Self-Identification of LGBT Employees: Current and Best Practices Report
LGBT Self-ID Community of Practice, lgbtselfid.collectivex.com
Thousands of employers both in the U.S. and abroad have improved their employment policies, benefits and other practices to ensure more equitable treatment of their LGBT employees, despite inconsistent laws regarding gender identity and sexual orientation across the United States and internationally.
But evaluating the success of these practices with regard to recruitment, retention and productivity is difficult because most employers don’t know how many LGBT employees they have or what parts of the organization they work in.
The new report, "Where are our LGBT employees?" provides recommendations for businesses seeking to implement self-identification programs, including specific examples from eight employers.
- "Where are our LGBT Employees?" report (pdf)
In particular, the report focuses on optional demographic questions on gender identity and sexual orientation in anonymous engagement surveys and confidential employee records, where the information is treated with the same sensitivity as other demographic data such as race, ethnicity and gender.
The HRC Foundation was pleased to work with a community of almost 80 professionals representing more than 35 U.S. and Canadian employers and nonprofit organizations, including Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, to help create this initial report.
- LGBT Self-ID Community of Practice [collectivex.com]
- Out & Equal Workplace Advocates [outandequal.org]
