The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has won multiple Australian LGBTQ Inclusion Awards and the coveted title of ‘Gold Employer’ for its achievements in creating a more inclusive place to work and more diverse content for all Australians.
The Awards are based on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), which measures the impact of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer or Questioning) inclusion initiatives in organisations.
Managing Director of the ABC, David Anderson said the Broadcaster was also named Most Improved Employer for substantially increasing the visibility of people of diverse sexualities and genders.
“Diversity, inclusion and acceptance are not just buzzwords at the ABC, they are at the heart of everything we do,” Mr Anderson said.
“The ABC’s LGBTQ Inclusion Awards recognise the multiple initiatives and programs we have introduced to promote inclusion and acceptance among staff, including mentoring programs and gender transition leave,” he said.
“Such initiatives are not obligations but opportunities.”
Mr Anderson said a broad range of perspectives, people and stories made everyone stronger, more creative and better able to engage with each other and the wider Australian community.
He said the ABC’s annual score in this year’s AWEI increased significantly from 105 to 177 out of 200.
He said the ABC also won the award for Best External Media Campaign for ABCQueer, an Instagram channel about and for young, queer Australians.
