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Sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression—not to be confused with sexual activity or behavior—are personal characteristics that everyone has. Including LGBT employees is a vital component of a comprehensive diversity and inclusion strategy. Successfully recruiting, retaining, developing, and advancing LGBT employees helps organizations compete effectively for talent, minimize attrition costs, and better access LGBT consumer markets.

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    BP p.l.c.—Global Path to Diversity and Inclusion

    BP has developed a strategy that will enable its success in the 21st century global marketplace. That strategy leverages existing diversity—exemplified by gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, language, sexual orientation and identity, religion, and tribe, among other things—while preparing...

    Date: January 11, 2006
    Region: Global
    Topic: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender), Women of Color/Visible Minorities
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    Webinar: LGBT Pride Month

    In recognition of LGBT Pride month, representatives from the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies describe the many ways that GLEN (Gay and Lesbian Employee Network), one of the company’s many successful employee resource groups, has evolved, and its efforts to influence policy within the...

    Date & Time:
    20 June 2013
    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
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    Double Outsiders

    “He doesn’t like me because I’m a woman,” my friend said recently about her boss. “And he hates me because I’m a lesbian.”

    My friend is a “double outsider”—she battles two sets of stereotypes every day. One is based on gender, the other on sexual orientation.

    Lesbian, gay,...

    June 21, 2010 by Ilene H. Lang

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    Transgender in the Workplace

    Some people consider transgender issues provocative or uncomfortable—at Catalyst we consider them squarely in the domain of women and work.

    In recognition of LGBT Pride Month, on June 14, Catalyst hosted a webinar to examine the challenges transgender people face in the workplace. As a group...

    June 22, 2011 by Ilene H. Lang

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    Take 5: LGBT@Work

    On Monday, the U.S. Senate confirmed J. Paul Oetken for a federal judgeship in New York City, making him the first openly gay man to serve on the federal bench. While his confirmation is a milestone and a step in the right direction, it’s important to think bigger than firsts.

    The LGBT...

    July 20, 2011 by Ilene H. Lang

  • Catalyzing
    Pride at Work: LGBT

    June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride month in the United States and around the world, but the challenges facing LGBT employees warrant our attention year-round. In today’s guest post, Catalyst’s Julie S. Nugent and Alixandra Pollack give a snapshot of the legal...

    June 6, 2012 by Julie S. Nugent