The good news is that Massachusetts ranks as the second-most diversity-friendly state in the union, according an analysis by Expert Market on Human Rights Campaign Foundation‘s national index.
The Bay State is topped only by Maryland. The still-needs-a-little-improvement news is that Massachusetts scored only 65 percent out of 100 percent. (Maryland got 67 percent.) But weighing the good with the still-improving, the overall trend, factoring in news like the Supreme Court’s recent marriage equality ruling, is that corporate America is moving towards a more diverse and promising future.
A recent Expert Market press release, which provided Boston Spirit magazine with this data, broke it down like this:
Corporate America has long been thought of as the playground of straight, white men. Thankfully, this landscape is changing and more diversity is being seen at all levels of the corporate ladder. Diversity at the highest levels often leads to company policies that support non-discrimination and inclusion throughout a business.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation have been creating an annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) since 2002 to measure the LGBT equality policies of large, influential companies across the US. Each company is given a score out of 100, based on criteria such as non-discrimination policies, equivalent spouse and partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health coverage and public commitment.
At Expert Market we have studied this data in order to show you the best and worst states for corporate equality. There were some surprising winners and losers, with Maryland showing itself to have the most progressive corporate working environment in the U.S.. Colorado on the other hand, showed that their businesses are falling behind when it comes to supporting their LGBT employees.
