Non-discrimination policies, benefits and other practices that include LGBTQ+ workers are essential for businesses as they compete for talent and customers.
For the estimated 1.8 million LGBTQ+ people of color in the American workforce, existing forms of discrimination can further limit access to paid parental, family care and medical leave.
Supplier diversity programs ensure that the procurement process includes specific opportunities for minority-owned businesses, including women-owned, veteran-owned and, more recently, LGBTQ+-owned businesses.
Marketing and advertising to LGBTQ+ consumers, through advertising in LGBTQ+ media, using LGBTQ+ messages in non-LGBTQ+ media or sponsoring LGBTQ+ events, constitute the most direct way businesses can communicate to…
Learn about the CEI criteria for internal training and accountability best practices
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The recommended term is "gender identity or expression."
Although a person's gender expression, or external expression of gender, differs from his or her gender identity, or internal sense of gender,…
International, multinational and global businesses can face unique challenges when implementing global policies inclusive of LGBTQ+ employees. The following is a selection of resources available to employers.
Learn about the CEI and inclusive family benefits.