Employee Resource Groups
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The New Playbook: ERGs as Strategic Business Engines
Date Published: Overview Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Business Resource Groups (BRGs) continue to play a vital role in fostering inclusion and belonging, key drivers of business success. With an ever-evolving environment and tighter budgets, it’s critical to ensure groups are strategically aligned, well-supported, and empowered to deliver measurable impact. This on-demand session focuses on actionable strategies to…
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Gen Z at Work: LGBTQ+ Voices from Brazil, Chile, India, and the Philippines
Date Published: Overview Gen Z at Work: LGBTQ+ Voices from Brazil, Chile, India, and the Philippines offers a grounded look at how the next generation is experiencing workplace inclusion in real time. Drawing on survey data across four key global markets, the report reveals a critical tension: while policies, ERGs, and benefits are more visible…
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2025 Meeting the Moment Annual Report
Date Published: Overview The Meeting the Moment report examines how a rapidly shifting legal and political landscape is reshaping workplace inclusion and belonging. Over the past year, a wave of federal actions, regulatory changes, and court decisions has introduced new scrutiny across hiring, benefits, programming, and communications, prompting many organizations to reassess their approach. This…
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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…