LGBTQ-Economic Performance

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Beyond the backlash: Why LGBTQ+ inclusion still drives economic performance

August 20, 2025 • by Francesca Annalisa Petrella, Fernando Alonso Pérez-Chao, Luca Condosta in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 9 min read

While support for workplace LGBTQ+ programs has dropped to just 38% globally, cities with strong inclusion policies demonstrate four times higher human capital performance and double the innovation scores than their less...

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As the parades end, the work begins: How we can all contribute to closing the LGBTQ+ equality gap

June 30, 2025 • by Misiek Piskorski, Alexander Fleischmann in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 6 min read

As Pride Month celebrations fade, sobering data reveals the persistent workplace challenges facing LGBTQ+ employees globally. From the ‘gay glass ceiling’ blocking executive advancement to six in 10 LGBTQ+ Europeans hiding their...

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