Overview

Gender and Sexuality Awareness in the Workplace offers an insight on LGBTQIA+ employees’ experiences at work. The course explores the use of language and helps develop an understanding of common challenges. It explores how you can have a positive impact and promote inclusion in the workplace.

Objectives

By the end of the course, trainees will be able to:

• Explain key terms relating to gender, sexual identity and sexual orientation
• Recognise legislation that protects employees’ rights in the workplace
• Identify challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ people at work Promote gender and sexual identity awareness in the workplace

Topics

• Glossary of terms
• Sex, gender and sexual orientation: what’s the difference?
• The benefits of inclusion
• Legislation
• Challenges at work
• Microaggressions
• Supporting inclusivity
• Promoting inclusion when hierarchy is involved