The Business Case For LGBT Inclusion
Jan Siegmund was on an interview with a company’s CEO when he was asked a question about his wife. That was a bit of a problem, because Siegmund is a gay man. That unfortunate event is how Siegmund,...
View ArticleJohn Brennan On LGBT Inclusion In The CIA
Thursday’s Pride and Prejudice event, hosted by The Economist, featured executives, professional athletes, and policy makers, perhaps no more accomplished and high-profile than John Brennan, the...
View ArticleWe Need To Think Globally To Achieve True LGBT Equality
At The Economist’s Pride & Prejudice event, much discussion abounds on the business case for being LGBT-friendly in 2016. But the diversity and inclusion debate goes far beyond workplace concerns...
View ArticleCome Out Of The Closet!
During a session at the first leg of The Economist’s 24-hour Pride & Prejudice event, in Hong Kong, Qantas’ CEO Alan Joyce called for more CEOs and business leaders to ‘come out of the closet’ in...
View ArticleThe Diversity Dividend
A rather startling statistic to come to light during The Economist’s Pride & Prejudice event in London is that over 60 per cent of LGBT graduates go back into the closet when starting their...
View ArticleTackling Homophobia In The Premier League
“Be together. Act with class. Always move forward.” These are the values of Arsenal FC, and CEO Ivan Gazidis also wants this to be how the club is seen by the LGBT community. In an age where we have...
View ArticleLink LGBT Diversity To Bottomline
Heidi D’Agostino, Global Director of Research at The Economist, talks about the need for businesses to see LGBT as a business imperative and find the connection with the bottom line. She believes LGBT...
View ArticleWhat’s Next For LGBT Diversity In Asia?
On the final panel discussion in Hong Kong, Daniel Franklin, executive editor of The Economist, Simon Baptist, editorial director of The Economist Intelligence Unit Asia-Pacific, and Charles Goddard,...
View ArticleIn Dollars And Cents – The Costs Of LGBT Exclusion
A number of sessions in Hong Kong delved into the dollars and cents of LGBT exclusion – Lee Badgett from the Centre for Public Policy at University of Massachusetts uncovered the global pay gaps...
View ArticleGlobal Research On Attitudes To LGBT Inclusion
The rule of law paints a sombre picture in many parts of the world: This global research features more than 1,000 respondents from The EIU Opinion Leaders Panel. For compiled findings and insights,...
View ArticleReasons Businesses Should Invest In LGBT Equality
Last month, The Economist held its first global Pride & Prejudice summit, examining the current state of LGBT diversity and inclusion in personal, professional and political contexts. The...
View ArticleJohn Brennan On LGBT Inclusion In The CIA
Thursday’s Pride and Prejudice event, hosted by The Economist, featured executives, professional athletes, and policy makers, perhaps no more accomplished and high-profile than John Brennan, the...
View ArticleIn Dollars And Cents – The Costs Of LGBT Exclusion
A number of sessions in Hong Kong delved into the dollars and cents of LGBT exclusion – Lee Badgett from the Centre for Public Policy at University of Massachusetts uncovered the global pay gaps...
View ArticleGlobal Research On Attitudes To LGBT Inclusion
The rule of law paints a sombre picture in many parts of the world: This global research features more than 1,000 respondents from The EIU Opinion Leaders Panel. For compiled findings and insights,...
View ArticleWe Need To Think Globally To Achieve True LGBT Equality
At The Economist’s Pride & Prejudice event, much discussion abounds on the business case for being LGBT-friendly in 2016. But the diversity and inclusion debate goes far beyond workplace concerns...
View ArticleCome Out Of The Closet!
During a session at the first leg of The Economist’s 24-hour Pride & Prejudice event, in Hong Kong, Qantas’ CEO Alan Joyce called for more CEOs and business leaders to ‘come out of the closet’ in...
View ArticleThe Diversity Dividend
A rather startling statistic to come to light during The Economist’s Pride & Prejudice event in London is that over 60 per cent of LGBT graduates go back into the closet when starting their...
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