Gender-Inclusive Workplace
The purpose of the Inclusive Workplace APM (2-52) is to address the needs of transgender, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary employees, and to protect the legal rights and safety of all employees.
In all cases, the City’s goal is to:
- Ensure the safety and comfort of transgender, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary employees.
- Maintain a safe and affirming process for employees who want to transition in the workplace.
- Prevent stigmatization of employees.
- Create a safe and productive workplace environment for all employees.
As a City employee, it's important for you to become familiar with these goals, the APM, Resource Guide, and Language Style Guide (found under Resources below) to help foster and promote an inclusive work environment for all.
Supervisors, you have a particular responsibility to ensure your team's work environment is inclusive for existing, new, and future employees.
Resources
Policy
These tools and resources help support transgender employees in the workplace. These guidelines do not outline every situation that might occur, and the needs of each employee should be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Courses
- Creating a gender-inclusive workplace
- Supervisors building a gender-inclusive workplace
- Gender-inclusive language
You can access recorded versions of the three trainings online.
Gender-Neutral Restrooms
- Location Guide: City of Madison Facilities with Gender-Neutral Restrooms
The purpose of this guide is to increase the visibility and locations of gender-neutral restrooms in our City buildings for ease of staff locating. - Printable Gender-Neutral Restrooms Flyer
Feel free to print and hang this poster for employees to access in your workspaces.
Initiative Overview
- Evaluation Plan Summary
- Gender-Inclusive Workplace Overview Deck
- Leading Gender-Inclusive Workplaces Overview Video (16 minutes)
Updates
All-Staff Communications Archive
The Gender-Inclusive Workplace Implementation Team sends out bi-monthly communications which provides updates to all employees on what's currently happening, what you should know, and includes calls to action. You can find PDF versions of each communication below: