Post by Ayla on Nov 28, 2015 11:15:03 GMT 8
Delaware companies are ranked among the best in the nation for corporate policies supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual workers, but members of that community say state businesses lag behind in meeting the needs of transgender employees.
"Transgender workplace equality has been the trailing leg of this whole movement," said John Culhane, a professor at Delaware Law School, who has authored more than three dozen articles on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers.
A recent study by Washington, D.C.-based LGBT rights organization, The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, rated 851 companies in its 2016 Corporate Equality Index, a survey of corporate practices related to workplace equality. Delaware companies achieved an average score of 81 percent, a perfect score is 100 percent.
DuPont received a perfect score, while AstraZeneca achieved a 90. TD Bank, which also received a perfect rating, was listed with the Delaware companies despite being headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Both AstraZeneca and TD Bank released statements affirming their commitment to workplace inclusion and valuing LGBT employees.
"It says a lot that three major Delaware businesses scored 90 or above," said Deena Fields, director of The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's workplace equality program. "For a state Delaware's size, that's fantastic."
Sallie Mae Corp., the other Delaware corporation rated in the survey, trailed behind the other companies with a 35.
www.delawareonline.com/story/money/2015/11/27/transgender-community-lags-behind-others-workplace-benefits/76327246/
"Transgender workplace equality has been the trailing leg of this whole movement," said John Culhane, a professor at Delaware Law School, who has authored more than three dozen articles on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers.
A recent study by Washington, D.C.-based LGBT rights organization, The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, rated 851 companies in its 2016 Corporate Equality Index, a survey of corporate practices related to workplace equality. Delaware companies achieved an average score of 81 percent, a perfect score is 100 percent.
DuPont received a perfect score, while AstraZeneca achieved a 90. TD Bank, which also received a perfect rating, was listed with the Delaware companies despite being headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Both AstraZeneca and TD Bank released statements affirming their commitment to workplace inclusion and valuing LGBT employees.
"It says a lot that three major Delaware businesses scored 90 or above," said Deena Fields, director of The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's workplace equality program. "For a state Delaware's size, that's fantastic."
Sallie Mae Corp., the other Delaware corporation rated in the survey, trailed behind the other companies with a 35.
www.delawareonline.com/story/money/2015/11/27/transgender-community-lags-behind-others-workplace-benefits/76327246/