Workplace

Standards for Credit on the MEI

Please see the 2022 Municipal Equality Index scorecard available here.
The following outlines our standards for credit in each section of the 2022 Municipal Equality Index (MEI) scorecard. In total,…

Workplace

Supporting Paid Leave

Every year, millions of Americans face significant life events, including medical treatment and recovery, taking care of a loved one, or welcoming a child. Given the prevalence of workplace discrimination…

Workplace, Allies, Reports

The LGBTQ+ Corporate Citizen – A Framework for Emerging Best Practices in Allyship

Building on decades of work with businesses in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality, the Human Rights Campaign’s first-ever Corporate Citizenship Report examines how corporations can work across all of their…

Workplace

The LGBTQ+ Women’s Wage Gap in the United States

Last Updated 6/12/22

Workplace

The Wage Gap Among LGBTQ+ Workers in the United States

In an HRC Foundation analysis of nearly 7,000 full-time LGBTQ+ workers, median earnings were about $900 weekly, about 90% of the $1,001 median weekly wage a typical worker earns in…

Transgender, Workplace

Transgender-Inclusive Benefits: Are My Employer's Benefits Inclusive?

Transgender employees and employees who have transgender dependents will want to know how their employer's health insurance plans treat transgender people, regardless of their medical needs, and what medical providers…

Coming Out, Transgender, Workplace

Transitioning in the Workplace: A Guide for Trans Employees

This guide is intended to help transgender people to navigate aspects of their transition related to the workplace. If you are an employer who wishes to support your transgender employees,…

Workplace

U.S. Federal Government Employment Policies

U.S. Federal Government Employment Policies

In 2011, the federal government, excluding the Postal Service, is the Nation's largest employer with about 2.0 million civilian employees.

Workplace, LGBTQ+ Youth, Health & Aging, HIV & Health Equity

Understanding Disability in the LGBTQ+ Community

Last updated: 8/12/2022
Disability refers to conditions that impair the body or mind and make it more difficult or impossible to do certain activities or functions of daily living. The…

Workplace, Communities of Color, Transgender

Understanding Poverty in the LGBTQ+ Community

Poverty generally refers to a lack of basic necessities, resources and income, though its exact definition is often widely debated and measured in a variety of ways. A common way…