Articles
Employment Policies: Adding Gender Identity as a Protected Category
Employment policies that delineate protected categories — especially the primary non-discrimination or Equal Employment Opportunity policy — must include the term "gender identity or expression" or "gender identity."Public Opinion on Workplace Protections Based on Gender Identity
According to a 2007 survey conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc., 72 percent of Americans agree that fairness is a basic American value and employment decisions should be based solely on qualifications and job performance, including for transgender people.Discrimination Against Transgender Workers
Unchecked bias has clear costs. According to the Level Playing Field Institute, more than 2 million professionals and managers leave workplaces each year due to unfairness, costing U.S. employers $64 billion annually.Workplace Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Surveys show 16 to 68 percent of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people report experiencing employment discrimination, and many heterosexual co-workers report witnessing sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace.Federal and State Employment Non-Discrimination Law
Page 1 of 6 Previous | Next