The celebration of Pride month in June and recognition of challenges faced by the LGBTIQ+ community has never been more significant than now for the technology industry. According to The Center for Talent Innovation’s (CTI) business report, LGBTIQ+ Inclusive companies better attract and retain top talent, win critical customer segments as well as drive market innovation.
Even in an industry that relies on inclusive branding for both customer and employee retention, the lived experience of underrepresented staff is often challenged by behaviors and norms systemic of monoculture.
As the world celebrates Pride 2022, we are faced with fundamental shifts in the world of work. The future of work, albeit ambiguous, is flexible, agile and employee led. A recent Gartner study found that executives are worried organizations’ culture will suffer or change in a virtual-first or hybrid world, and they’re not sure how to maintain the same cultural ideals when employees don’t consistently work together in one place.
However, this is a counter opportunity to create new inroads in inclusion and re-create new spaces free from bias.
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