Young@Workplace Pride’s team held their first event of the year at Uber. Aimed at young professionals needing guidance and/or to guide someone in need of help as they start out in their professional life whilst being LGBTI.
After a great introduction, which set the tone for the night, it was initially difficult to get people to move on to the next pairing as their conversations were deep and detailed. And guests agreed that 3-minutes was too short of a time to really chat.
Most people were so enthralled in their conversations that they stayed on afterward for the “borrel” and “apres-borrel” at a nearby cafe. This high energy and high engagement is an encouraging demonstration of the value of mentorship programs like this and we hope to have more similar events and see this group grow!
“As we were wrapping up, our team received lots of compliments and interest in more activities like this which bridge the gap between generations and professional fields”
Huge thanks to Uber for hosting and Ali and the team!
Keep in the loop for Young@workplacepride’s next event!
On January 23rd, Workplace Pride’s New Year’s reception highlighted the coming year’s events and activities.
It’s another trip around the Sun and Workplace Prides annual New Year’s reception once again was an important and popular event that brought our growing number of members and supporters together to take a look at the Foundation’s exciting plans for 2020.
This year, VodafoneZiggo graciously hosted the event at their stunning headquarters in Utrecht with Thomas Mulder, Executive Director of HR, giving an impassioned speech after a short video overview of their companies activities and emphasising how important it is to create workplaces where inclusivity is made a stronger priority.
David Pollard, Executive Director of Workplace Pride, continued with an overview of the positive progress that has been made with LGBTI inclusion in societies around the world, e.g. same-sex marriage legalisation in Taiwan (a first in Asia!) and reminding attendees that the road to deeper inclusivity worldwide is still littered with sometimes serious consequences for the marginalised.
Already in January, four new members of Workplace Pride were showcased with Tilburg University, Hema, Fed Ex and Intertrust joining the fold. These organisations showcase diversity in the types of members and sectors that are now getting involved with Workplace Pride and our common goals of diversity and inclusion.
This was followed by a major announcement and launch of the Global Employee Survey (GES), brand new for 2020 which went live at the new years’ event. More information about the GES and the Global benchmark survey for organisations will be available very soon!
The Workplace Pride 2020 Global Benchmark survey launches on February 3rd. Workplace Pride’s 2020 annual International Conference will be held for the first time in Rotterdam at the World Trade Center on June 19th. The theme for the conference will be “Great Expectations: Envisioning a New Decade of Workplace Inclusion”. Be sure to save the date on your calendar!
Many thanks to Vodafone/Ziggo for hosting and everyone who participated and made the evening a great success!
The Workplace Pride Annual Member’s meeting is the moment in the year when we give an update on the many activities of the Foundation over the past 12 months and take a peek into the planning for the new year.
This year, Workplace Pride member Accenture hosted the event in their office in the Ito building on the Amsterdam Zuidas. With a dramatic nighttime view over the skyline, 16 floors up, as the backdrop for the gathering, host Javier Leonor kicked off the presentations with an insight on how his company take an in-depth look at LGBTI inclusion. His very down-to-earth and practical take on LGBGTI inclusion gave participants plenty of food for thought on how they look at the efforts in their own organisation. Key phrases included “Silence is not a strategy” and “Its what you do, not what you say”.
Workplace Pride Chair, Mark Emdin, followed up by putting the overall topic of LGBTI inclusion in perspective and how the Foundation continually strives to improve its offering to our members and to be of greater service to the LGBTI community around the world.
Executive Director, David Pollard continued with the main body of the presentation by outlining the:
Current legal and cultural landscape for LGBTI inclusion around the world and here in the Netherlands,
35% growth of Foundation membership in 2019
Highlights of the Foundation’s many activities and initiatives this year
Challenges that these have presented as well as the opportunities
Planning for 2020
The Annual Members Meeting presentation can be downloaded here:
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Thanks again to Accenture for hosting the event and to the many members who were able to attend.
Workplace Pride Launches the 7th version of the Global Benchmark Survey
We are pleased to announce that the 7th edition of our Global Benchmark Survey has been extended until Thursday, April 30th at Midnight (24:00).
Are you looking for a way to measure, manage and report on your LGBTI policies and practices?
Created in 2014, the Workplace Pride Global Benchmark was designed to measure the LGBTI inclusion practices of internationally active employers.
It also addresses the needs of organisations faced with implementing global D&I and LGBTI 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’ LGBTI policies and practices
Suggests practical improvements to policies and practices
It highlights how organisations rank among their peers through an online and print publication.
Awards a “Workplace Pride Global Benchmark Endorsement” for top-scoring organisations
Is the go-to measurement tool of LGBTI policies and practices for internationally-active employers
Download a mock-up report here.
The 2020 Global Benchmark is now open for registration until Thursday, April 30th!
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.
Non-members participants pay an administrative fee of €1000 and will receive further instructions upon registration. This fee includes a detailed report of your LGBTI 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.
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