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(New York City) A survey released Wednesday shows that the majority of LGBT workers seek out companies that have non-discrimination policies.
The survey, conducted by Deloitte Financial Advisory Services found that 54 percent of respondents said that gay friendly nondiscrimination and anti-harassment policies were 'critical' to their decision about where they decide to work.
It also found that an additional 38 percent said that gay friendly policies were appreciated and contributed to their happiness.
The survey was carried out for Lambda Legal and was administered online through an invitation to Lambda Legal's nationwide online membership between September 22 and November 4, 2005. The survey had 1,205 responses.
"The results of this survey are critically important for employers across America," said Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director at Lambda Legal.
"Even though more and more employers have enacted gay-friendly policies because they know it is good business, many employees are still without protection and experience antigay harassment and discrimination at work."
Seventy-four percent of those surveyed said they were out at work. But, 39 percent of respondents reported experiencing some form of antigay discrimination or harassment in the workplace and 19 percent said they experienced barriers in promotion because of their sexual orientation.
"This is a wake up call for employers around the country - without commitments to fairness and equality for all employees they risk losing talented employees and job candidates," Cathcart said.
There is no federal law that bars discrimination against employees based on their sexual orientation or gender identity and only 18 states have legal protections.
©365Gay.com 2006
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