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Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling: How LGBTQ+ people can thrive and succeed at work

Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling: How LGBTQ+ people can thrive and succeed at work

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Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling explores the challenges facing LGBTQ+ professionals and provides practical strategies to help them reach their full potential. It highlights the diversity gap in the workplace and offers advice from senior figures who have smashed their own rainbow ceilings.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 23 May 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC


LGBTQ+ professionals face numerous challenges as they navigate their careers, and there is a significant lack of representation at the highest levels of professional life. According to recent statistics, only four LGBTQ+ CEOs are out at work, and only 0.8% of Fortune 500 board positions are filled by LGBTQ+ people. This disparity reveals a diversity gap that is playing out in today's workplace, with LGBTQ+ individuals less likely to reach the top jobs. Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling: Overcoming the Hidden Differences That Hold LGBTQ+ People Back at Work aims to address this issue by exploring the hidden differences that cause LGBTQ+ people to be underrepresented at the most senior levels of professional life. The book combines data with personal insights from over 40 prominent LGBTQ+ trailblazers, including CEOs, Ambassadors, and other professionals, to reveal the challenges that LGBTQ+ people commonly encounter as they find their way in work environments. It provides practical strategies that can help empower LGBTQ+ people to reach their full professional potential. The book explores how everyone – from boards, CEOs, managers, HR professionals, and colleagues, through to LGBTQ+ people navigating their own career paths – can recognize and address the barriers, achieve their career goals, and build a more inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and succeed. By breaking the rainbow ceiling, we can create a more equitable and diverse workplace that benefits everyone.

Weight: 308g
Dimension: 153 x 235 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399410762

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