Workplace Pride

Global Benchmark Opens 1 February - register now!
2023-02-01 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
The Workplace Pride Global Benchmark is an online tool designed to measure the LGBTIQ+ policies and practices for internationally active employers. Created in 2014, The Global Benchmark addresses the needs of organisations who are 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.

The Global Benchmark:

Gives participants individual, custom-made overview of their organisations’ LGBTIQ+ policies and practices Suggests practical improvements to policies and practicesHighlights how organisations score among their peersAwards a “Workplace Pride Global Benchmark Endorsement” for top-scoring organisationsIs the go-to measurement tool of LGBTIQ+ policies and practices for internationally-active employers

Individual Results:

We will take approximately 90 days to process your submission and create your individual report by the end of June. You will receive customised results with specific suggestions for improvement.

Free for Workplace Pride MembersThe registration is free of charge to all Workplace Pride members.Non-members participants pay an administrative fee of €2000.-

Young@Workplacepride Christmas Drinks event
2022-12-14 17:00 - 19:00
On the 14th of December, we would love to invite you to the new Workplace Pride office in Amsterdam for an intimate get-together with like-minded people to have Christmas drinks. We are planning an exciting and interactive session with enough time for exchanging experiences and ideas. The session will be concluded in style, with plenty of time for networking while enjoying a drink and a bite. We hope to see you there!

Location: Workplace Pride Office, Herengracht 575, 1017 CD Amsterdam

Time: 17:00 -19:00 – including drinks & bites

Participants: Young (under 35) LGBTIQ+ individuals

Program:

17.00 Doors open

17.15 Welcome & Icebreaker

17:25 If You Really Knew Me

18:00 Sharing experiences

18.15 Drinks & Bites

Please register via this link

We have limited space so it -> First come first serve

Academia@Workplacepride & Student Pride invites you to the Purple Friday Hybrid lunch session
2022-12-09 11:30 - 13:00
Hot topic: What about gender registration?

About this event:Purple Friday is a day on which pupils and students can show their solidarity with LGBTIQ+ people bywearing the colour purple at school. In the Netherlands, the day has been held on the second Fridayof 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 thathigher education and corporate workplaces are embracing this celebration of solidarity with theLGBTIQ+ community. During this hybrid lunch we’ll explore the Purple Friday theme: acceptance,equality, and safety of all people of the LGBTIQ+ community in higher and secondary education froma management and student perspective. The student generation is increasingly bothered by theregistration of gender. What positive steps can we take to get a good response to this?

Please register via this linkWe have limited in-person space so it is first come first serve

Annual Members Meeting
2022-12-01 17:00 - 19:00
On behalf of the Foundation Board, we are pleased to invite you to the Workplace Pride 2022 Annual Members Meeting. This meeting will present an overview of the Foundation’s accomplishments in 2022 and its plans for 2023.

Details of the meeting are as follows:

Date: Thursday, December 1st, 2022

Time: 17:00 until 19:00

Meeting: 17:30 until 18:30, followed by drinks, snacks & networking

Venue: Adyen Rokin Office, Rokin 49, 1012 KK Amsterdam

Attendees: Workplace Pride Members only

REGISTER HERE

Registration closes on Friday, November 25th.

The Foundation Board and Staff look forward to welcoming you on December 1st.

WORLD AIDS DAY
2024-12-01 00:00 - 23:59
Every year, December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day across the globe to spread awareness about the disease and remember all those who lost their lives to it. It was first observed in 1988.

Trans+ in the workplace: a talk across generations
2022-11-17 16:00 - 19:30
Trans+@Workplacepride Community invites you to a hybrid event:“Trans+ in the workplace: a talk across generations”

Transactivists come in many forms. In this cross-generational talk, we have invited twoleading examples to share their personal stories to increase workplace awareness. Corine(she/her), the former journalist for public broadcast stations, transitioned in the late eighties andbecame active with Transgender Netwerk Nederland in 2011. Ellen (she/her) on the otherhand, has her own company and started her transition two years ago. She spent a lot oftime sharing her stories with her clients. Let’s hear from Corine and Ellen how much we’veachieved over the past decades, how different the experiences are between the nineties andnow and what can still be achieved. Of course, we will put these topics in the light of theworking environment, to show how an inclusive culture can nurture excellence in your staff topropel you forward in your sector.

Program:16:00 Arrival16:15 Welcome by Sophie Jeckmans (she/her) and introduction by moderator16:20 Corine van Dun (she/her)16:45 Ellen Jansen (she/her)17:10 Q&A – live stream ends at 17.3018:00 Drinks + bites @ Lellebel19:30 End

Register Now :

In Person

Online

We have limited in-person space so it is: First come first serve!

More info: Trans+@Workplacepride

Tech@WorkplacePride Company visit – 16 November 2022 – Maersk Rotterdam
2022-11-16 12:00 - 17:00
In 2021, Maersk, the global integrator of container logistics, received the “Best media representation award” from Workplace Pride, for the campaign with their rainbow containers. A good reason to get to know Maersk a bit better and visit them in Rotterdam.

Learning from best practices fits the goals of the Tech@WorkplacePride group. During this event, Maersk will therefore inform us about their D&I strategy. Maersk will also give us a peak into their world of logistics, huge vessels, and the port of Rotterdam, which is particularly interesting for the Tech@WorkplacePride community.

For the participants, it also creates the opportunity to get in contact with other tech companies and D&I officers, on the bus while visiting the terminal, and during dinner and drinks downtown Rotterdam. For Maersk, it will not only increase their visibility for the LGBTIQ+ community in general but also contribute to awareness about the community at the workplace of Maersk. Please follow this link to find more details about this amazing event.

Intersex Day of Solidarity
2022-11-08 00:00 - 23:59
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 2022 LEADERSHIP AWARDS GALA
2022-10-28 18:00 - 2022-10-29 01:00
We are pleased to invite you to the 2022 Workplace Pride Leadership Awards Gala. The Black-Tie Gala will be held on Friday, October 28th at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. This event will celebrate the organisations and individuals who have played such an important role in the LGBTIQ+ workplace movement over the past year.

The Gala’s theme is “Colours of the World”. It represents the global character of our community in all of its diversity so we encourage our guests to demonstrate their solidarity by attending in colorful, internationally-themed formal wear. A prize will be awarded for the best interpretation of the theme so do come dressed for the occasion!

Additional tickets for the Gala, which includes a 3-course meal, drinks, and entertainment, are €125.

The deadline for registration is Friday, October 21st at midnight!

For General Admission, Register Here Gala details & program:

Doors open at 18:00 hoursThe program begins at 19:00 hours with dinner, awards, and entertainment ending at 01:00Venue: Beurs van Berlage Damrak 243, 1012 ZJ Amsterdam

The following awards will be presented at the Gala*:

Most Engaged NetworkMost Active VolunteerBest Media RepresentationMost Effective AllyOutstanding Role Model2022 Global Benchmark Top Scorers

Come join us at the Workplace Pride 2021 Leadership Awards Gala and help celebrate our award winners who’ve inspired us to open the doors for greater LGBTIQ+ inclusion in societies around the world.

For additional information, write to events@workplacepride.org

If you have not yet submitted your nominations for the awards, you can do so until 30 September at midnight via this link

NOMINATIONS PROCEDURE

Nominations for the 9th annual Workplace Pride Leadership Awards are now open! These annual awards honour people and/or organizations that have demonstrated leadership by visibly contributing to LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion. This year’s ceremony will be held during the Leadership Awards Gala at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam on Friday, October 28th. Invitations to the Leadership Awards Gala itself will be sent separately.

Submitting a nomination is a great way to involve many people from your organization in raising awareness about LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion.

THE AWARDS:

Most Engaged Network

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

Most Active Volunteer

This award honours 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.

Best Media Representation

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

Most Effective Ally

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

Outstanding Role Model

This award honours individuals who inspire others through their actions to create more LGBTIQ+ inclusive workplaces.

Submissions must be received by 30 September 2022 at midnight

SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION HERE

NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY
2021-10-11 00:00 - 23:59
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

THE FUTURE IS NOW - WORKPLACE PRIDE 2022 JAPAN CONFERENCE
2022-09-30 00:00 - 23:59
Workplace Pride is pleased to invite you to this conference, entitled “The Future is Now: LGBTIQ+ Workplace Inclusion in Japan” and which is designed for our many members who have activities in the country. They want to ensure that they create workplaces where their (mainly) Japanese employees can truly be themselves. This highly-interactive conference will bring together major private and public sector employers in Japan, international experts, and many representatives from the well-developed LGBTIQ+ Civil Society. All of these stakeholders will examine the issue of creating welcoming workplaces in preparation for the business and societal changes to come with marriage equality.

DATE /TIME: Friday, September 30th, 2022, 09:00 – 16:00 JST (Japanese Standard Time)

LOCATION: Accenture Innovation Hub Tokyo: Sumitomo Fudosan Azabu Juban Building 1-4-1 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, Japan

https://goo.gl/maps/usoDMtiJcodfHoRi7

DETAILS:

The event will be held in Japanese and English Entry is free, but registration is requiredSpace is limited! Please register soon!Workplace Pride will follow all local Covid-19 Guidelines at this conference

REGISTER HERE GOOGLE FORMS (JAPANESE)

REGISTER HERE EVENTBRITE

CELEBRATE BISEXUALITY DAY
2021-09-23 00:00 - 23:59
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)

Copenhagen Pride 2022
2022-08-15 00:00 - 2022-08-22 23:59
Photo by Renato Manzionna

Copenhagen Pride Week 2022

On 13-21 August, we’ll once again paint the city of Copenhagen in all the colors of the rainbow, and we hope you want to join us!

We will be updating this website on an ongoing basis, so make sure you stay tuned on here as well as on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

See you for Copenhagen Pride Week!

Antwerpen Pride
2022-08-10 00:00 - 2022-08-14 23:59
Het thema van ons jubileumjaar kunnen we met trots aankondigen. Onze vijftiende verjaardag vieren we van van 10 tot en met 15 augustus. En we hebben voor jullie opnieuw een volledige editie in petto met een parade en festivals op nieuwe locaties. Als thema kijkt Antwerp Pride naar de toekomst en gaat op zoek naar QUEERTOPIA. Hoe ziet de ideale LGBTQIA+ wereld eruit binnen vijftien jaar? Die vraag stellen, roept meteen een reeks andere prikkelende vragen op. Zal er in 2037 nog een Antwerp Pride nodig zijn? En zoja, hoe moet die eruit zien? Komen er nog letters bij onze LGBTQIA+ gemeenschap of hebben we een andere naam? Is ons taalgebruik tegen dan genderneutraal? En de mode? Hebben transpersonen tegen dan meer autonomie over hun transitie? Hebben we in 2037 een gay Rode Duivel? Is er dan nog steeds discriminatie op de arbeidsmarkt tegenover queer personen van kleur? Zoeken we nog seks via apps? Kunnen mensen van hetzelfde geslacht tegen dan huwen voor de kerk? Zullen we nog altijd uit de kast moeten komen? Wie wint Rupaul’s Drag Race in 2037? Zullen er nog gay bars zijn of hoe zullen we uitgaan? Zorgen we dan beter voor elkaar?… Kortom, Antwerp Pride gaat dit jaar op zoek naar de ideale LGBTQIA+ samenleving.

Stories from the Heart co-hosted by Heineken and PWC
2022-08-04 18:00 - 21:00 | HEINEKEN EXPERIENCE, Stadhouderskade 78, Amsterdam, 1072 AE, Netherlands
REGISTER NOW!

After a hiatus of several years, Workplace Pride is honoured to again be organising the 2022 edition of ‘Stories From the Heart’ as our main Amsterdam Pride event. The event will be kindly hosted by our Foundation Member, Heineken, and co-hosted by our Foundation Partner PwC.

Stories from the Heart is part of the Building Bridges program which brings together LGBTIQ+ activists from different parts of the world to exchange experiences and dialogue with fellow activists during the Amsterdam Pride celebrations. Building Bridges helps strengthen their network of allies in the region and empowers their activism.

As many Workplace Pride members have activities in locations where it is difficult or even dangerous to be openly LGBTIQ+, this event provides our members a first-hand account of what their colleagues and other community members experience on a regular basis. This year’s event features activists from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kurdistan, Poland, Serbia, and Slovakia.

Building Bridges is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the RVO (the Netherlands Enterprise Agency) in partnership with the COC Nederland and the Municipality of Amsterdam.

Stories from the Heart

Program

Opening Reception: 18:00

Program Begins: 18:30-20:00

Reception: 20:00 – 22:00

Where

Heineken Experience

Stadhouderskade 78

1072 AE Amsterdam

Space is limited, register below!

PRIDE WALK
2022-07-30 23:00 - 2022-07-31 16:00 | Rai, Europaplein 24, Amsterdam, 1078 GZ, Netherlands
The annual Pride Walk returns on Saturday, July 30th, 2022 at Dam square! When 30 Jul. Time 11:00 – 13:00.

The Pride Walk returns on Saturday, July 30th, 2022. With the Pride Walk, we want to draw attention to the situation of LGBTIs in countries where homosexuality is included in the penal code, by carrying the flags of those countries.

Program:11:00 – 12:00 Demonstration Dam square12:00 – 13:00 Pride Walk

Route:TBA.

House rules:– Give each other enough space!– Have respect for each other!– Make enough noise!– Show yourself in all colours!

De jaarlijkse demonstratie voor gelijke rechten voor de wereldwijde regenboogcommunity. We zullen weer gaan lopen dit jaar op zaterdag 30 juli 2022 om 12.00 uur. Start: De Dam.

Route: Volgt….

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

For more info click here

Amsterdam Pride 2022
2022-07-30 00:00 - 2022-08-07 23:59
“MY GENDER, MY PRIDE”

Everyone should feel free to be themselves, without an imposed norm from outside. Unfortunately, the reality is different, and our emancipation is often far from complete. In the Netherlands, too, people are still discriminated against and beaten up every day because of who they are or who they love. In recent decades, our struggle has mainly been about ‘being allowed to love who we want and it is time to broaden the focus to ‘be allowed to be how we feel’. In other words, time to pay attention to the diversity of gender identities and our right to self-determination. We have the right to deviate from the norm and the sex we were given at birth. Gender identity is central during Pride Amsterdam from July 30 to August 7, 2022, with the theme ‘My Gender, My Pride’.

For more information about this year’s Amsterdam Pride 2022, click here

ROZE WOENSDAG
2022-07-20 00:00 - 23:59
Stichting Roze Woensdag heeft als doel om gedurende het hele jaar zichtbaarheid te creëren voor de LHBTIQ+ gemeenschap in Nijmegen en omstreken. Met als hoogtepunt de viering van Roze Woensdag tijdens de Vierdaagse(feesten).

Help jij mee met het creëren van zichtbaarheid voor de LHBTI+ gemeenschap? Hang dan op Roze Woensdag 2022 (woensdag 20 juli) vol trots je regenboogvlag op, versier je balkon met roze ballonnen of loop die dag met je favoriete roze t-shirt of regenboogsokken door de stad.

Ben jij benieuwd waar je op Roze Woensdag 2022 moet zijn? Check hier het programma.

PRIDE DAY GERMANY
2022-07-07 00:00 - 23:59

Workplace Pride International Conference 2022
2022-06-24 09:00 - 17:00 | PASSENGER TERMINAL AMSTERDAM, Piet Heinkade 27, Amsterdam, 1019 BR
REGISTER HERE

As the world slowly emerges from the global pandemic and at the same time digests the major social changes regarding gender, race, and polarisation, we all know that we have crossed a threshold from which there is no way back. The workplace has been profoundly affected by these events and few groups have felt this more than LGBT+ people. Our global community has seen both setbacks, as well as new opportunities coming from these changes, and most of us, realise that the path we take now will set the tone for the coming years or even decades.

Workplace Pride’s 2022 conference will look at all angles of this path forward. We will examine the inherent power of companies, governments, and communities working together to foster greater LGBT+ inclusion in jurisdictions around the world. We will engage with civil society and with the next generation to create a meaningful and sustainable dialogue and, with all stakeholders, we will redefine the standards that impact LGBT+ workplace inclusion.

FOR MORE INFO ON PROGRAM AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS CLICK HERE:

Harvey Milk Day
2021-05-22 00:00 - 23:59
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+ Employee Resource Groups: Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities
2022-05-19 10:00 - 13:00
While organisational attention to the topics of workplace equality and inclusion has increased, some social groups are still disadvantaged. To support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ+) employees at work, many organisations have LGBTIQ+ employee resource groups (ERGs). These groups are uniquely placed to provide a safe space for LGBTIQ+ employees, facilitate alliances between these employees and their ally colleagues, and advocate for structural changes in the organisation.

The evidence base on LGBTIQ+ ERGs remains limited and partial, leaving a large knowledge gap on how networks function and their capacity to improve the experiences of LGBTIQ+ employees at work. In this symposium, Prof.dr. Anna Einarsdottir (York University) and Prof. dr. Jojanneke van der Toorn (Leiden University) shares insights from their recent research on the topic, discussing the promises and pitfalls of LGBTIQ+ ERGs and how they can be most effective. A panel including LGBTIQ+ ERG representatives will reflect on the findings, share insights from practice, and discuss how ERGs can contribute to LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion.

Date:

19 May 2022

10.15 – 10.30 Doors open

10.30 – 12.00 Symposium

12.00 – 13.00 Coffee and Tea

Location:

Telders Auditorium, Rapenburg 73, Leiden University

Accessibility

We would like the symposium to be accessible to everyone. We hope the absence of a participation fee and the possibility to view a live stream contribute to this. Please note that the symposium location is wheelchair accessible.

OrganizersThis event is organized by Prof. dr. Jojanneke van der Toorn, Dr. Eva Jaspers, Chenhao Zhou, Kshitij Mor, and Paula Hoffmann, in collaboration with Academia@Workplace Pride. We can be contacted at lgbtqi.inclusion@gmail.com

Abstracts

Have LGBTIQ+ employee resource groups been derailed?

Prof. dr. Anna Einarsdottir

Drawing on a major Economic and Social Research Council-funded mixed-method study into LGBTIQ+ employee resource groupswith the National Health Service in the UK, this paper presents some of the key findings and explores issues around resource group membership, inclusion, how employee resource groups operate and pressure on these groups to evidence impact. The paper argues that the role of employee resource groups has shifted from supporting LGBT+ employees to championing a broader organisational agenda on equality, diversity, and inclusion. In turn, this raises some difficult questions about who the groups are for and what they do for members, allies, wider LGBT+ communities, the organisation, and ultimately, the purpose of employee resource groups.

Top-down or bottom-up? Strategies to assess the needs of LGBTIQ+ employees

Prof. dr. Jojanneke van der Toorn

LGBTIQ+ people continue to face unique challenges, with their voices often being unheard or even silenced. While organisations put great effort into creating more inclusive workplaces, it is unclear whether and to what extent they succeed in catering to the diversity of people encompassed by the LGBTIQ+ acronym. Little attention, both in research and in practice, seems to be paid to those community members with intersecting marginalised identities (for example, queer employees of colour). This research explored what strategies are used in organisations to assess employees’ workplace experiences and needs and whether and to what extent these strategies are likely to reach and represent diverse LGBTQI+ employees.

IDAHOT MAY 17TH
2021-05-17 00:00 - 23:59
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

DUBAI: A Vision for Diversity and Workplace Inclusion
2022-03-31 15:30 - 19:00
Creating workplaces where everyone can be themselves is a priority for modern businesses around the world. 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.

If you are interested in participating or would like to be kept up to date about the event, please write to info@workplacepride.org

Participation in the conference is by invitation only and is not transferrable!

Workplace Pride Corporate Advocacy for LGBT+ Rights Webinar
2022-03-11 13:00 - 14:00
For years businesses have been coming to terms with the fact that their presence and activities around the world have an increasingly visible impact in the communities where they work. This comes with a responsibility to their own employees, as well as to the local legislative and cultural environment; including LGBT+ people. In the wake of the many ongoing social changes such as the global pandemic, employers realise that the workplace narrative has changed. Attracting and retaining talent from all backgrounds, creating safe workplaces for all and being a good corporate citizen toward communities and clients, means that being silent is no longer an option.

Workplace Pride, with support from IBM, has created a report on Corporate Advocacy for LGBT+ Rights to assist our members and other businesses with their advocacy. The paper was created from extensive research and interviews with actual practitioners from business, diplomatic, and civil society communities. It takes a very practical approach by addressing organisational challenges and how to engage with the LGBT+ community itself while also including real-life examples of corporate advocacy initiatives around the world.

You are kindly invited to an explanatory webinar with the report’s author, Dr. Felicity Daly, and other stakeholders to take a practical dive into how businesses can truly make a difference.

DATE/TIME: Friday, March 11th 13:00 – 14:00 CET

ACCESS: Open to all, but registration required

REGISTER NOW

Workplace Pride Launches 2022 Global Benchmark Survey
2022-02-01 00:00 - 23:59
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
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 | 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 | 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
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.
