The NRMA, KPMG, Capgemini and the Boston Consulting Group are among some of this year’s top employers announced at this year’s Australian LGBTQ Inclusion Awards held in Sydney on Friday night. For the second year in a row, information technology services and consulting company Capgemini Australia was named ‘Employer of the Year’, while global consulting […]
Tags: ABC, ACON, AWEI, discrimination, employer, inclusion, LGBTIQA, workplace
28 May 2022 /
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Researchers from Monash University Australia have released the findings of extensive research into LGBTQ+ inclusion in films and what that means for audiences and the box office. A team led by a Monash Business School researcher analysed 4216 contemporary Hollywood films from 2007 – 2014 and found that movies with LGBTQ+ inclusive representation significantly outperform […]
Tags: A Single Man, carol, cinema, Film, inclusion, monash business school, Movies, the kids are all right
26 Mar 2022 |
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For the first time anywhere in the world, Australia’s peak sporting bodies have come together to stand up for trans and gender diverse communities, with a commitment to inclusion in sports. The announcement was made this morning at the Sydney Cricket Ground, led by ACON’s Pride In Sport program, where eight leading organisations revealed new […]
Tags: ACON, gender diverse, inclusion, pride in sport, Sport, trans*, transgender
1 Oct 2020 |
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A new report from recruitment service Indeed has found almost half of workers in Australia feel they unable to be their ‘true self’ in the workplace. Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace surveyed 1512 working Australians with YouGov, with 46% of those surveyed revealing they felt unable to be themselves at work some, or all […]
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26 Aug 2020 |
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Each August since 2010, people have been donning their best purple digs in workplaces, schools, clubs and more to show their support for the LGBTIQ+ community. Wear It Purple Day falls on the last Friday in August, celebrating diversity and inclusion anywhere people gather for regular activities. This year’s theme is ‘Celebrate’, encouraging people to […]
Tags: diversity, inclusion, Katherine Hudson, violet chachki, Wear It Purple
29 Aug 2018 |
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LGBTI inclusivity organisation Pride in Diversity have announced their top national 20 LGBTI Employers of 2015. The winners were determined using Pride in Diversity’s Australian Workplace Equality Index, the organisation’s annual service that evaluates and benchmarks LGBTI inclusiveness in the workplace. PricewaterhouseCoopers was named Australia’s number one LGBTI employer, making it the first organisation to […]
Tags: Curtin, curtin university, inclusion, inclusivity, LGBTI, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pride In Diversity, University of WA, UWA, workplace
18 May 2015 |
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Waratahs player Jasques Potgieter has been fined $20,000 for using an anti-gay slur in a match against the ACT Brumbies on Sunday. Brumbies flanker David Pocock alerted the referee in the game’s 67th minute, telling the referee “I’ve just watched homophobic slurs.” “We won’t tolerate it.” a teammate said. An internal investigation was made into […]
Tags: David Pocock, discrimination, Homophobia, inclusion, Jaques Potgieter, rugby, Rugby Union, slur, Sport
24 Mar 2015 |
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