Stonewall Index Results

The University of Sheffield is proud to be included in the latest Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, the definitive national benchmarking exercise for showcasing Britain´s top employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) staff.

The index challenges employers, diversity leaders and sector competitors, to ensure their workplace is inclusive for LGB staff. It also provides a model of good practice for improvement, to demonstrate how efforts to support LGB staff have a lasting impact on their workplace. By participating in the index we are able to benchmark ourselves against nearly 400 organisations across all sectors (the largest employers´ forum in the country) to improve our work place for our LGB colleagues.

Employers have responded to this challenge in greater numbers and to higher standards than ever before and the results have positioned us in the top 11 University employers for LGB and in the top 40% overall of all employers. This is a very competitive performance for our first entry into the index.

Our on-going work demonstrates our commitment to recruiting and retaining the very best talent and continues our strategy of creating an inclusive workplace for all and providing an environment where all staff can flourish.

For details of our LGBT History Month events, see: LGBT History Events 2011

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