Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Creating LGBT Acceptance at Work - LGBT Latest Science - April 4, 2010

Even if your workplace has non-discrimination policies and great benefits for same-sex couples, that might not be reflected in the daily behavior of employees or management. If you are straight, this article describes some things that you can do. If you are LGBT, the article also describes some things that you can do.

Everyone deserves to be themselves at work.
Read more - LGBT Latest Science
http://lgbtlatestscience.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/creating-lgbt-acceptance-at-work/


Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 3 (2010), 82-85. Copyright © 2010 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 1754-9426/09


Additional Agents of Change in Promoting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Inclusiveness in Organizations
 Larry R. Martinez and Michelle R. Hebl 
Rice University

 
King and Cortina (2010) describe several ways in which organizations can promote equity in the workplace environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) employees. We commend the authors for promoting such inclusiveness and describing both the moral and fiscally responsible reasons for doing so. We are hopeful that employers will heed the valuable suggestions offered by King and Cortina and work to adopt formal policies that protect the rights of LGBT employees, launch diversity initiatives to make LGBT employees feel more accepted, and advocate on behalf of LGBT interests.
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http://lgbtlatestscience.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/lgbt-change-in-organizations.pdf


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