The Outies, formally known as the Out & Equal Workplace Awards, is an annual awards gala hosted by

Out & Equal Out & Equal Workplace Advocates (commonly known as "Out & Equal") is a United States lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workplace equality non-profit organization headquartered in Oakland, California. Out & Equal describes its organi ...

Workplace Advocates. The Outies honor individuals and organizations that are leaders in advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) employees in America's workplaces. Through these awards, Out & Equal provides the business and LGBT communities with examples of innovative approaches and proven successes to help create safe and equitable workplaces. The awards are presented annually at the Out & Equal Workplace Summit, a nationwide conference addressing LGBT issues in the workplace. Outie Awards are given in five different categories, with two recognizing individuals and three recognizing organizations. To win an Outie, recipients must have taken significant action to create more equitable workplaces for members of the LGBT community.

Award categories

The Workplace Excellence Award recognizes any employer that has an historic and ongoing commitment to pursuing and executing workplace equality for LGBTQ employees in their own workplace. This employer has a history of continually raising the bar of workplace equality for others to follow. The Trailblazer Award recognizes an LGBT person who has made a significant contribution to advancing workplace equality. This individual's activities will have made a marked improvement in their own workplace and/or have contributed to equality nationally. The Champion Award recognizes any LGBTQ person or ally who has made a significant contribution to advancing workplace equality. The Champion Award winner will have shown a unique commitment to LGBTQ workplace rights and will have used their talents to further that cause, even if at some risk.. The LGBT ERG of the Year Award recognizes a particular employee resource group (ERG), sometimes referred to as a business group or network, that has a proven track record of success in advocating for LGBTQ equal rights in its own workplace. The Regional Affiliate of the Year Award recognizes an Out & Equal regional affiliate that has demonstrated commitment to the Out & Equal mission through exceptional programming and sound organizational practices. The Significant Achievement Award recognizes any employer that has made significant strides in the past year in advancing a fair and equitable workplace for its LGBTQ employees, such as: announcing domestic partner health insurance, including gender identity diversity training, or initiating a unique general advertising campaign that includes LGBTQ people.

Selection process

All Outie nominations are read by the Out & Equal awards committee and judging panel, which is made up of a diverse cross-section of leaders in the movement for LGBT workplace equality. Awards Committee members and judges change each year and are expected to opt out of voting if their own affiliations may bias their votes. Nominees are evaluated on originality, duplicability of initiatives, leadership, results, and other criteria. Organizations are evaluated based on the aforementioned criteria, plus the degree to which they have incorporated the 20 Steps to an Out & Equal Workplace. The previous year's awardees are not considered for the same award for the following two years. Additionally, companies or organizations may only submit one nomination in the organization award categories and one nomination in the individual award categories, for a maximum possible total of two nominations from any one company or organization.

Outie Award winners

Workplace Excellence Award

Recognizes any employer that has a longstanding commitment to pursuing and executing workplace equality for LGBT employees in their own workplace. This employer has a history of continually raising the bar of workplace equality for others to follow. * 2017 - Bank of America * 2016 -

Dell Dell is an American based technology company. It develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services. Dell is owned by its parent company, Dell Technologies. Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data ...

* 2015 - The Walt Disney Company * 2014 – Chevron * 2013 –

Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company, officially Dow Inc., is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world. Dow manufactures plastic ...

* 2012 – Google * 2011 –

Accenture Accenture plc is an Irish-American professional services company based in Dublin, specializing in information technology (IT) services and consulting. A ''Fortune'' Global 500 company, it reported revenues of $61.6 billion in 2022. Accentur ...

* 2010 – IBM * 2009 –

Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun for short) was an American technology company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services and created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, ZFS, the ...

* 2008 –

PepsiCo PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manuf ...

* 2007 - Wells Fargo * 2006 – JPMorgan Chase * 2005 -

Citigroup Citigroup Inc. or Citi (Style (visual arts), stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment banking, investment bank and financial services corporation headquartered in New York City. The company was formed by the merger of banking ...

* 2004 - Kaiser Permanente and

Pacific Gas & Electric Company The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is an American investor-owned utility (IOU). The company is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building, in San Francisco, California. PG&E provides natural gas and electricity to 5.2 millio ...

(Tied) * 2003 -

NCR Corporation NCR Corporation, previously known as National Cash Register, is an American software, consulting and technology company providing several professional services and electronic products. It manufactures self-service kiosks, point-of-sale termin ...

* 2002 - American Airlines * 2001 – IBM * 2000 – Kodak

Trailblazer Award

Recognizes an LGBT person who has made a significant contribution to advancing workplace equality. This individual's activities will have made a marked improvement in their own workplace and/or have contributed to equality nationally. * 2014 – Greer Puckett, Northrop Grumman * 2012 – Lance Freedman,

Lockheed Martin The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It ...

* 2011 – Claudia Woody, IBM * 2010 – Bill Hendrix,

* 2009 - Richard Clark,

* 2008 - Chris Crespo, Ernst & Young * 2007 - Dr. Judy Lively, Kaiser Permanente * 2006 – Emily Jones, Kodak * 2005 - Leslie (Les) Hohman,

General Motors The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...

PLUS * 2004 - Robert Burrell, Ford * 2003 - Wesley Combs, Witeck-Combs Communications * 2002 - Dr. Louise Young, Raytheon * 2001 - Mary Ann Horton, Avaya * 2000 - Tom Ammiano, Leslie Katz and Susan Leal, San Francisco Supervisors

Champion Award

The Champion Award recognizes any LGBTQ+ person or ally who has made a significant contribution to advancing workplace equality. The Champion Award winner will have shown a unique commitment to LGBTQ+ workplace rights and will have used their talents to further that cause, even if at some risk... * 2018 - Jennifer J. Henderson, Capital One * 2017 - Ramkrishna Sinha,

Intel Corporation Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 series ...

* 2016 - Thomas Vilsack, USDA Secretary * 2015 - Howard Ungerleider,

* 2014 – Vijay Anand, Intuit * 2013 – Cathy Bessant, Bank of America * 2012 – Harry van Dorenmalen, IBM * 2011 – Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, Xerox * 2010 – Mark Bertolini, Aetna Healthcare * 2009 - Randy Kammer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida * 2008 - William C. Thompson, Jr., City of New York * 2007 - Ana Duarte McCarthy, Citi * 2006 – Deborah Dagit,

Merck Merck refers primarily to the German Merck family and three companies founded by the family, including: * the Merck Group, a German chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences company founded in 1668 ** Merck Serono (known as EMD Serono in the Unite ...

* 2005 - June R. Cohen,

DuPont DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in ...

* 2004 - Laura Brooks, Kodak * 2003 - Judy Boyette, University of California * 2002 - William Perez, CEO of

SC Johnson & Son S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (commonly referred to as S. C. Johnson) is an American multinational corporation, multinational, privately held manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and other consumer chemicals based in Racine, Wisconsi ...

* 2001 - Cathy Brill & Lisa Vitale, Kodak * 2000 - Ethel Batten, Lucent

LGBT Employee Resource Group of the Year

Recognizes a particular employee resource group (ERG), sometimes referred to as a business group or network that has a proven track record of success in advocating for LGBT equal rights in its own workplace. * 2018 - LGBT Alliance ( Cracker Barrel) * 2017 - IC Pride – (

US Intelligence Community The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

) * 2016 - PRIDE Team Network – ( Wells Fargo) * 2015 - Open & Out (

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is an American multinational corporation founded in 1886 that develops medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company i ...

) * 2014 – Citi PRIDE Network * 2013 – PRIDE (Lockheed Martin) & LGBTA Business Council (

Target Target may refer to: Physical items * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...

) * 2012 – OutServe ( United States Department of Defense) * 2011 – LGBT Pride Resource Group, Bank of America * 2010 – The Clorox Company * 2009 - (Tie)

' People Like Us & US Department of State and USAID's

Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies GLIFAA (Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies) is the officially recognized organization representing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender etc. (LGBT+) personnel and their families in the United States Department of State, U.S. Agency ...

* 2008 - Hewlett-Packard's HP PRIDE * 2007 - Nike's GLBT & Friends Network * 2006 – GLEAM, Microsoft * 2005 - Chevron Lesbian & Gay Employee Association (CLGEA) * 2004 - Lambda Network at Kodak * 2003 – GLBC at SC Johnson * 2002 - SEA Shell at Shell Oil Company * 2001 - Pride at Walt Disney * 2000 - League of AT&T

Regional Affiliate of the Year Award

Recognizes an Out & Equal regional affiliate that has demonstrated commitment to the Out & Equal mission through exceptional programming and sound organizational practices. * 2015 - San Francisco * 2014 –

Chicagoland The Chicago metropolitan area, also colloquially referred to as Chicagoland, is a metropolitan area in the Midwestern United States. Encompassing 10,286 sq mi (28,120 km2), the metropolitan area includes the city of Chicago, its suburbs and hint ...

* 2013 – Seattle * 2012 – New York Finger Lakes * 2011 – Houston * 2010 – Dallas–Fort Worth

Significant Achievement

* 2011 – Google * 2010 –

* 2009 – Salt Lake City Corporation * 2008 –

Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs () is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered at 200 West Street in Lower Manhattan, with regional headquarters in London, Warsaw, Bangalore, H ...

* 2007 - Ernst & Young * 2006 – PricewaterhouseCoopers * 2005 - IBM * 2004 -

Hewlett Packard The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( ) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. HP developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components ...

* 2003 - Chubb * 2002 – JPMorgan Chase * 2001 - Motorola * 2000 - Ford

Selisse Berry Leadership Award

Recognizes an exceptional individual whose visionary leadership, tireless efforts, and remarkable accomplishments have been a critical contribution toward achieving LGBT workplace equality. In addition to leading change in the world of employment, this leader inspires countless individuals to champion workplace equality for all inclusive of sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, or characteristics. * 2013 – Kevin Jones * 2011 – Brian McNaught * 2008 – Selisse Berry, Founding Executive Director of

LGBT Workplace Equality Pioneer

* 2007 - Dr. Franklin E. Kameny

References

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