53% of LGBTQ employees have faced or witnessed verbal discrimination at work. (via CNBCMakeIt)
that employers have a moral and business imperative to support protections for LGBTQ employees. "Smart employers today are ones that are promoting equality in the workforce, and there are two reasons they're doing it," he says. "One, it's the right thing to do. Two, they know that a diverse workforce is actually going to lead to greater productivity, creativity and innovation.
"However, we would also say then if that's the case, there are a lot of employers out there who do want you to bring their full selves to work, so the grass may be greener elsewhere." Approximately 70% of LGBTQ employees surveyed by Glassdoor said that they would not apply to work at a company if it did not support its LGBTQ employees, and 46% of all workers said the same. That support can include offering LGBTQ benefits, creating employee network groups and donating to LGBTQ causes. Glassdoor found that companies that do not provide this type of employee support often end up creating environments where workers feel it is not okay to be out at work.
To make sure they don't miss out on qualified talent, Dobroski says employers should "embrace diversity and inclusion and promoting their policies and practices — and that doesn't mean just marching in a parade or changing, your social [media] icons to a rainbow for one month."
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