a constant in 2021, societies and workforces are still in flux. The true impact at all levels is still being felt and the deeper issues yet to be fully understood for the LGBTIQ+ community. With the tumultuous year of 2020 behind us and 2021 not far behind, Workplace Pride invites members to attend and share their thoughts and ideas at this important meeting as we look to the road ahead for LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion.

The Annual Members Meeting is open only to Workplace Pride members. It will be streamed on Thursday, December 2nd from 18:30 until 19:30 CET. There will also be the opportunity for a Q&A.Details of the meeting are as follows:

Date: Thursday, December 2nd, 2021Meeting: 18:30 – 19:30

Differ(ent) kinds of energy hosted by Tech@Workplacepride *ONLINE ONLY*
2021-11-18 13:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), 20 De Zaale, Eindhoven, 5612 AJ, Netherlands
REGISTER HERE FOR ONLINE

“Differ(ent) kinds of energy”

Unfortunately due to the Dutch government’s new COVID restrictions and circumstances beyond our control, we are sadly unable to have a physical event. However, there still will be an opportunity to attend the event virtually via a Zoom link.

Click here for online registration/participation on Thursday, 18th of November via Zoom.

Every year, the Tech@WorkplacePride programme organises an event from a different city in the Netherlands. This year’s Tech@WPP -online- event will streamed from Brainport Eindhoven, on the campus of the Eindhoven University of Technology.

The guiding theme of this 2021 edition is sustainability and energy transition, and the importance of diversity for this mission. We will have talks by leading scientists and industry staff about developments on sustainability and energy, suited for a lay audience, mixed with stories/reflections on diversity. There will be both LGBTIQ+ and non-LGBTIQ+ speakers.

To ensure a sustainable energy transition in the coming years, it is necessary for organisations to be more innovative, build better strategies, and make courageous choices. Having employees representing diverse communities helps to better understand the environmental impact of the company’s operations, building more trust among the public, increasing cultural intelligence, and developing better strategies. Diverse companies are more innovative and more likely to outperform homogenous teams.

This Tech@WorkplacePride event works on the basis of three important objectives:

Awareness on the importance of diversity for the upcoming energy transition and research.Increase knowledge of developments in sustainability and energy.Build and expand your network and connections of role models and workplace inclusion and diversity ambassadors across different companies and take back concrete actionable ideas and examples to implement in your own organisation.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO), a major funder of scientific research in the Netherlands, and its institute DIFFER that conducts leading fundamental research in the fields of fusion energy and solar fuels, together with Workplace Pride the proud organisers and hosts of this year’s event.

FULL PROGRAM Click Here

Intersex Day of Solidarity
2021-11-08 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
November 8: Intersex Day of Solidarity (IDS), or Intersex Day of Remembrance, marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin, a now-famous French intersex person.

Intersex Day of Solidarity, also known as Intersex Day of Remembrance, takes place on November 8. The Day marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin, a French intersex person whose memoirs were later published by the philosopher Michel Foucault, along with contemporary texts and a later fictionalized account.

In Starry, Starry Night, the short life of Herculine Barbin, Leslie Jaye writes that what little we know of Herculine Barbin has all but obscured the person known variously as Herculine, Alexina, and Abel, during her short life.

The event appears to have first been held on 8 November 2005, as Intersex Solidarity Day. Joëlle-Circé Laramée, the then Canadian Spokeswoman for Organisation Intersex International, issued a call for all persons interested in intersex human rights to commemorate the day.

Workplace Pride Leadership Awards Gala
2021-10-29 18:30 - 2021-10-30 00:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
ALL ABOARD

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We are pleased to invite you to the 2021 Workplace Pride Leadership Awards Gala. The Black-Tie Gala will be held on Friday, October 29th at the Scheepvaart Museum in Amsterdam.

To celebrate our successful navigation through the tempest of the last 18 months and the venue of the Gala being the Scheepvaart museum, we thought it perfect to create an event with a nautical theme.

This year the Gala’s theme is “Rock The Boat”. Attendees are encouraged to interpret the theme* in their Gala attire with a prize being awarded for the best ‘costume’ so do come dressed for the occasion! For inspiration, think of a maritime/nautical theme, 80’s music, and culture of the TV show “Love Boat” for example, a light-hearted comedy of fun and romance aboard a cruise ship stopping at various ports.

General admission for the Gala is €95 per person which includes a 3-course meal, drinks, and entertainment.

The deadline for registration is Friday, October 22nd at midnight!

REGISTER HERE

INTERSEX DAY
2021-10-26 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
The Intersex Day Project shares intersex histories and promotes human rights events for Intersex Awareness Day and Intersex Day of Solidarity.

The Intersex Day Project was established in 2015 by Morgan Carpenter (Australia), with Laura Inter (Mexico). From June 2021, it is a project of Intersex Human Rights Australia.

We gratefully acknowledge the important contribution of Betsy Driver and Emi Koyama(US) in founding Intersex Awareness Day in 2004.

We gratefully honour the vital contribution of Morgan Holmes, Max Beck, and friends, who took part in the event, in Boston in 1996, which is marked by Intersex Awareness Day.

Dutch Government Pride: Livestream Rondetafelgesprek
2021-10-11 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)

NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY
2021-10-11 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
NCOD was inaugurated in 1988 by Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary. Eichberg, who died in 1995 of complications from AIDS, was a psychologist from New Mexico and the founder of the personal growth workshop “The Experience”. O’Leary was an openly lesbian political leader and long-time activist from New York, and was at the time the head of the National Gay Rights Advocates in Los Angeles.[3] LGBT activists, including Eichberg and O’Leary, did not want to respond defensively to anti-LGBT action because they believed it would be predictable. This led them to establish NCOD in order to maintain positivity and celebrate coming out.[1] The date of October 11 was chosen because it is the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.[1]

Most people think they don’t know anyone gay or lesbian, and in fact, everybody does. It is imperative that we come out and let people know who we are and disabuse them of their fears and stereotypes.– Robert Eichberg, in 1993[3]

Initially administered from the West Hollywood offices of the National Gay Rights Advocates, the first NCOD received participation from eighteen states, garnering national media coverage. In its second year, NCOD headquarters moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and participation grew to 21 states. After a media push in 1990 NCOD was observed in all 50 states and seven other countries. Participation continued to grow and in 1990 NCOD merged their efforts with the Human Rights Campaign.[1]

National Coming Out Day is observed annually to celebrate coming out and to raise awareness of the LGBT community and civil rights movement. The first decades of observances were marked by private and public people coming out, often in the media, to raise awareness and let the mainstream know that everyone knows at least one person who is lesbian or gay.[1] In more recent years, because coming out as LGBT is now far less risky in most Western countries, the day is more of a holiday. Participants often wear pride symbols such as pink triangles and rainbow flags.

National Coming Out Day is also observed in Ireland,[4] Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.[5] In the United States, the Human Rights Campaign sponsors NCOD events under the auspices of their National Coming Out Project, offering resources to LGBT individuals, couples, parents, and children, as well as straight friends and relatives, to promote awareness of LGBT families living honest and open lives. Candace Gingrich became the spokesperson for NCOD in April 1995.[1] From 1999 to 2014 the Human Rights Campaign announced a theme to go with each NCOD:[1]﻿”

One of the sources: Wikipedia

CELEBRATE BISEXUALITY DAY
2021-09-23 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Celebrate Bisexuality Day (also called Bisexual Pride Day, Bi Visibility Day, CBD, Bisexual Pride and Bi Visibility Day, and Bisexuality+ Day) is observed annually on September 23[1] to recognize and celebrate bisexual people, the bisexual community, and the history of bisexuality.[2] (wikipedia)

Rotterdam Pride 2021
2021-09-17 00:00 - 2021-09-26 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
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2021 Leadership Awards Nominations Procedure
2021-09-09 00:00 - 2021-10-01 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Most Engaged Network

This award honors the Workplace Pride member LGBTIQ+ network that has shown the most involvement both internally and externally in the past year.

The image reflects the 2019 Winner in this category

Best Media Representation

This award honors the best positive representation of LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion in the media (internal or external) by a Workplace Pride member in the past year.

The image reflects the 2019 Winner in this category

Most Active Volunteer

This award honors the individual volunteer from a Workplace Pride member that best supported LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion in the past year, both within their own organization and externally.

The image reflects the 2019 Winners in this category

Most Effective Ally

This award honors the most effective ally of the past year, both within their own organization and externally.

The image reflects the 2019 Winner in this category

New Category: Outstanding Role Model

This award honors individuals who inspire others through their actions to create more LGBTIQ+ inclusive workplaces. While only Workplace Pride members may make submissions, anyone can be nominated.

Launching of LGBTIQ+ Civil Society Toolkit for Business
2021-08-19 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Copenhagen)
At the request of the Global Equality Fund in Washington D.C., Workplace Pride has created a toolkit to help equip LGBTIQ+ Civil Society organisations to interact more effectively with the private sector. The event in Malmö will highlight the preliminary structure of the toolkit, provide room for feedback, and thus begin to prepare CSO’s to work with the toolkit once the final version is launched this October in the Hague.

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Malmö Live Orange Room Dag Hammarskjölds torg 4, 211 18 Malmö

WorldPride 2021

EuroGames in Copenhagen
2021-08-18 09:00 - 2021-08-20 23:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
EuroGames will take place from August 18-20, 2021 in Copenhagen and Malmö. EuroGames at Copenhagen 2021 is going to be the most inclusive sporting event ever.

EuroGames 2021

#YouAreIncluded is one of the themes we will see encouraging the athletic community to be more inclusive. The EuroGames are an LGBTQ sporting event in Europe, hosted by license of the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation and organized by one or more of the federation’s member clubs. Similar to the Gay Games, EuroGames are a sports-for-all-event, open to everyone, irrespective of sex, age, sexual identity or physical ability. The 2021 games will feature 25+ disciplines in world-class facilities welcoming an anticipated 6,000+

LGBTIQ+ WORKPLACE INCLUSION DAY - COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
2021-08-18 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Copenhagen)
REGISTER HERE FOR WORKPLACE INCLUSION EVENT

The LGBTI+ Workplace Inclusion Day will focus on how to create workplaces where everyone can be themselves. Throughout the day we will present global, high-level corporate and governmental speakers, who will cover all sides of the story from creating supporting structures within organisations to corporate advocacy that can impact LGBTI+ non-friendly legislation.

Read the detailed information here

Registration for the Workplace Inclusion Day has opened, and you can sign up on the link given below! The tickets for the Copenhagen 2021 LGBTI+ Workplace Inclusion Day are sold as an add-on to the Human Rights Conference. This means that you will first have to purchase a ticket for the Human Rights Conference and then buy the additional ticket for the Workplace Inclusion Day.

REGISTRATION

Digital attendance

We of course hope that many companies and corporations will be able to join us physically in Copenhagen, where they will also have the chance to network and participate in our lunch and reception. However, we also understand the impact that COVID19 has had on global business travel. That is why we are offering a digital version of the Workplace Inclusion Day: We want to ensure that companies and corporations that want to work towards more inclusive work environments have the chance to participate in the conference despite insecurities and travel restrictions. The digital version of the conference will include plenary sessions, break-out sessions, and global townhalls in order to make the Workplace Inclusion Day as inclusive and accessible as possible. We are working hard to ensure that these elements will be as interactive as possible so that that participation in the Workplace Inclusion Day remains relevant and engaging even for remote participants.

*The break-out sessions will be organised and delivered by Nordic and international organisations working with inclusion strategies in various contexts. The break-out sessions will therefore feature a broad selection of interactive discussions, case studies, and practical approaches to working with inclusivity in a workplace setting.

* The town hall sessions are 45-minute live streams focusing on specific regions outside Europe and the situation of workplace inclusion in that region. During these sessions, participants will be able to engage with regions across the globe.

The Workplace Inclusion Day is executed in close collaboration with executive partner, Workplace Pride, and proudly sponsored by Maersk.

WORLDPRIDE | COPENHAGEN 2021
2021-08-12 00:00 - 2021-08-22 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
WorldPride in Copenhagen 2021 will be a celebration of equality, arts and human rights proudly hosted by Copenhagen Pride in collaboration with Malmö Pride.

Come together in Copenhagen and Malmö to raise the rainbow flag and stand up for equality and around the world. WORLDPRIDE | COPENHAGEN 2021

HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM

The Copenhagen 2021 Human Rights Forum is an international LGBTI+ experience consisting of multiple high-level events and a broader program open to the public.

Monday 16 August from 15:00-17:45, we meet in the framework of Copenhagen 2021 at UN City Copenhagen, to evaluate the progress, discuss challenges and opportunities, and to suggest a way forward that secures the inclusion of LGBTI+ people in the frame of the global SDGs. The opening event is organized in collaboration with UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency and coordinated with other UN entities. Around 250 participants will be welcomed in the lobby areas of UN City Copenhagen for an inspirational fair before the official ‘kick-off’ of the Human Rights Forum in the UN City auditorium.

Human rights should be at the core of all LGBTI+ events. That’s why Copenhagen 2021 will feature several human rights-focused events to push our agenda of equality and diversity forward.’ WORLDPRIDE | COPENHAGEN 2021

PRIDE WALK
2021-08-07 12:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Rai, Europaplein 24, Amsterdam, 1078 GZ, Netherlands
Loop mee met de Pride Walk op zaterdag 7 augustus 2021.

Pridewalk 2021 We gaan weer lopen dit jaar op 7 augustus 2021! Wel anders dan voorgaande jaren!

Niet vanaf het Homomonument maar we vertrekken vanaf de Rai. Dit i.v.m. met de covid19 waarin wij nog 1 1/2 meter afstand moeten houden. Bij de Rai is er voldoende ruimte om groepen te maken en de afstand te bewaren.

Als groep kan je zelfstandig aansluiten aan de walk. Wij bepalen niet wie waar gaat lopen. Logistiek komt er een kopgroep en de rest volgt. ?️‍?

Huisregels:

Geef elkaar voldoende ruimte!Heb respect voor elkaar!Laat je horen!Laat je in alle kleuren zien!

Wij hebben er zin in, jij ook?Stichting Homomonument

We are going to walk again this year on August 7 2021! Very different from previous years!

Not from the Homomonument but we depart from the Rai. This because of the covid19 rules in which we still have to keep 1 1/2 meters away. At the Rai there is enough space to make groups and keep the distance.

As a group you can join the walk independently. We don’t decide who goes where. Logistically, there will be a leading group and the rest will follow. ?️‍?

House rules:

Give each other enough space!Have respect for each other!Make enough noise!Show yourself in all colors!

We are excited! You to?

Gay Monument Foundation

Start at the RAI at 12 pm – pre-party

Pride Walk starts from the RAI to the Dam at 2 pm

PRIDE AMSTERDAM
2021-07-31 08:00 - 2021-08-08 22:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)

FIND ALL FLAGS TOUR - AN ALTERNATIVE PRIDE WALK
2021-07-31 00:00 - 2021-08-08 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Pride 2021

Ondanks onze hoop op een Pride met iets meer vrijheden en feestjes hebben we nog steeds rekening te houden met Corona. Dit jaar lopen we hopelijk de Pride Walk en hangt ook weer de grote vlag aan de Westertoren.

Maar ook onze Find All Flags tour is er weer! Een alternatieve Pride walk waarbij je zelf op zoek gaat naar alle vlaggen van de LHBTQI+ community. De Find all Flags tour 2021! Herken jij de Intersekse vlag? Weet je de non-binaire vlag te onderscheiden van de leather vlag? Tien dagen lang kan je deze speurtocht door Amsterdam lopen, alleen of met vrienden op veilige afstand.

We wensen je een Happy Pride!

Together we are one.

Daan Smeelen , Janne Mooij en Lisa van der Steen

For more info about the Alternative Pride Walk Tour visit Stichting Homomonument

Pride Amsterdam
2021-07-31 00:00 - 2021-08-08 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
https://pride.amsterdam/en/

Celebrating Diversity

Visibility of the LGBTIQ+ community requires continuous attention and in times of Corona, this is harder than ever. Last year many events couldn’t take place and even this year we were forced to postpone the Canal Parade to next year (Saturday, August 6th, 2022). For all other activities, we are still investigating under what kind of conditions we are able to start, but that there will be a Pride in Amsterdam this year is one thing that’s certain. We can’t let our 25th anniversary uncelebrated! For example, there will be a photo exhibition on Museumplein and we will make a special anniversary photo book. For both, we are calling on professional and amateur photographers to submit meaningful and iconic photos that match 25 years of Pride Amsterdam.

Workplace Pride 2021 International LGBTIQ+ Conference: Society at a Crossroads Leveraging LGBTIQ+ Workplace Inclusion for greater impact
2021-06-25 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
ONLINE REGISTRATION OPEN NOW

This year’s theme will be: “Society at a Crossroads Leveraging LGBTIQ+ Workplace Inclusion for greater impact”

The theme of Workplace Pride’s 2021 International Conference says it all. Society is truly at a crossroads and we are all living it every day. As we regularly interact with people online from around the world, we understand that barriers to communication and progress no longer exist – or at least they shouldn’t exist.

This conference will address the hard issues of why not enough is being done. But it will also articulate what employers of all types, both local and international CAN do to make progress. It will look critically at the role of civil society and the LGBTIQ+ community ourselves to determine if we have done enough to get our message across. Finally, though, it will bring all stakeholders together to help shape a working world in which LGBTIQ+ people can truly be themselves.

Be sure and save June 25th from 14:00 until 17:00, Amsterdam time, when top decision-makers from the private and public sectors come together with the LGBTIQ+ community for this annual event.

Enough space to ensure optimal social distancing: 2 seats between each participant.

This online element of this event will be open to the general public. Invitations will be distributed on Tuesday, June 8th.

For additional information click here!

Conference Program

THIS EVENT WILL BE A HYBRID EVENT!

PRIDE MONTH 2021
2021-06-01 00:00 - 2021-06-30 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Happy Pride Month!

The month of June is recognized in countries around the world as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Pride Month.

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Harvey Milk Day
2021-05-22 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
The struggle faced by the LGBTQ community has been going on for generations in this country, and for thousands of years around the world. Harvey Milk was one of the heroes of that struggle, being the first official to be elected that was openly gay in California.

While he was assassinated he accomplished important steps for the community during his time in office. Harvey Milk Day celebrates this incredible man and the sacrifices he made so people could just live their lives in peace.

LGBTIQ+ Workplace Inclusion 2021 Conference hosted by Leiden University
2021-05-20 14:00 - 2021-05-21 17:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
20th – 21st MAY 2021

LAST CALL – REGISTER HERE

Due to COVID 19 restrictions, the conference will be conducted online.

This international, multi-disciplinary conference aims to bring together scholars from various disciplines and geographic locations, policymakers, HR professionals, employers, employees, and civil society to get to know and learn from each other on the topic of LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion.

The conference features keynote speeches by Dr. Lee Badgett (UMass Amherst) and Yvonne Muthoni (Kenya Open for Business), several multi-disciplinary academic sessions, as well as focused panel sessions that bring together researchers, employers, employees, practitioners and policymakers around topics relevant to LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion, broadly defined.

These topics may pertain to both formal and informal workplaces, and include, but are not limited to, the challenges and opportunities that LGBTQI+ people experience in the areas of training, recruitment, selection, promotion and retention, the policies and regulations affecting these areas, as well as promising interventions and solutions.

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The conference provides:

– A forum for scholars and other researchers studying these topics to present new findings, discuss future directions, and consolidate and extend their networks,

– An opportunity for employers, employees and civil society organizations to learn about the latest scholarly insights on the topic

– An opportunity for all present to learn about the ways in which science can inform practice and vice versa.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the conference will primarily be conducted online. As such, we hope to be able to include speakers and attendees from a diversity of locations and possibilities.

LGBTI WORKPLACE INCLUSION IN HUNGARY - INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
2021-05-17 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
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Creating workplaces where everyone can be themselves is a priority for modern businesses. People that feel included and have a sense of belonging at their places of work are more productive, better team players, and make a greater contribution. They are less likely to be ill or need to be replaced, all of which translates into financial impact for businesses.

Tremendous progress has been made in Europe in the past decade to create equitable workplaces for previously excluded or marginalised groups, including LGBTI people, but there is still much room for improvement. During this conference, we will discuss the barriers as well as the opportunities facing businesses in regards to their LGBTI employees, clients/customers. It will also explore how investors look increasingly at the breadth of a businesses’ engagement when it comes to equitable workplaces.

Participants will include (a.o) representatives from both multinational and Hungarian businesses, members of Hungarian LGBTI Civil Society, and members of the diplomatic community.

GOALS: The conference will address a broad range of issues when it comes to LGBTI inclusion in the workplace. It will focus mainly on the business rationale for creating LGBTI inclusive workplaces. It will demonstrate how both business and society could benefit from a more open inclusive approach to this community. Participants will gain insight and knowledge from experts on each topic and will have the opportunity to engage in interactive discussions. Most importantly, all participants will leave with the feeling that they personally can play a role in furthering the cause of LGBTI visibility and inclusion in their own workplace.

DATE / TIME: Monday, 17 May, 15:00 – 17:00 CET

ACCESS: Open to all, but registration required

Registration is now open!

IDAHOT MAY 17TH
2021-05-17 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is observed on May 17 and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide. By 2016, the commemorations had taken place in 132 countries across the globe

Intersectionality Webinar hosted by Catalyst
2021-04-29 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
In recognition of Lesbian Visibility Week, Workplace Pride is joining forces with our strategic partner, Catalyst for our latest “Keeping Members Connected” webinar entitled “Intersectionality – Rising to the challenge to be yourself at work”.

This fascinating and timely webinar being held on Thursday, April 29th from 15:00-1600 CET, will explore the many ways people identify themselves and their impact in the workplace. This includes gender and sexual orientation perspectives but also examines issues surrounding intersectionality such as:

Are all of your identities always acknowledged? What about having different identities that are not always mainstream? Does this influence your opportunities in society and at work?How about your abilities to develop yourself?What privileges do you feel based on a specific identity?How can you use this privilege to open doors for others who are not so fortunate?

In this webinar, we will learn from our panel of experts how they have experienced intersectionality, specifically when it is related to work. We’ll learn about the impact it has had on their career and what ‘identity’ stood out for them. We will hear how to deal with, and even initiate those sometimes uncomfortable conversations that are necessary to ensure progress. Finally, we will engage with webinar participants through interactive Q&A and learn how to use our privileges to support those who do not have them.

While designed for Workplace Pride and Catalyst members, we happy to open this webinar also to the general public. Registration is required for this free event.

Event details

Event:Intersectionality – Rising to the challenge to be yourself at work

Date/Time: Thursday, April 29, 2021, 15:00-16:00 CET

Audience: Workplace Pride and Catalyst Members, stakeholders, and friends.

Moderators:

Workplace Pride – Bianca Nijhof – Co-chair Workplace Pride Foundation & Managing Director Netherlands Water PartnershipCatalyst – Anna Sullivan – Senior Associate

Panelists:

Catalyst – Caroline Pickard – Ambassador/Consultant The Other Foundation – Sebenzile Nkambule – Exec. Office Strategic PartnershipsWorkplace Pride – Yuli Kim – Learning & Development Manager

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Lesbian Visibility Week
2021-04-26 00:00 - 2021-05-02 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Lesbian Visibility Week aims to show our solidarity with every woman within the LGBTIQ+ community, as well as celebrate lesbians. It is essential that Lesbian Visibility Week is a voice for unity and lifts up ALL women, especially those who come from marginalised communities. Recent research (Pride Matters survey, conducted by Pride In London 2018) has shown that gay women are almost twice as unlikely to be out in the workplace as gay male colleagues.

There has been a Lesbian Visibility Day since 2008.​Building on this, we want to create a week that recognises, celebrates and importantly supports lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer women across the UK and beyond to be their true selves at work, at home and socially.

IBM and Workplace Pride collaborate in LGBTIQ+ innovation
2021-04-13 08:00 - 2021-04-14 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Although LGBTIQ+ people are protected by laws addressing employment and other forms of discrimination in a growing proportion of countries, there remain far too many LGBTIQ+ people around the globe whose rights are not protected. In many countries, LGBTIQ+ citizens are breaking laws just by being themselves. Even in legally progressive nations, many LGBTIQ+ people still feel that they cannot reveal their authentic identity in many professional, academic, and social settings.

To continue advancing inclusion and belonging for the full spectrum of the LGBTIQ+ community at work, home, and society at large, the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) is collaborating with Workplace Pride, and Out & Equal to host a Global LGBTIQ+ Innovation Jam.

Registration will open on 29 March here: https://lnkd.in/g7Hy-z7

Starting at 8am ET on Tuesday, April 13th and running continuously through until 5pm ET on Wednesday, April 14th, the Jam is a virtual, text-based event where thousands of business leaders; D&I experts; academics; and other allies will come together to explore the solutions to the barriers that still slow the advancement of LGBTIQ+ individuals in the workplace.

The Global LGBTIQ+ Innovation Jam is an open and inclusive forum for discussion and sharing around 7 important themes:

Corporate & individual championshipLGBT+ intersectionalityMental healthTransgender and non-binary belongingAllyshipVisibility and developmentImpact of technology

Register for the Global LGBT+ Innovation Jam and join the discussion – for a few minutes or for all 33 hours! Input from Jammers will be analyzed by IBM’s proprietary Innovation Jam® AI-enabled technology and the results may be used to inform an upcoming LGBT+ Leadership study that is being published in celebration of Pride Month in June.
