Learning: For Business

Every business operates in a world of increasingly visible (and natural) gender diversity as new generations enter the workforce or engage with the services and products you offer.

Burleton Education’s professional engagement is designed to help you retain and attract this talent by embracing workforce diversity, encouraging teamwork, and equipping managers and employees with practical tools to provide you with the competitive edge that fosters productivity.

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Why This Matters

Whether your business manufactures products, sells merchandise, or delivers services, the dynamics of social change impact the workplace and the communities you serve. Temporary internal or external pressures to avoid engaging in diversity-centered learning cannot change the fact that sustainability is dependent on leaning into the future.

Burleton Education has been assisting businesses, large and small, in adapting to these dynamic changes through consultation, policy development, and interactive education since 2006. 

  • Generational Growth: In 2024, Gallup reported that 9.3% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ+, nearly triple the rate from 2012.
    Among Gen Z adults (born 1997–2006), more than 20% identify as LGBTQ+.
  • Transgender & Nonbinary Presence: Approximately 1.1% of U.S. adults identify as transgender.
    In specific sectors like retail and food service, research from the Shift Project shows the percentage of transgender and nonbinary (TNB) workers rose from roughly 2.7% in 2019 to over 5% by late 2022.
  • Youth-Driven Shift: An estimated 71% of transgender adults in the workforce are under age 35, compared to 51% of cisgender LGBQ adults.

Law & Policy

Workplace law and policy are changing quickly, and many employers are trying to make sense of conflicting or contradictory public messages.

At the federal level, Title VII prohibits sex discrimination, and the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County held that firing someone for being gay or transgender violates Title VII. This Title VII decision applies to private employers and state or local governments with 15 or more employees. State and local rules can add additional requirements, which is why practical, up-to-date professional development training matters.

  • Employment policies should be reviewed for consistency, clarity, and adherence to federal, state, and local laws.

  • Manager training should prepare teams to respond appropriately to questions about inclusion, conduct, and workplace expectations.

  • Organizations benefit from guidance that is practical, workplace-focused, and tailored to their size, structure, and jurisdiction.

Ways We Can Help

Burleton Education provides practical, customizable learning designed to help businesses build competence, reduce uncertainty, and strengthen workplace culture. Sessions can be adapted for leadership teams, managers, HR staff, employee groups, and multi-functional workplaces.

Our learning options can help:

  • Strengthen everyday communication and workplace expectations

  • Equip managers to respond to questions with clarity and confidence

  • Clarify the difference between sex, gender, and gender expression in workplace settings

  • Reduce confusion around policy, conduct, and employee support

  • Improve retention by fostering a more respectful and productive team culture

  • Support psychologically safer workplaces that strengthen collaboration and decision-making

  • Align inclusion efforts with real-world business goals, prioritizing evidence-aware best practice over abstract theories

  • Create a more informed foundation for future policy and training decisions