No freedom till we're equal
and turning your logo into a rainbow one, won't do.
It's time for organizations to equalise the rights of LGBT+ employees. How?
🌈 adjusting benefit policies, e.g. by including a partner and partner's children into health benefits
🌈 re-defining what "family" and "parent" means to include not only biological parents but also "social parents"
🌈 protecting social parents regarding overtime
🌈 providing additional days off for care-taking for social parents
🌈 adding days off for social parents in situation of childbirth
🌈 introducing equivalent of "father's leave" for a social parent
🌈 equalising days off for couples who legalise their relationship abroad
🌈 using inclusive language in job postings
🌈 making it possible for transgender employees to choose their name in companies' systems
🌈 providing access to counseling and mental health support specifically tailored to the needs of LGBT+ employees