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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Transgender movements have been increasing over the past few generations because of the biases that some people would assume about the transgender community. While there are holidays commemorating transgender people who have suffered, International Transgender Day of Visibility focuses on more of the positive aspects of what being transgender means and takes direct action in […]
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 […]
Lesbian Day of Visibility 2020: Staying visible whilst staying in Lesbian Day of Visibility is so crucial this year: whilst we want to enjoy all the benefits of being visible as a community, we must be safe in doing so. As the world battles Covid-19 and adjusts to the challenges it brings, many of us […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]