Best Practices

7 Systemic Barriers Faced by LGBTQ+ Young Professionals

By / / Allyship, Best Practices, Events / 13 minutes of reading

PIOW hosted a panel discussion focused on the needs of young adults who are navigating career access, mobility, and workplace culture for the first time. Boston’s nonprofit leaders joined us to unpack the systemic barriers that can work against LGBTQ+ young adults as they seek to secure and maintain employment. Included in post – full panel recording, event recap, and best practices.

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Easy Wins for Your ERG: Pride Edition

By / / Best Practices, ERG, Pride / 4 minutes of reading

LGBTQ+ Pride Month is upon us, and it’s a time to both celebrate the progress made and acknowledge the work yet to be done in our community. This is also a month where LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are often asked to drive their organizations’ recognition of Pride. While this seems intimidating, we’re here to say it doesn’t need to be a lot of work! We have 5 easy ways that your ERG can make an impact.

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3 Tips for Leading Successful Self-Identification Campaigns

By / / Best Practices, Measurement / 4 minutes of reading

Implementing a robust, ongoing self-identification program in your organization can be a significant milestone in your journey to developing a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce. In this blog post, we’ll review key steps, discussed during a recent Pride In Our Workplace roundtable of HR and DEI leaders, to ensure your self-identification campaign is a success.

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Courageous Conversations: Innovation, Discomfort, and Intentionality with Chastity Bowick

By / / Best Practices, Courageous Conversations, Racial Equity / 8 minutes of reading

We are closing out Black History Month 2022 with episode three of PIOW’s Courageous Conversations series featuring the Transgender Emergency Fund’s Chastity Bowick and Leadership Brainery’s Jonathan Allen. In this conversation, Chastity shares her own story navigating identity, community tensions, and recognizing one’s own worth in a society that often tries to silence and stagnate LGBTQ+ and Black individuals.

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Courageous Conversations: Difference, Solidarity, and Accountability with Keith Marion

By / / Best Practices, Courageous Conversations, Racial Equity / 6 minutes of reading

We were thrilled to sit down with Keith during Black History Month to discuss how he grounds his DEI leadership strategy within a nuanced understanding of difference and his own identity as an LGBTQ+ ally and Black man. Jonathan and Kieth model the type of courageous conversations we all need to begin having with one another, through which we can better recognize our communities’ intersections to drive personal growth and societal change. Join us in watching this dynamic discussion.

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Courageous Conversations: Black History, Community, and Navigating Identity with Beth Chandler

By / / Best Practices, Courageous Conversations, Racial Equity / 4 minutes of reading

Courageous Conversations highlights complex societal dynamics that influence our relationships, professional opportunities, and quality of life. Our 2022 BHM series celebrates Black LGBTQ+ leaders and the contributions they make towards our collective progression.

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The Do’s and Dont’s of Trans Allyship

By / / Allyship, Best Practices, Events / 2 minutes of reading

In May and June, we were joined by two panels of gender-diverse professionals and industry leaders to explore best practices in workplace inclusion. We learned that allyship is an ongoing practice of educating oneself, listening to understand the needs of others, and taking action to advocate for those in the community you’re trying to support. However we identify individually, allyship is something that we all must work towards together.

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Balancing the Burden of Education with Trevor Boylston

By / / Best Practices, Events / 4 minutes of reading

As a panelist on the Learning from Lived Experience Panel, Trevor spoke to the challenges of existing as an out transgender man in professional spaces, as well as the opportunities for learning and change that can present themselves when you choose to share your identity with those around you.

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Trans Workplace Inclusion Series – Recap and Resources

By / / Best Practices, Events, Newsletter / 3 minutes of reading

Drawing from the lived experience of trans professionals and industry leaders, PIOW’s Trans Workplace Inclusion Series explored the complexities of coming out and transitioning in professional spaces, strategies for seeking and signaling allyship, and the need to back inclusion policies with consistent trans-affirming practices.

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