Pride Month Resources June 2022 - northedge.com

Pride Month Resources
        June 2022

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Pride Month is an opportunity to recognise and
celebrate the influence LGBTQ+ people have had
around the world.

Over the last 30 years, the Pride movement, alongside several
other organisations, has helped create transformative change
in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK. Today the LGBTQ+
community have equal rights to love, marry and have children.
Their lives, families and relationships are now represented as
part of the national curriculum in most of the UK.

Despite the progress the UK has made to strive for equality,
research and evidence continues to suggest that LGBTQ+ people
still face discrimination, bullying and harassment in education and
at work. The Pride movement aims to continue raising awareness,
improving the attitudes of society, and encouraging equal rights
and inclusiveness for everyone.

• A survey from CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development,
  found that four in ten LGB+ employees, and over five in ten trans employees,
  had experienced a form of workplace conflict in the past year.

• LGBT+ employees often experience lower levels of psychological safety,
  wellbeing and job satisfaction, as well as poorer workplace relationships,
  than their heterosexual counterparts.

• However, research shows that when LGBT+ employees perceive their
  co-workers and line manager as supportive and concerned with
  their wellbeing, they are more likely to be satisfied, both with their
  work and their life in general.

• In another survey carried out by the Government Equalities Office,
  23% of respondents had experienced a negative or mixed reaction
  from others in the workplace due to being LGBT+.

• At least two in five respondents had experienced an incident because
  they were LGBT+, such as verbal harassment or physical violence,
  in the 12 months preceding the survey.

However, we can all make a difference. Pro-actively embedding
a range of supportive policies and practices, such as diversity
training and antidiscrimination policies, alongside building
inclusive cultures, is positively linked to increased productivity
and performance of all employees. Ultimately, it makes us better,
and more responsible, places to work.

Did you know?

  • The symbol for Pride is a rainbow flag, it was designed by artist and gay rights
    activist Gilbert Baker in 1978

  • Pride is celebrated in the month of June, as that was the month when the
    Stonewall riots took place. The Stonewall riots were important protests that
    took place in 1969 in the US, that changed gay rights for a lot of people in
    America and around the world.

  • The first Pride march took place in New York City on June 28 1970, a year on
    from the riots. UK activists involved in the US Pride came back to Britain to
    form their own organisations and start a British movement.

  • In 1972, 50 years ago this summer, the first Pride march was held in the UK.
    Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their allies descended upon London to protest
    the deep-rooted discrimination and mistreatment that LGBTQ+ people faced in
    British society. Their actions that day paved the way for half a century of
    progressive societal change for LGBTQ+ people.

  • Originally called the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, the suggestion
    to call the movement ‘Pride’ came from L. Craig Schoonmaker who in 2015 said:

  “A lot of people were very repressed, they were conflicted internally, and didn’t
  know how to come out and be proud. That’s how the movement was most
  useful, because they thought, ‘Maybe I should be proud’.”

Our Portfolio

  We have supported cloud technology business CTS, to continually evolve its people approach
  and ensure they are attracting, retaining, and developing the very best tech talent.

  To continue building an inclusive environment, CTS have introduced several initiatives including:

  • Defining their core values – they are what the business lives by and dictates how it
    does business:

     GET INVOLVED        APPRECIATE OTHERS           TRY NEW THINGS          CRACK ON

  • Partnered with myGwork, a business community for LGBTQ+ professionals, graduates
    and inclusive employers
  • Set up a dedicated DEI working group
  • Introduced various wellbeing initiatives and mental health support services

  Committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, Correla support all aspects of their
  people’s wellbeing, whether that’s from a social, financial, physical or mental perspective.

  To continue supporting their people, Correla have introduced several initiatives including:

  • Introduced an agile working model built around family friendly principles, to support parents
    and caregivers
  • Provided a range of financial wellbeing tools to help their people achieve a healthy financial future
  • Introduced a range of products to support the mental wellbeing of their people, including the
    training of mental health and grief first aiders
  • Have a dedicated provider who offers in-depth counselling and practical support solutions
    to improve their people’s health and wellbeing
  • Introduced wellbeing days to give their people the opportunity to take leave from
    work to support their psychological wellbeing

Resources

  There are lots of resources to learn more about the Pride movement and
  to promote equality and inclusiveness within our communities. We have
  included a few examples below selected by the NorthEdge team:

                       Book – Diversify by June Sarpong

                       Book – We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on
                       the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights by Amelia Abraham

                       Book – The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who
                       Changed the World by Mason Funk

                       TED Talk – The Importance of Using
                       Inclusive Language by Faheed Saaed

                       TED Talk – We’re all hiding something.
                       Let’s find the courage to open up by Ash Beckham

Charities & Non-Profit organisations

                          Stonewall are the largest LGBTQ+ rights organisation in Europe.
                          Founded in 1989, they have actively campaigned for the freedom,
                          equity and potential of all LGBTQ+ people in the UK. They have
                          a number of resources to help you build inclusive workplaces,
                          so that people feel able to bring their whole selves to work

                          myGwork - a business community for LGBTQ+ professionals,
                          students, inclusive employers and anyone who believes in
                          workplace equality

                          LBGT Foundation – a national charity, based in Manchester,
                          who support LGBTQ+ people to increase their skills, knowledge
                          and self-confidence to improve and maintain their health
                          and wellbeing

                          The Proud Trust – an organisation that supports young people
                          across the North West and beyond through youth groups,
                          peer support, mentoring programmes and more. They also work
                          with and support adults in trusted positions, including schools
                          and other children’s services, helping them make spaces more
                          LGBTQ+ inclusive as well as improving confidence in tackling
                          discrimination and celebrating diversity

       At NorthEdge we are committed to championing diversity, equity and inclusion
   throughout the NorthEdge family. We have taken positive steps towards being a more
    diverse, equitable and inclusive business, and are increasingly sharing learnings and
   best practice across our portfolio. Let’s continue working together to keep progressing
         and delivering change within our own businesses and across our industries.

Building Better Buinesses, Together.

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