Understanding LGBTQ+ Career Progression – a conversation with Claire Ebury and Matt Haworth from Pride in Leadership

Pride in Leadership, a CIC is the UK’s community for LGBTQ+ leaders was co-founded by Claire Ebury and Matt Haworth.

Away from Pride in Leadership Claire is a DEI consultant at On the Level, and Matt is a director at Reason Digital.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Claire, Matt and host  Michael Millward explore the findings of research conducted by Pride in Leadership into how LGBTQ+ people experience career progression.

Work can be a safe place to be LGBTQ+, but the findings show that many LGBTQ+ people and people who managers believe are LGBTQ+ can be excluded from career development and promotion opportunities.

Michael expresses dismay about the number of LGBTQ+ people who do not feel supported by HR professionals.

The discussion investigates why this might be, with Michael explaining the challenges that HR professionals face when trying to support every minority.

Other aspects of the findings included in the conversation include

• The relationship between culture and policy
• The ‘Velvet Rut’
• Events outside the workplace that impact the workplace.

More information about Claire Ebury, Matt Haworth, Pride in Leadership and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.

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