No openly gay CEOs in top 1000 (US) companies

[Fearless]

The newspaper reports that despite an upsurge in the percentage of the companies that have anti-discrimination policies, not a single chief executive has openly declared their sexuality.

Human Rights Campaign’s corporate equality index found this year that 91% of the 1000 biggest companies have non-discrimination policies in place, up from 61% in 2002.

Nancy Vitale, the chief human resources officer at Genentech, who is a lesbian, said: “It’s beyond anti-discrimination policy. It absolutely goes to — do people feel comfortable being themselves?”

Apple CEO Tim Cook topped Out Magazine’s power list three years in a row between 2011 and 2013, despite not having come out publicly.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/05/16/us-no-openly-gay-ceos-in-top-1000-companies/

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Makes you think!

[TDale313]

1. I was gonna question why not count Tim Cook...

but realized 1 in the top 1000 companies is still fairly pathetic.

[shenmue]

2. That's interesting

I didn't know that.

[Joe Magarac]

3. A dispute within the ruling class and not my problem ...

No CEO of a top 1000 company is on my side, even if "progressive", even if gay.

[Fearless]

4. We could benefit if companies at large provided equal treatment

This would be a good step in that direction

[Joe Magarac]

5. I don't like being a human shield for corporate intrigues ...

What we need is the law on our side.

And not rely on "good rich men".

[Fearless]

6. Both would be nice

Can't have too many allies

[Joe Magarac]

7. No CEO in a top 1000 company can be an ally of someone who works for a living.

There are economic enemies and that trumps everything else.

[Fearless]

8. The world is not made of such absolutes.