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March 21, 2025 I PROUT AT WORK
Albert Kehrer honored with the Federal Cross of Merit
On March 20, Albert Kehrer was honored for his long-standing commitment to queer diversity and equal opportunities in…
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February 12, 2025 I PROUT AT WORK
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October 23, 2024 I PROUT AT WORK
Queer Network Awards 2024
PROUT AT WORK presents the Queer Network Awards for the seventh time and honors committed queer corporate networks.
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October 4, 2024 I A talk with…
Leon Wiersch, Detlev Blenk and Christian Lemkens, IKEA
Interview with Detlev, Christian and Leon from IKEA about queer diversity in the workplace and their personal commitment…
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July 12, 2024 I PROUT AT WORK
dinner beyond business 2024
At DINNER BEYOND BUSINESS 2024, Albert Kehrer and Sander van’t Noordende talked about coming out at work and role…
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May 21, 2024 I PROUT AT WORK
PROUT PERFORMER Networking Event N°1 / 2024
The first PROUT PERFORMER Networking Event 2024 at one100 – the Randstad Head Office – in Eschborn.
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April 18, 2024 I PROUT AT WORK
BASF
In this interview, Dr. Katja Scharpwinkel from BASF reveals why she is committed to queer diversity in the workplace.
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March 12, 2024 I PROUT AT WORK
BCG PLATINION
In an interview, Matthias Burghardt from BCG Platinion reveals why it is so important to her to promote queer issues in…
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March 5, 2024 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Sanofi
In an interview, Dr. Theresa von Fugler from Sanofi reveals why it is so important to her to promote queer issues in the…
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January 31, 2024 I A talk with…
Infineon Technologies AG
In this interview, Raphael Otto from Infineon Technologies reveals why it is so important to him to promote queer issues…
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January 16, 2024 I My Story
Marit Wiechmann
In the MyStory format, Marit describes her journey as a trans* woman and the experiences she has had in the workplace.
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January 9, 2024 I PROUT AT WORK
“LGBT*IQ” becomes “Queer”
Instead of “LGBT*IQ”, PROUT AT WORK now uses the word “queer” to address everyone who is not heterosexual, binary or…
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December 14, 2023 I My Story
Julia Dursch
In the MyStory format, Julia describes what is important to her as a trans* woman when dealing with gender diversity in…
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December 5, 2023 I My Story
Emre Celik
In the MyStory format, Emre describes his educational background, experiences of discrimination and his commitment as a…
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December 1, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
PROUT PERFORMER Networking Event 2023
After the kick-off event in 2022, we were delighted to continue the event format in Munich.
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November 21, 2023 I My Story
Anastasia Biefang
In the MyStory format, Anastasia describes coming out as a trans* woman and talks about her activism in the German Armed…
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November 6, 2023 I My Story
Duke Duong
In the MyStory format, Duke describes his journey as a trans* man and deals with the question of what masculinity means.
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October 26, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
LGBT*IQ Awards 2023
PROUT AT WORK presents the LGBT*IQ Awards for the sixth time, honoring dedicated LGBT*IQ business networks.
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October 19, 2023 I My Story
Dr. Phonemano (Mano) Thiravong
“To tell the truth, I never came out because I was never hidden in the closet.”
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October 18, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
PROUT AT WORK closes X account
PROUT AT WORK Foundation closes X account in response to increased misanthropic content on the platform.
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October 18, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
International Pronouns Day 2023
Today is #InternationalPronounsDay! This day takes place annually on the third Wednesday in October and is dedicated to…
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September 11, 2023 I My Story
Alex Gessner
“It was Black trans* women who educated me about our community’s history and present, the privilege of being queer in…
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August 23, 2023 I A talk with…
Radio Interview with PAW Board Member Jean-Luc Vey
Together with Marcus Brieskorn from radioSUB PROUT AT WORK Board Member Jean-Luc Vey talked about the Rainbow Chat Deck.
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August 7, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
DINNER BEYOND BUSINESS 2023
At the PROUT AT WORK Foundation’s 6th DINNER BEYOND BUSINESS, hosted by Deutsche Post DHL Group in Bonn, the focus…
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July 10, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
Rainbow-Day 2023
On July 13, the Rainbow Day career and contact fair will take place in Frankfurt am Main.
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May 25, 2023 I A talk with…
Prout Performer Lunch Talk with Maxi Pichlmeier
We were pleased to welcome Maxi Pichlmeier as a guest at our PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
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May 24, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
DINNER BEYOND BUSINESS 2022
After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the PROUTATWORK Foundation was finally able to organize the DINNER BEYOND…
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April 26, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
Lesbian Visibility Day 2023
Campaign: #theLworksout for this years` Lesbian Visibility Day Lesbian persons and Bi*sexual Women are often overlooked…
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March 31, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
Begin of LGBT*IQ in Law with Dentons
The focus of the activities and also the challenges for LGBTIQ in the work environment vary depending on the industry…
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March 31, 2023 I My Story
Hanna Brungs
“For a very long time I was searching for myself and at times I confused this with the search for other, material…
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March 31, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
Trans* Day of Visibility 2024
Trans* Day of Visibility serves to create visibility for the trans* community and educate society.
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March 22, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
Aktionsplan “Queer Leben”
With the plan “Queer Life”, a central intention of the coalition contract is fulfilled.
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March 3, 2023 I My Story
Rolf Schmachtenberg
“It has always been important to me to live with children, to be linked to the future through children…”
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February 23, 2023 I A talk with…
Prout Performer Lunch Talk with Wolfgang Link
We were excited to welcome Wolfgang Link as a guest at our PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
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January 27, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today is World Holocaust Memorial Day! We commemorate the victims of National Socialism and its inhuman atrocities.
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January 24, 2023 I A talk with…
Hogan Lovells
“The diversity of our employees is important to me – not only because of my role as Managing Partner and Diversity…
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January 12, 2023 I PROUT EMPLOYER
ERGO Group AG
“As a gay and outed executive, I think it’s important to advocate for more visibility.”
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January 10, 2023 I PROUT AT WORK
Update Position Paper Blood donation
According to recent reports, starting April 2023, the regulation on blood donation will be changed.
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December 13, 2022 I My Story
Safir Boukhalfa
“I forgot that I could afford flexibility, experimentations and imperfections in my path; that I could be living in…
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December 9, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
International Human Rights Day
International Human Rights Day is a commemorative day that takes place annually on December 10 and will reach its 75th…
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December 9, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
International Pronouns Day 2022
October 19 is International Pronouns Day!
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December 9, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
Ace Week 2022
Ace Week (formerly known as Asexual Awareness Week) is celebrated on the last week of October
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December 9, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
Intersex Awareness Day 2022
Intersex Awareness Day was founded in 1998 and takes place on the 26. of Oktober every year.
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December 5, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
Jan Böhmermann: Those who incite against trans* people in Germany…
In ZDF Magazin Royale, Jan Böhmermann settled accounts with trans* hostility and gave trans* people a voice.
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November 30, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
World AIDS Day 2022
December 1 marks World-AIDS-Day. Undetectable = Untransmittable!
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November 25, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
International Day Against Violence Against Women
November 25 is International Day Against Violence Against Women. Find out more about counseling and contact points.
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November 20, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
Trans* Day of Remembrance
The week of November 14-20, 2022 is trans* Awareness Week which ends with the trans* day of remembrance.
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November 18, 2022 I My Story
Jay Siegmann
“My journey began with an end and a beginning, and this end made my truly new beginning as a non-binary person possible…
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November 17, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
LGBT*IQ Awards 2022
Wir würdigen die Arbeit von LGBT*IQ-Netzwerken, die ein diverses, offenes und tolerantes Arbeitsumfeld aktiv fördern.
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October 31, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
Selbstbestimmungsgesetz
Self-determination instead of degradation! The “Selbstbestimmungsgesetz” (law of self-determination) is supposed to put…
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October 4, 2022 I My Story
Vicky Voyage
“Over the years Drag became a bigger and bigger part of me”
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September 23, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
Bi+ Visibility Day 2022
#BiVisible – Capaign for this year’s Bi+ Visibility Day
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September 5, 2022 I My Story
Ruth Brovtchenko
“Despite, or because of, the fact that I am hardly affected by queer hostility, my experiences and also those of others…
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June 8, 2022 I My Story
Bakry Diarra
“Any discrimination experienced in a particular cultural context enabled my mind to arm itself against oppressions and…
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May 17, 2022 I My Story
Leon Dietrich
“Sometimes it takes time and role models to bring change. …”
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May 17, 2022 I My Story
Oxana Maslova
“Once you were in, this parallel world opened up where everyone knew each other and you were allowed to be whoever you…
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May 17, 2022 I My Story
Jean-Luc Vey
“My parents and grandparents taught me that belonging to a minority has a positive value and is something to be proud…
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May 17, 2022 I My Story
Louis Tongbong-Thomson
“Despite all difficulties, I found the courage in my 20s to acknowledge all facets of my identity …”
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May 17, 2022 I My Story
Jannette Flores
“It is important to speak up and be a role model to young people. I would love the next generation to be even more…
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May 17, 2022 I My Story
Torsten Ebsen
“When I look at my life, I am happy. Happy because it is so wonderfully normal. And that is not a matter of course.”
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May 17, 2022 I My Story
Manuela Neuroth
“When I saw a documentary about a trans* woman on television for the first time in the 90s, I was gripped by…
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May 17, 2022 I My Story
IDAHOBIT 2022
The International Day against Homophobia, Bi-, Inter- and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) has been celebrated annually on May 17.
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April 7, 2022 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Dr. Gesa Heinrichs
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Gesa Heinrichs!
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April 4, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
Lesbian Visibility Day 2022
Take part in the campaign #theLworksout for Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26.
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March 18, 2022 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Lars Ottmer
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Lars Ottmer!
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March 9, 2022 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Max Appenroth
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Max Appenroth!
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February 25, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
#StandWithUkraine
We stand in solidarity with all people in Ukraine.
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February 21, 2022 I PROUT AT WORK
ASAW 2022
ASAW (A_romantic Spectrum Awareness Week) has been held annually since 2014.
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January 18, 2022 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Noerr
It’s not as hard as many people think, you just have to dare. Small actions are enough at the beginning.
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November 16, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Birgit Spors
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Birgit Spors!
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October 26, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
Intersex Awareness Day 2021
Intersex Awareness Day was established in 1996 and has been held annually on October 26th since then. This day is…
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Ace Week 2021
Ace Week (formerly known as Asexual Awareness Week) has been held annually in late October since its inception in 2010.
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October 21, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
LGBT*IQ-Awards 2021
We honor the work of LGBT*IQ networks that actively promote a diverse, open and tolerant work environment.
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October 11, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
Panel: Coming Out
Panel on Coming Out as LGBT*IQ and how parents, executives and colleagues can support this process.
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October 7, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Christophe Campana
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Christophe Campana!
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Bi-Visibility Day 2021
Bi-Visibility Day 2021 has been held annually since 1999. Today marks the end of Bisexual Awareness Week, which took…
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August 19, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Erwin Aljukic
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Erwin Aljukic!
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August 9, 2021 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Interview with Boehringer Ingelheim
In an interesting interview with the magazine “Wirtschaftspsychologie aktuell”, Denise Hottmann and Marco…
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July 22, 2021 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH
We wanted to set an example.
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July 21, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Sandra Vollmer
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Sandra Vollmer!
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July 14, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
International Non-binary People’s Day 2021
International Non-binary People’s Day has been held on July 14 since 2012.
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July 5, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Sven Bäring
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Sven Bäring!
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June 23, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
Human rights are not negotiable.
Statement of our board member Albert Kehrer on UEFA’s decision. #Rainbowgate
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June 22, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Nico Hofmann
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Nico Hofmann!
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June 7, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
PROUT PERFORMER-Listen 2021
The 2021 PROUT PERFORMER lists are online! Get inspired by this year’s role models.
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May 20, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Angela Matthes
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Angela Matthes!
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May 18, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
9th German Diversity Day 2021
We’ll walk you through our seven HOW TO guides for #DDT21 on May 18 on our website and social media.
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May 17, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
IDAHOBIT 2021
Participate: Campaign for this year’s IDAHOBIT on May 17.
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May 6, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Thorsten Eger
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Thorsten Eger!
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April 26, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
Lesbian Visibility Day 2021
Take part in the campaign #theLworksout for Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26.
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April 22, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk mit Dr. Ernesto Marinelli
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Dr. Ernesto Marinelli!
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April 9, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Philip Heßen
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Philip Heßen!
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March 31, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
Transgender Day of Visibility 2021
Zum Transgender Day of Visibility haben wir trans* Personen nach Best Practices zur Transition im Unternehmen gefragt.
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March 25, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
Position paper blood donation: Update
Report from the Health Committee hearing and keynote.
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March 19, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Claudia Brind-Woody
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Claudia Brind-Woody!
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March 3, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Margot Slattery
Watch the recording of our Lunch Talk with Margot Slattery!
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February 24, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
A Basic Law for All
LGBT*IQ people are still not protected by Article 3 of the German Constitution. Sign the petition.
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February 22, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
Bayern 2 Tagesgespräch with Albert Kehrer
“Why is Coming Out still difficult?” Our board member Albert Kehrer talks about it in the Bayern 2 Tagesgespräch.
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February 11, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER Lunch Talk with Vaughan Price
Our board member Albert Kehrer invites a Role Model from the LGBT*IQ community or a Straight Ally to a lunch talk.
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February 3, 2021 I A talk with…
Dr. Jean-Luc Vey, board member, PROUT AT WORK-Foundation
Interview with our board member on the start of nominations for the PROUT PERFORMER-lists.
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January 25, 2021 I PROUT AT WORK
PROUT PERFORMER
Who is your LGBT*IQ Role Model? Nominations via our new website are open now!
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January 21, 2021 I A talk with…
PROUT PERFORMER LUNCH TALK mit Nick Mott
Our board member Albert Kehrer invites a Role Model from the LGBT*IQ community or a Straight Ally to a lunch talk.
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December 7, 2020 I PROUT AT WORK
Update: ‘Making it real’ by PROUT EMPLOYER EY
An update to the ‘Making it real’ guide first published in 2016.
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December 1, 2020 I PROUT AT WORK
Handout
DiversityPowerEffect – Step by step to more diversity.
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November 29, 2020 I PROUT AT WORK
“The L-Word in Business”
Study on the situation of lesbian women in the workplace.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN LGBT*IQ RELATIONSHIPS
Only in the last few years has the topic begun to appear in scientific studies.
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November 5, 2020 I A talk with…
Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Continental AG
At Continental, diversity is part of our DNA and a catalyst for our innovative power.
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November 3, 2020 I A talk with…
Martin Seiler, Deutsche Bahn AG
Therefore, we understand diversity as a process that is conditioned by social change.
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October 30, 2020 I A talk with…
Andrea Euenheim, METRO AG
As an international wholesaler we are as colorful as our millions of customers.
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October 30, 2020 I A talk with…
Jenny Friese, Commerzbank
Based on my own experience I can say at least that diverse teams always produce outstanding results.
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October 28, 2020 I A talk with…
Stephan Meier, Audi AG
I therefore advocate consistently creating visibility of the topic within the company.
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October 26, 2020 I A talk with…
Patricia Schaller, Wirtschaftsweiber e.V.
Lesbian women hit the glass ceiling in their working life in a double sense: as a woman and as a lesbian.
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October 26, 2020 I A talk with…
Matthias Weber, Völklinger Kreis e.V.
For me, visibility is one of the most effective instruments for creating acceptance.
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October 22, 2020 I A talk with…
Eva Kreienkamp, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG)
In democracies in particular, they just need the courage to come out at work – which I recommend.
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October 16, 2020 I PROUT AT WORK
PROUT AT WORK-conference 2020
Achieving. More. Together. with Presenting Partner Boehringer Ingelheim.
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October 15, 2020 I PROUT AT WORK
LGBT*IQ Awards 2020
We recognize the work of LGBT*IQ networks that actively promote a diverse, open and tolerant work environment.
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October 11, 2020 I A talk with…
Nikita Baranov
I want to maintain a daily dialogue about LGBT+, because unconscious bias is something that affects everyone.
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October 11, 2020 I A talk with…
Nico Hofmann
The more openly we practice diversity, the more open our dealings with each other become.
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October 6, 2020 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Campana & Schott
I am convinced that companies with an open and appreciative culture will get through the crisis better.
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September 24, 2020 I PROUT AT WORK
News from our PROUT AT WORK-Team
Our new team members: Sandra Stadler, Frauke Becker and Philipp Rossi.
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September 16, 2020 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Google Germany
We want to be a company that promotes diversity and lives integrity and inclusion.
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June 22, 2020 I PROUT EMPLOYER
REWE Group
Through our network di.to, we are already actively promoting more tolerance and acceptance in the workplace.
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October 24, 2019 I A talk with…
Nils_Séline “Nica” Schächtele
Intersexuality is still a big taboo topic.
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October 17, 2019 I PROUT AT WORK
LGBT*IQ Awards 2019
We recognize the work of LGBT*IQ networks that actively promote a diverse, open and tolerant work environment.
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October 11, 2019 I PROUT EMPLOYER
METRO
We are a people business and we work with people throughout our entire value chain.
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September 24, 2019 I PROUT EMPLOYER
OTTO
The Otto Group has long been a supporter of diversity – explicitly including LGBTIQ.
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September 19, 2019 I A talk with…
Katharina Reimann
Create safe spaces for yourselves, get involved in a network, for example.
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September 11, 2019 I PROUT AT WORK
Dinner Beyond Business 2019
Trying to change something is always better than just leaving it as it is.
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July 25, 2019 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Commerzbank
Because diversity is just unbelievably important to me!
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June 24, 2019 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Continental
We want to send a clearly visible signal internally and externally that the topic of equal opportunities is dear to us.
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May 24, 2019 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Deutsche Bahn
Our current employer campaign is called „Welcome, you fit in well“ and represents exactly this openness.
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May 10, 2019 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Vinci Energies Deutschland
Equal opportunities is not just a slogan, but something we commit to every day.
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March 31, 2019 I PROUT AT WORK
Transgender Day of Visibility 2019
What to do as an ally to support trans* people?
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October 18, 2018 I PROUT AT WORK I Telekom Design Gallery
LGBT*IQ Awards 2018
Big Impact Initiative Award: RBg of the Bosch Group This year’s Big Impact Initiative Award was presented to the…
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October 9, 2018 I A talk with…
Maren Borggräfe
I can help shape the culture and pave the way for others to follow my example.
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October 1, 2018 I A talk with…
Ise Bosch
Dare to ask our own critical questions: At what point do I get embarrassed, where do my fears lie?
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September 13, 2018 I PROUT AT WORK
DINNER BEYOND BUSINESS 2018
This year, PROUT AT WORK managed to bring Beth Brooke-Marciniak on board as a keynote speaker.
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August 17, 2018 I A talk with…
Joschua Thuir
I’d like to see LGBTIQ issues included in vocational training and continuing professional development.
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August 2, 2018 I A talk with…
Jens Schadendorf
Awareness for the LGBT*IQ business case has increased.
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March 26, 2018 I PROUT EMPLOYER
Linklaters
No one should feel that they have to hide their identity.
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October 16, 2017 I PROUT AT WORK
DINNER BEYOND BUSINESS 2017
Almost 30 board members and senior executives once again accepted the invitation for the DINNER BEYOND BUSINESS.
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September 6, 2016 I PROUT AT WORK
DINNER BEYOND BUSINESS 2016
The event with Lord John Browne in Hamburg is the opening event for the DINNER BEYOND BUSINESS series.
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