Gender-Inclusive Workplace
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.
If you are a supervisor, you have a particular responsibility to ensure your team's work environment is inclusive for existing, new, and future employees.
Recent Updates
- January 2025: Access Recorded Versions of the three APM 2-52 Trainings
- Gender-Neutral Restroom Guide - see below.
- Review this summary document(opens in a new window) outlining how supervisor feedback on APM 2-52 (Gender-Inclusive Workplace) was used.
Resources
Gender-Neutral Restrooms:
- Location Guide: City of Madison Facilities with Gender-Neutral Restrooms(opens in a new window)
- 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(opens in a new window) - Feel free to print your own copies and hang them for employees to access in your workspaces.
Initiative Overview:
- APM 2-52 Gender-Inclusive Workplace Evaluation Plan Summary(opens in a new window)
- Gender-Inclusive Workplace Overview Deck(opens in a new window)
- Leading Gender-Inclusive Workplaces Overview Video (16 minutes)
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:
- NEW! June 2024(opens in a new window)
- March 2024(opens in a new window)
- October 2023(opens in a new window)
- August 2023(opens in a new window)
- June 2023(opens in a new window)
- March 2023(opens in a new window)
- January 2023(opens in a new window)
- October 2022(opens in a new window)
- August 2022(opens in a new window)