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Europe’s largest charity for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer rights, Stonewall, has launched its hotly anticipated Top 100 Employers List - naming Macquarie Group, as the most inclusive employer.Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers List is the UK’s leading ranking of employers from public, private and third sectors on how inclusive their workplaces...

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Macquarie has been celebrating Pride Month in the UK, but as our Pride EMEA employee network group explain, our commitment to D&I runs deeper - it’s embedded in our culture.Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year Macquarie’s UK Pride Month celebration has shaped up to be the most dynamic, educational, and exciting to date. Fo...

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I am proud to be an ally for the LGBTQ+ community at Macquarie and have been since I joined 7 years ago. But what does being an ally really mean to me?It means creating an inclusive workplace, through actions and not just words, to ensure that people from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum can feel comfortable in bringing their whole selves to work. That d...

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If I’d realised the full benefit of being out at work when I started working in London 20 years ago, the first half of my career may have gone very differently.Instead, I thought that hiding this part of me was necessary. Not only be accepted within the team and wider department, but also to be considered for any chance of promotion. Back then, tra...

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An Interview with Geff Parsons, Managing Director at Macquarie by Zoe Schulz, myGwork It’s been almost 40 years since former tennis World Champion player Billie Jean King was publicly outed, a moment that heartbreakingly tarnished the rest of her career. Today, a handful of openly LGBTQ+ tennis stars have found success, yet they are...

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Although it wasn’t possible for the team at Macquarie Group to physically meet with students during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has enabled us to virtually engage with graduates from a range of backgrounds based all across Europe. In particular, throughout 2020, Macquarie and our  LGBT+ Employee Network Group – Pride – h...

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By Julia Sheppard, Vice President, Commodities and Global Markets at Macquarie Group LimitedIf I’d realised the full benefit of being out at work when I started in the City 20 years ago, the first half of my career may have gone very differently.Instead, I thought that hiding this part of me was necessary to not only be accepted within the tea...

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BackgroundMacquarie’s LGBT+ Reverse Mentoring programme aims to foster a greater understanding among Macquarie’s senior management of the experience of, and issues faced by, individuals who identify as LGBT+ in and out of the workplace.The programme is targeted at senior leaders as we recognise how they can have a large impact on the culture of inc...

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Jake Robson, Senior Manager in the Risk Management Group, shares his top 10 reasons why LGBT+ graduates should apply to Macquarie.1.     You’ll have a rewarding and challenging career: In addition to offering a rewarding and challenging career where graduates get to work on interesting projects across a variety of sect...

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1.   Make it a team effort Although every network group needs one or two leaders to drive its mission forward, a successful network involves too wide a range of time- and resource-intensive activities for it to succeed without the support and energetic input of a team of people operating under the strategic vision of the leaders...

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Change is happening at an incredible pace all around the world, and often in conflicting directions.What’s evident and challenging is that just one person, be that someone in the workplace or someone in a senior political position, can change how society works.This is a theme that came up time and again when I spoke to Geffrye Parsons fro...

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At Macquarie, one of MyGwork’s member organisations, activities to mark Pride season are well under way, with many more events planned for the summer.Indeed, Macquarie has already marked IDAHOBIT Day by hosting, in late May, both ‘City4LGBT’, a groundbreaking event which raised over £25,000 for four LGBT+ charities, and ‘Stand B...

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Nistaar Virk, a senior analyst at Macquarie, gives her thoughts on how you can ensure that you make an impact in the momen ts that matter most in the graduate and intern recruitment process.  I joined Macquarie as a graduate in the Risk Management Group back in 2015. I still remember the intense process of applying for graduate roles and...

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