40% of LGBTQ+ Professionals Witnessed Discrimination in the Workplace
A recent Blind survey revealed that over 16% of those who identify as LGBTQ+ stated that their workplace is not a safe space. So we wanted to ask a similar question to find out if they have experienced discrimination towards LGBTQ+ individuals at these large tech companies.
Key Points:
- 17.44% of Tech employees witnessed harassment towards LGBTQ+ individuals.
- For those who identified as LGBTQ, 37.5% stated that they witnessed harassment towards LGBTQ+ in the workplace.
- For those who did not identify as LGBTQ+, only 8.41% stated that they witnessed LGBTQ harassment in the workplace.
- There is a stark difference between the discrimination experienced by those who identify as LGBTQ+ versus those who don’t.
The Survey:
From 6/11/2019 to 6/18/2019, workplace community app Blind ran a survey to its users to find out the sentiment around the LGBTQ+ inclusivity at US tech companies.
Q1. Have you experienced or witnessed any LGBTQ+ harassment or homophobic comments made? Yes/ No
Q2. Do you identify as LGBTQ+? Yes/ No
| Witnessed Harassment | Did NOT Witness Harassment | |
| Overall Results | 17.44% | 82.56% |
Results broken down by gender/ sexuality:
| Witnessed Harassment | Did NOT Witness Harassment | |
| LGBTQ | 37.52% | 62.48% |
| Non-LGBTQ | 8.41% | 91.59% |
Results broken down by Company
