How to support the LGBTQ+ community at work and beyond

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Share this email Share this email on LinkedIn   Share this email on Twitter   Share this email on Facebook   New from McKinsey & Company How to support the LGBTQ+ community at work and beyond This #PrideMonth, businesses all over the world are showing support to their LGBTQ+ employees—but is it enough? Despite visible progress, LGBTQ+ people continue to face discrimination, discomfort, and even threats to safety and existence. Check out these insights to learn how your organization can help improve the workplace experience for LGBTQ+ employees and for employees who have LGBTQ+ family members, and dive deeper into these topics: how LGBTQ+ employees report their workplace experience the participation, plight, and precarity of transgender people at work how same-sex couples are leading the way in balancing careers with at-home responsibilities why LGBTQ+ and nonbinary employees are more likely to prefer hybrid work Read more Active allyship: Do your LGBTQ+ employees feel supported and included? Companies highlight their outreach efforts during Pride Month, but LGBTQ+ workers persistently report microaggressions and feelings of isolation at work. Here's how LGBTQ+ employees report their workplace experience. Take notice   Being transgender at work Although corporate America has stepped up its public support of LGBTQ+ rights, it still has a long road ahead to foster a truly inclusive environment for transgender employees. Improve their experience   Creating an inclusive environment for transgender employees An organization’s top-down embrace of the transgender community goes a long way toward providing a safe and inclusive workplace in which all employees can thrive. Watch the webinar   LGBTQ+ voices: Learning from lived experiences New research reveals the challenges that LGBTQ+ employees face, and six ways to help them bring their authentic selves to work. Build a fairer workplace   Hybrid work: Making it fit with your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy New research details what empowered employees love about hybrid work models and the risks to diversity, equity, and inclusion if managers get the evolving flexible workplace wrong. Meet in the middle   How companies can make meaningful progress for LGBTQ+ employees Despite visible signs of progress, workplace challenges persist for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Here's what companies can do to help their LGBTQ+ employees bring their authentic selves to work. Listen and learn   Supporting employees in the work-life balancing act Work-life balance often feels elusive. But same-gender working couples take different approaches to dividing responsibilities—have they cracked the code? Find balance   Addressing employee burnout: Are you solving the right problem? Employers have invested unprecedented resources in employee mental health and well-being. With burnout at all-time highs, leaders wonder if they can make a difference. Our research suggests they can. Address employee burnout   LGBTQ+ voices: Speaking out and looking ahead LGBTQ+ business leaders speak about the challenges they face and what it takes to make the workplace more inclusive. Hear their stories   MORE FROM MCKINSEY The transgender work experience? "People need to feel safe." New research on the transgender work experience highlights anxieties and stress, and outlines steps companies can take to deepen inclusion. Create an inclusive environment   The power of LGBTQ+ inclusion allyship On Day of Pink, our senior partner from Hamburg, Udo, shares his thoughts on the importance of allyship and the significance of visibility for the LGBTQ+ community. Be an ally   McKinsey is a place where LGBTQ+ people thrive GLAM is our vibrant worldwide network of LGBTQ+ colleagues who are committed to supporting one another's success and to attracting other exceptional LGBTQ+ individuals into the McKinsey community. Read our stories   To see more essential reading on topics that matter, visit McKinsey Themes. — Curated by Katherine Tam, a digital editor based in New York Follow our thinking McKinsey Insights - Get our latest thinking on your iPhone, iPad, or Android Share these insights Did you enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to colleagues and friends so they can subscribe too. Was this issue forwarded to you? Sign up for it and sample our 40+ other free email subscriptions here. This email contains information about McKinsey’s research, insights, services, or events. By opening our emails or clicking on links, you agree to our use of cookies and web tracking technology. For more information on how we use and protect your information, please review our privacy policy. You received this email because you subscribed to our Organization alert list. Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe Copyright © 2022 | McKinsey & Company, 3 World Trade Center, 175 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007