Half of LGBTQ people surveyed hide sexuality at work in Sudbury, Windsor
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Author(s): CBC News
Date: July 16, 2020
A researcher who looked at the experience of LGBTQ people in the workplace says more can be done to support those employees and make companies more inclusive.
Suzanne Mills is an associate professor of labour studies and geography at McMaster University. She recently spoke with LGBTQ people in Sudbury and Windsor to hear about their experiences in the workplace.
“We know that things have become a lot better for LGBTQ people in the past 20 years,” she said.
But much of the research to date has been focused on large urban areas. “So we don’t know as much about small places or smaller cities.”
Mills says she worked with employment centres in both communities as well as two labour unions: United Steel Workers and Unifor. More than 670 people took an online survey and 50 in-person interviews were conducted.
Suzanne Mills is an associate professor of labour studies and geography at McMaster University. She recently spoke with LGBTQ people in Sudbury and Windsor to hear about their experiences in the workplace.
“We know that things have become a lot better for LGBTQ people in the past 20 years,” she said.
But much of the research to date has been focused on large urban areas. “So we don’t know as much about small places or smaller cities.”
Mills says she worked with employment centres in both communities as well as two labour unions: United Steel Workers and Unifor. More than 670 people took an online survey and 50 in-person interviews were conducted.