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Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace
A practical guide (Chapters 40 and 41)
October 2015
These two chapters from Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace explore recent research on employment discrimination and its effects on LGBT people and examine the positive economic benefits of LGBT-inclusive workplace policies.
Highlights
The 2008 General Social Survey found that 42% of LGB people had experienced workplace discrimination at some point in their lives.
The National Transgender Discrimination Survey found 78% of transgender people had faced workplace discrimination due to their gender identity.
In our 2012 study, almost all of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies said that diversity policies and benefits packages are good for business.