Employee Resource Groups
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LGBTQ+ Legal Equality Essentials
Date Published: Overview Over the past three decades, landmark Supreme Court decisions and federal legislation have built a foundation of legal protections for LGBTQ+ people. While major progress has been achieved, gaps remain—particularly in comprehensive nondiscrimination protections, which legislation like the Equality Act seeks to address. This resource offers a comprehensive list of Supreme Court…
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Talking Policy Not Politics
Date Published: Overview This resource offers practical guidance for navigating constructive conversations about LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace. It reframes inclusion as a core business priority—shaping talent attraction, employee engagement, and organizational performance—rather than a political debate. The guide equips leaders, Employee Resource Group (ERG) members, and allies with strategies to address misconceptions, engage in…
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In Candid Conversation: Best Practices for Navigating Employee-Supervisor Dialogue on Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation
Date Published: Overview Many employees feel the effects of today’s social and political climate but hesitate to raise concerns with their managers. This resource shows how combining data, personal storytelling, and clear, actionable requests can help employees frame these conversations in a constructive and effective way. By grounding lived experience in business impact, the guide…
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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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Local to Global: Advancing LGBTQ+ Inclusion Worldwide Leveraging Glocalization in Practice
Date Published: Overview This 2025 Virtual Workplace Summit session explores why effective inclusion and belonging efforts require both global strategy and deep local insight. It introduces Out & Equal’s glocalization framework, which brings global organizations and in-country leaders together to adapt inclusion practices to local cultures and build authentic buy-in. The discussion demonstrates how two-way…
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Centering Your Strength: Building Your Internal Business Case in the Face of Anti-Inclusion Efforts
Date Published: Overview This timely 2025 Virtual Summit Session session cuts through the headlines and heightened rhetoric surrounding corporate inclusion efforts to separate short-term backlash from long-term business reality. As public scrutiny and pressure on workplace inclusion increase, the discussion focuses on what the data actually shows: sustained investment in cultures of belonging continues to…
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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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Empowering Regional DEIB Leadership: Strategies for Development & Success
Date Published: Overview This LATAM Quarterly Webinar brings together regional leaders to explore how inclusion and belonging efforts can align with business priorities across Latin America’s complex cultural and legal landscapes. Through real-world examples and regional insights, the panel examines how organizations can move beyond global frameworks to implement strategies that resonate locally while driving…
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Forming an ERG: How to Get Started
Date Published: Overview Lighting the Path to Change: Sonepar – Forming an ERG outlines how Sonepar built and scaled its LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, Sonepar Pride, offering a clear roadmap for organizations launching or strengthening ERGs. The resource details essential leadership roles, governance structures, and best practices for securing executive support and driving sustainable impact.…