Shifting Perspectives At Work, at Home and in Your Community.
Since 2009, we have delivered over 700 diversity education workshops for thousands of Albertans, using film, story and lived experience as a vehicle for learning, discussion and empathy.
The OUTReels Ally-ship Education and Training Program seeks to empower businesses and communities with information and knowledge that will help them to build better and more inclusive workplaces.
Our clients know that diverse workplaces are good for business. When employees bring their whole selves to work, it improves employee retention and job satisfaction. A diverse workforce promotes innovation and new approaches. Equitable policies and practices bring better economic opportunities to communities that have been historically disadvantaged by systemic barriers. Consumers also have better experiences when interacting with businesses that acknowledge and protect diversity and human rights. Both employees and consumers consider these factors when deciding where to work and where to spend their dollars. Having policies and practices around diversity and inclusion in the workplace is no longer a ‘nice to have’, but the price of doing business.
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Allyship
AllyShip Starts With You because discrimination still exists.
One-third of gays (34%) and two-in-five lesbians (40%) have experienced some form of discrimination throughout the course of their professional lives.
Social exclusion (43%) and ridicule (42%) are the most likely forms of discrimination.
The likeliest reaction to these incidents is saying nothing (69% for social exclusion, 43% for ridicule).
(study by Angus Reid)
Why Allyship Matters?
According to recent Canadian surveys;
- 54% of LGBTQ community say they feel their life will be, or has been, more difficult than that of a person not part of a sex or gender minority.
- 81% of LGBTQ individuals say they have felt or feel distress, loneliness, isolation or discouragement related to their sexual orientation or gender identity.
- LGBTQ individuals are more likely to be victims of bullying, and of those who said they were discriminated against based on their sexual orientation, 40% said the discrimination occurred at their workplace.
