Two years after the Supreme Court’s landmark reading down of Article 377, hotelier-activist, Keshav Suri through his non-profit, Keshav Suri Foundation, partnered with Pride Circle, Stonewall UK, and FICCI, to launch the ‘India Workplace Equality Index’. The index has been touted as the country’s most comprehensive tool for employers to measure their progress on LGBT+ inclusion at the workplace. The index measures nine areas: policies and benefits, employee lifecycle, employee network group, allies and role models, senior leadership, monitoring, procurement, community engagement and additional work.
Its first report announced winners from among 65 companies which shared data on their diversity and inclusion practices. Out of these companies, 21 firms won under the gold category, while 18 were placed under silver and 13 got bronze. The report is a good indicator of how corporate India is faring in terms of inclusivity and incorporating LGBTQIA+ people in the workplace. It also serves as a prognosis of the role of corporates in driving Indian workplaces forward as progressive spaces where merit is held supreme.
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