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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and

Transgender Workplace Diversity

Davin Roche

Director of Workplace Diversity

GLEN

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Workplace Equality ~ Burning

Issue

• 30% harassed at work

• 10% quit a job because of

discrimination

• Over 1/3 of LGBT conceal

their identity at work

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The Business Case

• Recruitment & retention

• Performance – relationships & creativity

• Reputation

• Risk mitigation

• Business Development

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Recruitment & Retention

• “I would like to see Irish workplaces learn

from what the likes of Google, Microsoft,

IBM and others have achieved in valuing

and celebrating LGB diversity.” – Gay man,

45, Dublin

• “Really, my manager was a gay-friendly

person. For that reason, I am still working

in the same company.” – Gay man, 45,

Dublin

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Performance

• “Now, it's not the same tension on a

Monday morning wondering how to

navigate those questions about what I did

at the weekend.” – Lesbian, 33, Dublin

• “I assumed that if I was thought of as

lesbian my career would be over. I could

only think of one woman in my whole

workplace who was out as gay and still

successful.”

– Lesbian, 29, Dublin

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Performance

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

I feel isolated at work

I feel my career

has stalled

I trust my employer

Out

Not Out

Straight

Performance - The Power of

Being Oneself

Center for Work-Life Policy 2011

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ea

n s

co

re

Line Managers

Organisat. Belonging

Fitting In Recruit-ment

Values Dialogue Promotion Bullying Senior Managers

Morale Distress

Impact of Supporting LGBT Diversity

77

57

7573

63

53

45

5453

70 69

58

63

69

74

67

8381

62

34

5354

6565

61

66

72

65

75

78

56

53

79

30

40

50

60

70

80

90BOS Corporate total 2007

G&L 2005

G&L 2007

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Risk Mitigation

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Business Development

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• Assume some of your colleagues

or clients are LGBT

• Use inclusive language

• Build & communicate your

awareness of LGBT issues

• Know LGBT relevant policies

• Join, visit or subscribe to

www.diversitychampions.ie

Do

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• Make “gay” comments which could offend

• Tolerate anti-gay comments

• Assume LGBT identity is irrelevant in the work place context

• Pressure someone to come out or out them without their permission

• Assume lack of visible LGBT staff or complaints equals good performance

Don’t

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Diversity Champions

For more information contact :

Davin Roche, Director of Workplace

Diversity, GLEN

01 6728650

davin@glen.ie