Companies have continued to make strides toward creating inclusive and supportive office settings for their queer employees, but that hasn’t necessarily made coming out any easier — especially when faced with a global pandemic.
In a survey of queer employees conducted by job platform Indeed, 67% are already out at work. Of those respondents, 72% came out at work within the past three years and 39% came out since the pandemic. And while nearly a fourth of those workers said the switch to remote work did not affect their ability to come out at work, 67% have said remote culture and social distancing during the pandemic has made it more difficult.
