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Creating Inclusive Environments for Workplaces
500 Startups is a global venture capital firm that aims to create inclusive environments. Having inclusive policies leads to higher productivity, retention, and recruiting of diverse talent. It also broadens a company's network and positions them as more diverse. A lack of inclusion can negatively impact business through lost revenue, employees, and reputation. Creating inclusive environments through anti-discrimination policies, education, healthcare benefits, and bathroom access guidelines supports human rights and business goals.
Creating Inclusive Environments for Workplaces
- 1. Creating Inclusive Environments T Sripunvoraskul SeniorDesigner, 500 Startups t@500.co @tsripunv 500.co
- 2. Content -500 Startups -Good HRpractices and policies -Impact of having inclusive policies -Negative Impact of discrimination/exclusion -Q&A
- 3. 500 Startups 500 Startupsis a global venture capital seed fund with a network of startup programs headquartered in Silicon Valley with over $300M in committed capital across 4 main funds and 13 micro funds. We have invested in 1,600 technology startups all over the world since our inception in 2010 including: Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), Credit Karma, Grab, Udemy, Ipsy, TalkDesk, Intercom, MakerBot (acq’d by SSYS), Wildfire (acq’d by GOOG), and Viki (acq’d by Rakuten). Our team of 150 people based in 20 countries manage seed investments across 60 countries and speak over 25 languages. We interact with: - LPs (limited partners) - Founders and Entrepreneurs - Investors - Government officials - Tech communities 500.co
- 4. Our Core Values -Have Fun, Get Stuff Done (HFGSD) - Move fast, break things - Diversity & Inclusion - Be Humble 500.co
- 6. Trans Stats forUnited States: - 700,000-1,000,000 people are trans/GNC in U.S (estimated 1% around the world) - 15% unemployment rate, 3x more national average of 5% - 4x more suicide rate - 77% said they hid, delayed transition, or quit job
- 7. I’m the firstout genderqueer/trans employee
- 8. Good practices/HR fortrans employees 1. Policies, legal protection, anti-discrimination 2. New hire training 3. Changing records, using right pronouns and names 4. Management team leads example 5. Coworkers being allies and educating others 6. Ability to talk about trans issues 7. Recruiting potential trans employees, speakers, founders 8. Healthcare benefits 9. Bathroom guidelines
- 9. This business isdedicated to providing a harassment-free event experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choice. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Our non-discrimination clauses
- 13. - Higher productivityof employees - Higher retention of employees - Allies want to work with inclusive companies - Employees can be out and not hide - Broadening network of talent - No judgment, harassment free - Representation of the real world Impact of Inclusive Policies
- 14. - Increase customers -Lessen risks and legal action for trans discrimination - To align with local, state, federal laws as humans rights evolve - Position company as more diverse externally and internally - Recruit/Retention of new talent of the new generations - Setting an example for other companies - Built in humanitarian work by providing safe spaces Other Reasons:
- 15. 82% of Fortune500 have gender identity protections 50% offer trans health coverage (in 2002, there were 0)
- 16. When companies aren’tinclusive
- 17. North Carolina HB2in 2016 - Lost $600 million in 6 months - Lost NBA Sponsor - Lost Google, Paypal, Apple, and other companies - Some states banned from sending employees - Lost tourism - Negative Branding PR
- 18. Negative Impact - Hurtbranding - Hurt business - Lose costumers - Lose employees - Lose money - Lose reputation overseas - Risk of not recruiting overseas talent
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- 20. T Sripunvoraskul Senior Designer,500 Startups t@500.co @tsripunv 500.co Creating Inclusive Environments
- 21. Resources Guides http://www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/USTS-Full-Report-FINAL.PDF http://www.straightforequality.org/trans http://www.outandequal.org/resources/workplace-transition-guidelines/ http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/CEI-2017- FinalReport.pdf Case Studies http://www.tgender.net/taw/SanFranciscoTGBenefitUpdateMar3106.pdf http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2013/11/19/why-transgender-inclusion-good- business Organzations Trans Equality HumanRights Campaign Out and Equal California Transgender Workplace Project Project Include Lambda Legal Transgender Law Center Glaad Gender Sanity