Discrimination and Dollars
ONE IN FOUR INDIVIDUALS who experienced unfairness on the job say their experience strongly discourages them from recommending their employer to other potential employees. SIXTY-SEVEN PERCENT of gay and transgender employees say that it is important to work for a company that has nondiscrimination policies. Only 49 percent of straight and nontransgender individuals thought similarly. Compared to 19 percent of straight workers, 43 PERCENT of gay and lesbian workers said they would have stayed with their former employer had they been offered better benefits.