Garden State Equality Hosting First Annual LGBTQ Equality at Work Symposium Thursday, March 28

50+ NJ Corporations to Participate in Daylong Event to Promote Corporate Diversity and Inclusion for LGBTQ Community

HOLMDEL, NJ — Garden State Equality will hold its first annual LGBTQ Equality at Work Symposium on Thursday, March 28 at Bell Labs Holmdel Complex. The LGBTQ Equality at Work Symposium—an event to promote corporate diversity and inclusion for LGBTQ people—will bring together more than 150 individuals representing over 50 corporations from across New Jersey.

Bell Labs Holmdel Complex

101 Crawfords Corner Rd

Holmdel, NJ 07733

Thursday, March 28, 2019

9:00 AM — 3:30 PM

The Equality at Work Symposium will focus on ways to improve the knowledge and effectiveness of Employee Resource Groups, affinity groups, and diversity councils with regards to LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace. The event is sponsored by Sponsored by the FirstEnergy Foundation and Jersey Central Power & Light.

“We’re especially excited for the Equality at Work Symposium considering it’s the first of its kind in New Jersey to have such a concentrated focus on the LGBTQ community,” said Christian Fuscarino, executive director for Garden State Equality. “The Equality at Work Symposium will be an incredible vehicle for change-makers in the corporate world to collaborate while hearing directly from industry leaders who’ve been driving innovative practices for diversity.”

The LGBTQ Equality at Work Symposium will focus on ways to improve the knowledge and effectiveness of Employee Resource Groups, affinity groups, and diversity councils with regards to LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace. The event’s agenda will include a continental breakfast, a panel of professional speakers, Q&As, and a networking luncheon. The LGBTQ Equality at Work Symposium’s full schedule is viewable at www.gardenstateequality.org/symposium

The daylong event will close with keynote speaker Robyn Gigl, a partner at Gluck Walrath, LLP. Gigl is a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Committee on Minority Concerns, a trustee of the NJ State Bar Foundation, and a transgender activist. She will lead a discussion on “Observations from Both Sides of the Glass Ceiling – A Trans Woman’s Perspective” at the symposium.”

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