Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Opportunities and barriers
About the author
Shelagh Prosser is an equity, diversity and inclusion specialist with substantial experience of working with public, private and not-for-profit organisations.
Overview
This series of leading practice guides identifies the actions that employers can take to build an inclusive workplace for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other employees whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual (LGB+).
Here, we discuss the importance and advantages of creating an inclusive workplace as well as some of the barriers organisations may encounter in trying to achieve this. This is the first in our series of five guides:
- Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Inclusive recruitment
- Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Inclusive employment
- Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Dealing with challenges
- Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Monitoring