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LGB workers: gap between policy and practice

  • 1.  LGB workers: gap between policy and practice

    Posted 07-21-2006 10:09
    >There is an article in the July issue of Equal Opportunities Review on lgb
    >workers. I have only a paper copy and cannot type out the whole article.
    >Instead, I will give the first paragraph and the reference to the study it
    >is citing.
    >
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    >"Lesbian, gay and bisexual workers preceive gap between policy and practice
    >of employers
    >
    >The perceptions of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) workers of the extent to
    >which their employers are "gay-friendly" show a gap between policy and
    >practice, reveals recent research. The reserach project involved 15
    >anonymised case study organisations and responses from 154 LGB employees. It
    >shows that even in organisations that consider themselves to follow best
    >practice on sexuality, more than one-third of LGB employees do not feel that
    >their employer is gay friendly in practice, despite having the right
    >policies."
    >
    >= = = = = = =
    >
    >The study the article cites is
    >F Colgan, C Creegan, A McKearney and T Wright Lesbian, gay and bisexual
    >workers: equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplaces Comparative
    >Organisation and Equality Research Centre, London Metropolitan University
    >The report is available at
    >www.workinglives.org/docs/ESF_LGB_Report_5_June_2006.pdf
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    Bryant

    Bryant A. Hudson
    Visiting Assistant Professor of Management
    College of Business Administration
    University of South Florida
    Tampa, FL 33620