How to Build LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplaces: A Psychological Approach [Paperback]

1. Introduction??Part 1: How We Got Here??2. The Long, Dark Journey from Acceptance to Exclusion? 3. Love, Law and the Couch??Part 2: LGBTQ+ in the Workplace??4. Stereotypes and Stigma at Work? 5. Discrimination and Exclusion at Work? 6. The Impact of Exclusion? 7. The Venn Diagrams of LGBTQ+ Intersectionality: Disability, Race and Age??Part 3: Building and LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplace??8. The Evolving Workplace? 9. Organisational Actions to be LGBTQ+ Inclusive

Bringing together the latest research with practical insights from the authors professional experience, this important book provides context for the conversations that are needed within organisations, and offers practical guidance towards action that can be taken, to improve working life for LGBTQ+ employees

Bringing together the latest research with practical insights from the authors professional experience, this important book provides a context for the conversations that are needed within organisations and offers practical guidance towards action that can be taken to improve the working life of LGBTQ+ employees.

The book begins by asking how we got here. It outlines the development of stigma towards the LGBTQ+ community from both a historical and psychological perspective before going on to explore the ways in which societal attitudes manifest in the work environment. It then looks specifically at LGBTQ+ experiences in the workplace, covering discrimination and exclusion and their impact at both an individual and organisational level before taking an intersectional view of LGBTQ+ identity, and particularly how it interacts with race, disability and age. The book then provides clear and practical guidance on how to build an LGBTQ+ inclusive workplace, covering organisational policy and culture, leadership and allyship. Throughout, the authors l1