Research Guides: HR Issues: LGBTQ+ and the Workplace: Start Here

Books

Changing Corporate America from Inside Out by Nicole C. Raeburn. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2004 A long-overdue study of the workplace movement, Raeburn's analysis focuses on the mobilization of lesbian, gay, and bisexual employee networks over the past fifteen years to win domestic partner benefits in Fortune 1000 companies.
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Gender Ambiguity in the Workplace by Alison Ash Fogarty and Lily Zheng.Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, 2018 This book analyzes the relationship between gender identity and performance in the workplace while considering the emotional and economic survival of those who identify as transgender. Identifies factors that may preclude and minimize discrimination * Proposes a pragmatic set of policy recommendations for employers, community leaders, and others * Provides best practices around such policy items as bathroom access, workplace transition, hiring practices, and inclusive workplace culture
Call Number: HD6285 .F64 2018, 4th floor
Transgender Employment Experiences by Kyla Bender-Baird. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2011 Brings together the workplace experiences of transgender people with an assessment of current policy protections.
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The Glass Closet : why coming out is good business by John Browne. New York : Harper Business, 2014 Part memoir and part social criticism, The Glass Closet addresses the issue of homophobia that still pervades corporations around the world and underscores the immense challenges faced by LGBT employees.
Call Number: HF5549.5 .S47 B76 2014, 4th floor
Praeger Handbook on Understanding and Preventing Workplace Discrimination by Michele A. Paludi (Editor) and others; Westport: ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2010 This comprehensive, two-volume handbook compiles the current case law, management practices, and social science research on workplace discrimination, including federal- and state-protected categories. * A chapter is included on each type of workplace discrimination per the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including sex discrimination, race/color discrimination, and equal compensation discrimination *
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The Complete Guide to Transgender in the Workplace by Vanessa Sheridan. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger/ABC-CLIO, 2009 In this groundbreaking work, an expert in transgender explains practices and policies that will lead to a healthier, happier workplace. Notes policy examples from successful organizations * Provides an agenda for training on transgender issues
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Getting Started - Background Sources

What You Should Know About EEOC and the Enforcement Protections for LGBT Workers
EEOC interprets and enforces Title VII's prohibition of sex discrimination as forbidding any employment discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. .
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
Materials on understanding sexual orientation and gender identity from the American Psychological Association.
Census & LGBT Demographic Studies
Briefs on the LGBT population based on Census data. From the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law.
Why Congress and U.S. States Must Pass Comprehensive LGBT Nondiscrimination Protections
Introduction to the legal issues and provisions of current LGBT anti-discrimination. Published by the Center for American Progress, December 2014.

Reports and Surveys

APA LGBT Resources and Publications
Reports from the American Psychological Association and their Office on Sexual Orientation and Gender.
Ask Catalyst Express: LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Find out how to better recruit, retain, develop, and advance LGBTQ+ employees. Resources from Catalyst, a nonprofit that advocates for women at work.
Corporate Equality Index
Annual report from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The index is a national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees.
An Examination of Discrimination Against Transgender Americans in the Workplace
Transcript of hearings from the United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. 2008.
Explore: Workplace
Learn about how corporate America is working toward adopting inclusive policies and practices. From the Human Rights Campaign.
Model Transgender Employment Policy
Policy manual from the Transgender Law Center.
National Center for Lesbian Rights - Employment
Includes featured court cases, policy, and legislation.
Open for Business Reports
Reports from Open for Business, a coalition of businesses whose mission is to advocate for LGBT+ rights globally.
Williams Institute at UCLA Law
"A UCLA think tank dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy including business issues." See their 2007 report on Workplace Bias.

Databases

Business Source Complete
Search over 3,000 business magazines and trade journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business.
Emerald Insight
A collection of over 130 journals concentrated in the fields of management, HR, marketing, operations and training.
ABI/INFORM Global
Find articles from trade journals and magazines, scholarly journals, and general interest magazines covering accounting, advertising, business, company information, industry Information, management, marketing, real estate, economics, finance, human resources, and international business.
Conference Board
An independent research organization that provides economic analysis of the U.S. economy, surveys of Fortune 500 companies, case studies, and research on management issues such as training, HR, compensation and corporate governance.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Database with the full text for selected journals, monographs, books, and conference papers in sociology and related disciplines.
LGBTQ+ Source
Articles from the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers, as well as more than 150 full-text monographs and books.
LGBTQ History and Culture
A collection of archival materials including monographs and periodicals documenting LGBT political, social and cultural movements in the twentieth century.
Legal Source
Over 1,200 full-text journals and over 2.5 million records, including book reviews and case citations. Offers information centered on the discipline of law and legal topics, such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical law, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment.
SSRN (Social Science Research Network)
A repository of social science research containing abstracts of scholarly working papers and forthcoming articles and a collection of over 100,000 downloadable full text documents.