ERG Leaders
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Resilient and Responsive: Five Strategies for Demonstrating ERG Impact
Overview In this energizing talk, Out & Equal’s Jean-Marie Navetta delivers a blueprint for evolving Employee Resource Group (ERG) work in the face of cultural backlash and business pressure. Rather than retreat or repeat, she urges LGBTQ+ leaders to sharpen their focus, align with business outcomes, and ground their work in resilience. Drawing from field…
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India’s Marriage Equality Loss and Its Impact on the Business Community
Date Published: Overview In October 2023, India’s Supreme Court ruled against marriage equality, delivering a setback to LGBTQI+ rights, but reinforcing the urgent need for business leadership on inclusion. This report offers a clear path forward for companies to support LGBTQI+ talent in India through inclusive policies, public advocacy, and intentional workplace culture. From healthcare…
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2024 Out & Equal Impact Report
Date Published: Overview With nearly 30 years of experience partnering with leading global businesses, Out & Equal supports organizations in optimizing talent recruitment, retention, and leadership development strategies. Central to this work is the business case for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion, which applies to a cross-section of the workforce and marketplace. This inclusion and belonging framework focuses on business and individual success, not…
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Equality & Belonging: Charting 2025 and Beyond
Date Published: Overview This timely 2025 Virtual Workplace Summit session brings together leading LGBTQ+ advocates to examine the evolving landscape of equality and inclusion in the years ahead. Drawing on the history of the movement and the realities of the current political climate, the discussion explores how past progress, present challenges, and emerging opportunities shape…
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Our-Time: Trans & Nonbinary Leadership for this Moment
Date Published: Overview Trans and nonbinary people in the U.S. face conflicting realities: unprecedented legal protections coexist with major federal gaps and a historic surge in state-level attacks. Many major employers offer gender identity protections and gender-affirming care, yet the community continues to experience disproportionately high unemployment. While more young people identify as trans and…
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Know Your Rights: Trans Legal Survival Guide
Date Published: Overview The Trans Legal Survival Guide offers practical legal guidance to help transgender individuals navigate critical life and legal matters. The resource covers key topics including name and gender marker changes, healthcare rights, family law, financial security, criminal record corrections, and end-of-life planning. Focused on proactive legal preparedness, the guide helps reduce vulnerability…
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Breaking Barriers: LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Progress in the Asia Pacific
Date Published: Overview This Quarterly Global Webinar brings together regional thought leaders and advocates to examine how organizations can build inclusive workplaces across the Asia Pacific. Grounded in the region’s diverse cultural, legal, and organizational contexts, the discussion explores how global inclusion strategies must be adapted locally to create meaningful and sustainable impact. Through shared…
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LGBTQ+ Transparency Tiles 2024
Date Published: Overview The LGBTQ+ Transparency Tiles 2024 report, developed by Windō in partnership with Out & Equal, highlights organizations that are leading the way in LGBTQ+ transparency and accountability. The report examines how companies are increasingly disclosing data on LGBTQ+ workforce representation, leadership participation, pay equity, and public commitments to inclusion. By spotlighting transparency…
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Brand Inclusion in the Age of Polarization
Date Published: Overview The Brand Inclusion Index 2024 from Kantar measures how consumers perceive brands’ diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across four key dimensions. Drawing on feedback from more than 20,000 consumers in 18 countries, the study captures experiences across identities—including race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and socio-economic background. The findings show that DEI strongly…