How we do it: Connectivity and Development
Mentorship and conversation with openly LGBTQ+ leaders positively impact our GLAM colleagues. McKinsey holds a global GLAM conference every 18-24 months in a new location. Between conferences, many offices choose to plan their own professional development and connectivity events.
How we do it: Encourage an inclusive and welcoming environment
The same values that drive the excellence of our client work—respect for talent and the importance of individual development and personal satisfaction—lead to our inclusive culture and our leadership in all areas of diversity. To expand our efforts, we created GLAM Allies for straight colleagues who want to advocate for LGBTQ+ colleagues and support the GLAM network. This network is comprised of over 4,500 colleagues.
Day of Pink is celebrated annually in 80 McKinsey offices worldwide. Day of Pink is the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Transmisogyny across the world during the second week of April.
How we do it: Recruiting
We were the first employer to actively recruit LGBTQ+ MBA students nearly 20 years ago, and one of the first employers in the world to offer global tax-equalization domestic partner benefits.
McKinsey is a founding sponsor of Reaching Out MBA in the United States and Brazil, Out for Undergraduates in Business, IvyQ, and Open for Business, a business-led coalition focused on the business and economic case for global LGBTQ+ rights.
We are also proud to sponsor EurOUT in Europe, Out on Bay Street in Canada, and Sticks and Stones Career Fair in Germany. In 2019, we were proud to have participated in RISE, the first LGBTQ+ conference and career fair in India. You will find our LGBTQ+ consultants and allies at many recruitment events; they are happy to provide insight into the welcoming environment at McKinsey.