The Workplace Excellence award recognizes an employer that has a historic and ongoing commitment to pursuing and executing equality for their LGBTQ employees. This year’s nominees have a history of […]
First-ever Out & Equal LGBTQ India Forum Brings Together over 170 Participants from over 100 Companies to Strategize Around Workplace Inclusion in India
On Thursday, August 2nd, Out & Equal held the Out & Equal LGBTQ India Forum Powered By IBM in Bangalore, India. The event was booked at full capacity with […]
Five Things You Need to Know About the Religious Liberty Task Force
July 30, 2018— Earlier today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the establishment of a Religious Liberty Task Force within the Department of Justice, which would aid in the implementation of […]
Out & Equal Announces Its 2018 Global Fellowship Recipients
Tiago Marinho (left) and Ananda Puchta (right), both from Brazil, join Out & Equal as Global Fellows. Last year, Out & Equal announced its inaugural cohort of Global Fellows […]
Principles for Building a Solid Foundation for Self-ID Data Collection: Expertise from Gretchen Ruck, AlixPartners, LLP
In the age of big data, concerns surrounding data collection and privacy are at an all-time high. While the need for data regarding the LGBTQ community is critical in understanding […]
First-ever Out & Equal China Roundtable Brings Together Corporate & NGO Leaders to Move LGBTQ Workplace Inclusion Forward in China
Excitement is in the air after what was truly a fantastic and trailblazing Out & Equal China Roundtable, held on June 14th at the GE Technology Park in partnership […]
Does it Even Count? LGBTQ Data and the 2020 Census
For years LGBTQ advocates, researchers, and federal agency leaders have urged the Census Bureau to add sexual orientation/gender identity questions to the decennial U.S. Census to deepen overall understandings of […]
Erin’s Letters: Out & Equal + Brazil
Out & Equal’s global work is a key growth area in our organization. And as the largest country in Latin America and one of the world’s largest economies, Brazil is a […]
Post-Marriage Equality: Why Your Company Should Continue to Provide Domestic Partner Benefits
In 2015, Obergefell v. Hodges was victorious in bringing nationwide marriage equality to the United States. While the LGBTQ community and its allies celebrated the victory after a civil rights […]
Erin’s Letters: An Open Letter To My Children (introduction)
I was doing my first interview after accepting the position as Out & Equal’s new CEO when the reporter asked me why I wanted to do this work. After we […]