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Diversity and inclusion initiatives mean nothing if the demographics they’re targeting aren’t comfortable enough to show up to work to experience them.
According to a 2021 McKinsey survey, more than 60% of LGBTQ respondents have had to correct colleagues’ assumptions about their personal lives. Queer employees were also significantly more likely than other respondents to have heard derogatory comments or jokes about people like them in the workplace.
Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio
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