Celebrate Pride All Year Long

As a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community and an employee at Freddie Mac, Colleen Stanton’s creativity and ability to bring her unique self to work every day have helped propel her career. Colleen serves as the operational risk senior …

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How to Improve LGBTQ Incomes | Queer Money Ep. 488

More Americans than want to admit it have a spending problem, not an income problem. For LGBTQ+ Americans, the opposite is true. Why is this, and what can be done about it?
This is Queer Money episode #488. And today, we’re diving into the incomes and earning potential of LGBTQ+ people and sharing what we …

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Trans and Non-Binary Career Advancement: How to Overcome Challenges at Work

Transgender and non-binary individuals face many unique challenges—both in their personal lives and at work. As they try to advance their careers, they are often confronted by obstacles that are rooted in long-established social norms and societal expectations. Fortunately, there …

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How to Evaluate Company Culture for LGBTQ+ Friendliness Before Applying

Company culture is important. So if you’re looking for a new job that supports the LGBTQ+ community, there are a few things to keep in mind during your job search. 

How a company operates doesn’t just directly impact its bottom …

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Living at Intersections: Hearing from Autism and LGBTQ+ activists

Asking ‘who do you identify as’ is a seemingly simple question, but comes with a far more complicated answer. We can choose to identify ourselves with a seemingly endless range of attributes from anything focused on gender, age, sexual orientation, …

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Starting a New Job While Non-Binary? Set Yourself Up for Success

You’ve made it through the interview process, accepted your job offer, and now you’re off to begin your new job. When you start in your new position and meet your co-workers, you want to make the best first impression possible. …

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A Look At Our 2024 Pride Summit

Here at PowerToFly, we believe in celebrating Pride all year long but that doesn’t stop us from going all out each June with our annual Pride: Championing LGBTQIA+ Leaders & Allies summit!

We were thrilled that over 11,000 people registered …

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How Invesco’s Veronica Castillo Lifts Up Latinx Professionals at Work and in Her Community

Veronica Castillo is quick to point out that growing up, she was not fed by a silver spoon.

“My parents are of Mexican descent,” she explains. “My mom raised me as a single mom and migrant farm worker. We had …

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Looking Through the Prism: Talking to Esri’s Jenna DeWitt on Founding an LGBTQIA+ ERG

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are a vital resource at companies for building employee engagement and enabling diverse voices to be heard. We are joined in conversation by Jenna DeWitt, Senior editor at Esri, to discuss founding that company’s LGBTQIA+ ERG: …

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Navigating Identity in a Corporate Setting

Many LGBTQIA+ people have had to ask themselves the question: When do I come out to my colleagues? Navigating identity in a corporate setting can be difficult especially for LGBTQIA+ people. We are thrilled to bring together Raytheon’s Joe Wahl, …

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