Accenture Study Finds While LGBTQ+ Employees Advance, Invisible Fears Remain

“Despite LGBTQ+ professionals making workplace strides, Accenture research has found that many still fear discrimination for bringing their authentic selves to work.”

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Trevor Burgess, first openly gay CEO of public bank: ‘Success is the best revenge’

Read the story of Trevor Burgess and his path through entrepreneurship as a gay man. Trevor shares his story, the good stuff and the tough stuff, as well as his advice for other entrepreneurs!

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Content Maven Media: Building Strong Relationships

Read the story of Kristy Ramsey, who started her media-services business during the pandemic and whose goal is to make her company “a household name as an LGBT and minority-owned media business.”

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Celebrating Vault’s Top-Ranked Firms for LGBTQ+ Equity: Armanino, Bain, McKinsey, and Schellman

In honor of Pride Month, we're highlighting some of our top-ranked employers for LGBTQ+ equity: Armanino, Bain & Company, McKinsey & Company, and Schellman. These employers are those that professionals rated the highest when it comes to recruiting, mentoring, supporting, …

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This New Court Ruling Is a Game Changer for LGBT Employees

It’s hard to believe that, under federal law, it’s not explicitly illegal to discriminate against employees based on their sexual orientation. However, yesterday, in Chicago, a federal court of appeals ruling went a long way toward outlawing sexual orientation-based discrimination.

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Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index 2023-24

Click here to view the Human Right Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index 2023-24.

UMass and Local Trans Resources

Name changes, campus and local restroom guides, and articles on transgender topics.

The Stonewall Center – UMass Amherst

The mission of the Stonewall Center is to provide support, resources, programming, and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, …

Practical Advice for Transgender and Nonbinary Folks Navigating the Job Search (The Muse)

The job search can be stressful for anyone. You have to find a company you like offering a position you’re …

Out for Work

OUT for Work functions as a complimentary component in the total educational experience of LGBT students, primarily in the development, evaluation, …

Forage Virtual Job Simulations

Check out these 5-6 hour virtual work programs with Fortune 500 companies. These programs are free and can become part of your resume or even lead to a job interview!

Isenberg Student Clubs

Find a club that is related to your industry, can help with your professional development, or simply connects you with other Isenberg students.

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