Supporting LGBTQIA+ Inclusion In The Workplace 2023
Online Conference 29 June 2023, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Learning Outcomes
- Uncover the most pressing and urgent priorities for advancing LGBTQIA+ equality and rights in the workplace and how these connect to the latest Government initiatives
- Hear the varied challenges facing LGBTQIA+ people at work, learning how to identify prejudice, discrimination, microaggressions, and internal biases
- Assess how your entire organisation can pioneer change through staff networks, mentoring, leadership, and training programs
- Understand how to actively advance LGBTQIA+ equality using leadership to facilitate cultural change, embrace diversity, and challenge common misconceptions
- Recognise the intersection of enhancing LGBTQIA+ inclusion with advancing socioeconomic, racial, and disability inclusion at work
- Identify methods for supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals from tackling biases in recruitment to supporting employee retention and committing to equal progression opportunities
- Discuss the wider context of LGBTQIA+ participation within society, affirming commitments to partnering only with groups and institutions with shared values
- Explore the need for strengthening mental health support and policies to incorporate the LGBTQIA+ community
- Examine how to move beyond virtue signalling to implement long-term transformations improving the safety, wellbeing, and success of LGBTQIA+ individuals
- Investigate innovative ways for monitoring and measuring changes, collecting data, and optimising inclusion strategies