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Creating inclusive workplaces

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Join hundreds of committed organisations who are unlocking the potential of their employees. Our flagship programme will help you create an LGBT-inclusive workplace.

The power of inclusive workplaces

We believe in the power of a workplace that's truly inclusive. Workplaces where all LGBT employees are accepted without exception. 

But inclusion is not a given. The best employers understand the need to take inclusivity seriously. They understand that staff should be able to bring their whole self to work. They understand inclusion drives better individual, business and organisational outcomes.

All Diversity Champions share this common belief. 

How will you support your LGBT employees?

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Become a Stonewall champion

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Assess your progress on LGBT inclusion

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Attend a Workplace event

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Book empowerment programmes

Our Top Employer 2020

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Newcastle City Council

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This is really an award for everybody in our city who shows us every day that we are all equal and that our great city accepts everyone.
Cllr Joyce McCarty, Deputy Leader of Newcastle City Council
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Programmes and opportunities

Lesbian, gay, bi and trans people bring value to organisations by providing a different set of experiences and perspectives. We help hundreds of organisations recognise the benefits of these perspectives for all employees, service users and members of the community.

Best practice, toolkits and resources

Learn from our experience of working with organisations across all sectors for over a decade and gain knowledge from hundreds of employers.

Workplace Equality Indices

We run two indices to help you assess your progress on LGBT inclusion in the workplace, a UK-based index and a Global index.

Workplace Training

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The outbreak of coronavirus impacts us all. We're all adapting to new challenges and developing new ways of working.

However, it's during times of crisis that marginalised communities are often hit the hardest. This could include your LGBT staff, customers and service users, so...

LGBT in Britain - Work Report (2018)

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Stonewall's report based on YouGov research with 3,213 LGBT employees reveals the experiences of LGBT people in the workplace. Findings include:

  • More than a third of LGBT staff (35 per cent) have hidden that they are LGBT at work for fear of discrimination.
  • One in ten black, Asian and minority ethnic LGBT employees (10 per cent) have been physically attacked by customers or colleagues in the last year.
  • Nearly two in five bi people (38 per cent) aren’t out to anyone at work
Download the report (PDF)

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