Free online event
Civil Service pride: Creating a more inclusive public service
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2022
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You'll learn how to:
- Understand what LGBT+ inclusive policies look like
- Identify the importance of networks and mentorship in building an inclusive public service
- Recognise what allyship looks like in practice
Speakers
Resources from the speakers:
- The Civil Service LGBT+ Network website
- How to run a mentoring programme, from the Civil Service LGBT+ Network
- Info on the Civil Service LGBT+ Network's mentoring programme
- PrideON, a podcast from the Civil Service LGBT+ Network
- The BiSpace initiative, and a bi inclusion factsheet
Resources from Apolitical:
- Gender bias in the workplace: a trans man’s experience, 8 min article
- Four surprising ways your identity could affect your health, 5 min article
- Why diversity and inclusion efforts often fail, despite lots of effort, 5 min article
To have a happy and functioning public service, it’s vital to build a public service that works for everyone.
From making LGBT+ public servants feel comfortable in the workplace, to designing more inclusive policies for all, ensuring LGBT+ equality in the public service is key.
Watch this free online workshop, organised in collaboration with the UK’s Civil Service LGBT+ Network in honour of Pride Month, to learn about how to build a more equitable public service for LGBT+ public servants.
Who should watch:
This workshop is for any public servant or policymaker who wants to learn how to build a more equitable public service, whether or not you’re part of the LGBT+ community.
Interested in how Apolitical can support you and your organisation? Learn about collaborating with us.
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Speakers
John Peart
Chair of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network
United Kingdom
Kate Hughes
Senior Inclusive Practice Lead, Civil Service Inclusive Practice Team, Cabinet Office
United Kingdom
Ollie Entwistle
Adviser to the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on LGBT rights
United Kingdom
John Peart, Chair of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network – the cross-government employee network, representing the interests of LGBT+ staff in the UK Civil Service. In his day job, he works in the Cabinet Office. John has been a civil servant for 9 years, having worked in a variety of policy and delivery roles in the Government Digital Service, Government Equalities Office and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Kate Hughes, policy lead within Civil Service HR for LGBTI+ and Tackling Bulling, Harassment and Discrimination. Joining the UK Civil Service in 2002 she has worked in a variety of roles covering both policy and delivery within CSHR and before that at the Crown Prosecution Service. Kate was Chair of the CPS LGBT Network from 2005 to 2016, and Chair of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network from 2017 to 2021.
Ollie Entwistle, OBE, adviser to the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on LGBT rights, Lord Herbert of South Downs and he is the Deputy Director for International LGBT policy and Equality Hub Operations in the Cabinet Office. Ollie was previously Chair of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network and a member of the Civil Service Diversity Board. He has worked in a range of Departments including Her Majesty's Treasury, the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Transport.
