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The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for GLBT Employees
Everyone knows someone who is gay
or lesbian. The 2000 census found that 99 percent of U.S. counties had at least
one household led by same-sex partners. Increasingly, both GLBT and straight
people care deeply whether corporations are giving all their employees equal
treatment, regardless of orientation. And they—and their friends and
relatives—are important and loyal consumers. Research by Witeck-Combs estimated
the buying power of the GLBT market at $640 billion last year. By comparison,
the Selig Center for Economic Growth put black buying power at $799 billion last
year and Latino buying power at $798 billion. How are companies
recruiting, retaining and promoting GLBT employees? How are they using GLBT
employee-resource groups and top talent to reach this community and their
supporters? Which companies are having the most success answering these
questions? The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for GLBT Employees. To calculate
this list, we primarily used questions asked in The 2007 DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity® survey but also factored in the Human
Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index.
Here are some key
points about The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for GLBT
Employees:
Here are The 2007
DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for GLBT Employees: No. 1: Xerox
Corp. Also No. 7 on The 2007 DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity list, No. 7 for Recruitment &
Retention, No. 3 for Executive Women, No. 1 for Supplier Diversity, and
No. 10 for Latinos A longtime GLBT-supportive company, Xerox last year created and instituted a formal set of Gender Transition Guidelines. These assist employees, managers and human resources when an employee announces the intention to undergo a gender transition. Its corporate web site has a strong GLBT component as well. Only 74 percent of Top 50 companies mention GLBT employees on their web sites. No. 2:
PricewaterhouseCoopers Also No. 12 on The 2007 DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity list, No. 3 for People With Disabilities, and No. 4
for Asian
Americans The accounting
giant sponsors several GLBT events including the Chicago Games, the Equality
Forum, and Out & Equal, and partners with leading GLBT organizations
including GLSEN, GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign. PricewaterhouseCoopers has
a GLBT Partner Advisory Board as well. No. 3: Bank of
Also No. 1 on The 2007 DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity list, No. 1 for Recruitment &
Retention, No. 1 for Executive Women, No. 3 for Latinos, No. 8 for Asian Americans, and No.
6 for Supplier
Diversity The top company this year also has a longstanding commitment to the GLBT community, reflected on its web site. Bank of America actively recruits GLBT employees and has an important GLBT resource group. The company also offers medical coverage for gender transitions. No. 4: JPMorgan Chase Also No. 9 on The 2007 DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity list, No. 6 for Recruitment &
Retention, No. 4 for African Americans, No. 7
for Executive Women, No. 8 for People With Disabilities, and No. 9 for Latinos With a strong history of involvement with the GLBT community, the banking giant offers a full menu of benefits for same-sex partners, including bereavement leave, adoption assistance and relocation assistance. No. 5: Ernst & Young Also No. 43 on The 2007 DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity list, No. 9 for People With Disabilities, and No. 2
for Asian
Americans The Big Four accounting firm has offered health-care same-sex domestic partner insurance since 2001 and has a strong GLBT employee-resource group. No. 6: Eastman Kodak Co. Also No. 35 on The 2007 DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity list, No. 1 for People With Disabilities, and
No. 8 for Supplier
Diversity A long-time champion of GLBT
rights, Eastman Kodak requires all employees to attend diversity training on
sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. The company sponsors many
GLBT events and organizations, including the GLSEN, the Human Rights Campaign,
the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Gay Alliance of the
No. 7: SC Johnson &
Son Also No. 6 for People With
Disabilities This company also requires all employees to attend diversity training on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. SC Johnson also offers many domestic-partner benefits to same-sex couples, including health care, bereavement, adoption assistance and relocation assistance. No. 8: Merrill Lynch &
Co. Also one of the
25 Noteworthy Companies in 2007, No. 2 for People With Disabilities, and No. 7
for Asian Americans The financial-services giant sponsors the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation and offers many domestic-partner benefits for same-sex couples, including health coverage, bereavement leave, relocation assistance, adoption assistance and employee discounts. This company also requires all employees to attend diversity training on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. No. 9: Whirlpool Corp. The sponsor of Out & Equal, Rainbow Families and the Human Rights Campaign offers medical coverage for gender transitions. No. 10: Chubb & Son This company also requires all
employees to attend diversity training on sexual orientation and gender
identity/expression. Chubb offers many same-sex domestic-partner benefits,
including health insurance, bereavement leave, qualified joint and survivor
annuity and adoption assistance.
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