Date: Sun, 28 May 1995 10:15:44 -0400
From: CUNYGS::MJS"Mike Stirratt"4-MAY-1995.21:19:04.58@casti.com
Subj: 	CENSUS OF CORPORATE SEXUAL ORIENTATION POLICIES

The Wall Street Project
Contact: Nick Curto, Co-Chair
185 East 85th Street, Suite 25A
New York, NY 10028-2147
Voice/Fax (212) 289-1741


      The 1993 Census of Sexual Orientation Policies
    in Fortune 500 Service and Industrial Corporations

     We at the Wall Street Project share a common goal -- to eliminate 
discrimination in every workplace across this country. Since we are a program 
of the Community Lesbian and Gay Rights Institute in New York City, our first 
responsibility is to those who are either gay, lesbian, or bisexual.  However, 
bigotry is bigotry, and if we can eliminate discrimination based on a person's 
sexual orientation in the workplace, we will have gone a long way in 
furthering civil rights for us all.

     The first step towards equal employment opportunity was to develop a base 
line of information on the status of Corporate Diversity.  Therefore, the Wall 
Street Project initiated the process to conduct a bi-annual *Census of 
Corporate America* on employment policies on sexual orientation.  This Census 
is a road map to those companies which protect and those who actively 
discriminate against their employees.  An overview of the results of the first 
Census is contained in the following report.


   *Key Findings from the 1993 Wall Street Project Census of*
       *Fortune 500 Service and Industrial Corporations*

-- One employee in four works for a corporation that has a
     written sexual orientation policy.

     -- 5.7 million workers are employed by such companies
     -- This represents 25% of the total corporate workforce

-- 134 Fortune 500 Service & Industrial Corporations have written
     sexual orientation non-discrimination policies.

     -- 72 are in the Fortune 500 Service Corporations
     -- 62 are in the Fortune 400 Industrial Corporations

-- Most corporations with written sexual orientation policies
     have adopted these policies since 1990.

     -- Since 1990, the number of companies with such policies
          has more than tripled

-- Corporations of all sizes have adopted written sexual
          orientation non-discrimination policies.

     -- Workforce size ranges from 750,000 to 275
     -- Median workforce size was 16,500

-- Many corporations with sexual orientation policies are in
     diversified service, financial, or high tech fields.

     -- The three most frequent fields among corporations with
     sexual orientation policies:

        *Industrial*                     Service
  12 Computers/Office Equip.       16 Diversified Service
   8 Scientific/Control Equip.     15 Commercial Banking
   7 Pharmaceuticals               13 Life Insurance

-- Most corporations with sexual orientation policies are based
     in the Northeast or the West.

     43% are based in the Northeast
     30% are based in the West
     22% are based in the Midwest
      5% are based in the South
     42% are based in the states of CA and NY alone

-- Sexual orientation non-discrimination policies are generally
adopted when employees ask for the policy.

     For a full report, please contact The Wall Street Project.

The Wall Street Project
Contact: Nick Curto, Co-Chair
185 East 85th Street, Suite 25A
New York, NY 10028-2147
Voice/Fax (212) 289-1741

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