Jul 07, 2023 | Inside Thomson Reuters

Overview of the Pride at Work Network

The Pride at Work Network is an employee-led business resource group (BRG), which is strongly committed to creating awareness and understanding of the diverse backgrounds and experiences represented at Thomson Reuters.

Our mission is to create a safe and inclusive workplace while remaining aligned with Thomson Reuters business objectives, those of our customers and external partners, and the wider community of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual and other gender and sexual minority communities, friends and allies.

With an organization as vast and matrixed as Thomson Reuters, being in touch with employees across different functions can enable a better understanding of how the company works.

As one member of the Minneapolis St Paul chapter said, “Pride at Work has long been a place where I can find community, support and insight beyond my immediate team”.

We offer global programs and local events that are open to everyone at Thomson Reuters.

Throughout the global pandemic, the way in which all the business resource groups had to communicate changed drastically, with virtual becoming the ‘new normal’.

This, however, allowed Pride at Work chapters across the world to come together in a way that hadn’t been explored fully beforehand, with online discussions/meetings being held. These included talks, on a variety of topics, with members of the executive team within Thomson Reuters getting involved and external speakers ranging from a member the UK’s House of Lords, LGBTQIAP+ Veterans charities and the world of Formula One racing, all to engage, inspire and encourage.

Navigating different continents and their differing time zones, the Pride Month global social media campaigns over the past couple of years #ConnectWithPride (2021), #ComingOutAtTR (2022), and #BeProudAtTR (2023) gave the opportunity for our LGBTQIAP+ colleagues and allies to share their stories and experiences.

Today, our flexible hybrid environment of both in-person and virtual events gives chapters an exciting opportunity to collaborate across global locations and extend the reach of their efforts. Past events include panel discussions, leadership seminars, career-focused workshops, volunteer activities, cultural explorations, happy hours and so much more.

Activities and events across Thomson Reuters for Pride Month in 2023

Throughout Pride Month this year, teammates across the globe held a variety of educational and inspiring sessions. This was an opportunity to socialize with LGBTQIAP+ colleagues and allies across Thomson Reuters both in-person and virtually. Check out a few highlights from the month below which included:

• Photo scavenger hunt
• Social hours
• Allyship in Action webinar
• Intersectional Allyship webinar
• Volunteering events
• LinkedIn Learning collection curated with learnings available to all employees

Our Mexico City office closed Pride Month with all employees having access to participate in different games and see a Drag Queen performance of a teammate who is a member of our team in Mexico.

Thomson Reuters Manila capped its Pride Month celebration by marching with more than 100,000 members of the LGBTQIAP+ community in the Pride parade.

Our Pride at Work UKI chapter participated in the Pride in London Parade.

The Pride in London Parade 2023 was an extraordinary day that brought together people from diverse backgrounds, united by the spirit of inclusivity, acceptance, and love.

Our Pride at Work Bangalore Chapter took part in a Pride event run by the Customer Experience and Digital Transformation team that was held at multiple offices across our global footprint.

In Toronto, a group of Pride at Work team members and allies met up at The 519 to help prepare for their biggest annual fundraiser, The Green Space Festival. The team spent one of our two volunteer days filling the room with thousands of beverages and helped with any prep work required to ensure a successful event.

The Practical Law team in Hyderabad recognized and celebrated Pride month by having an interactive and informative session which included the team dressing up in rainbow colors and participating in an LGBTQIAP+ word search with an education session on the selected words.

In LatAm, a virtual panel was had to discuss Why is Pride Month Important which highlighted the achievements, areas of opportunity, and an overview of the LGBTQIAP+ community in various LatAm countries.

We had Pride flags at the entrance of every office in Brazil.

We hosted a Literacy + Ask Me An event for LatAm Technology made by Brazil chapter

Throughout the Month of June, we also amend the company ellipsis logo from the recognized orange to the Thomson Reuters Pride logo. This uses a graduated rainbow effect, to ensure that it fully represents the support for the groups that come under the LGBTQIAP+ ‘banner’ and is used both internally and externally for anything Pride-related each June, in place of the standard logo on the company website, social media and of course, Pride events wherever they are being held.

Who can join?

All current Thomson Reuters employees are welcome to join Pride at Work. Colleagues are welcome to participate in any capacity, whether they want to be added to our email list to stay up to date on the Pride at Work business resource group or join a committee to help bring an upcoming event to life.

To learn more about our business resource groups at Thomson Reuters, check out our Inside Thomson Reuters page!