tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233207434448612511.post9161355935519143011..comments2023-12-20T08:32:41.349-05:00Comments on QueerCincinnati.com: How do Cincinnati's Businesses Rank?Barry Floorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10955883796568321038noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233207434448612511.post-87741746752701143472009-05-07T12:23:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:23:00.000-04:00Oh no, you've referenced the HRC CEI, which means ...Oh no, you've referenced the HRC CEI, which means you now get to read Jere's patented rant about the shortcomings and flaws of the CEI (TM).<br /><br />I'll be brief. Two points.<br /><br />1. The CEI only measures policy, which may be remarkably different from actual environment and atmosphere. A nondiscrimination policy without teeth is useless. Nothing about the (current) CEI measures how successful these policies are in changing the workplace environment. Instead, the CEI is a marketing tool.<br /><br />2. The current CEI is remarkably lenient (some have said shamefully so) on gender identity issues. Companies only had to do 1 of 3 things in GI (health insurance coverage OR trans-specific training OR ...) to score perfectly, so among companies scoring 100, there is quite a bit of variety in trans equality.<br /><br />I'm happy to see that future versions of the CEI are taking both my criticisms into account and will be a more useful tool for analysis after 2012 (when the changes take full effect). They will also be scoring companies on their engagement in queer civil rights issues outside the workplace (e.g. supporting ENDA, marriage equality). Even so, the CEI is only ONE tool for rating and evaluating the inclusiveness and LGBT-friendliness of corporations.Jere Keyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031694741909693786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233207434448612511.post-84103208329548765642009-05-07T12:16:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:16:00.000-04:00Oh, sorry, correction... Cleveland has two. That w...Oh, sorry, correction... Cleveland has two. That was the point of the "also" comment for Cincinnati.<br /><br />I thought so, too, but HRC has them listed separately?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698284442215218924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233207434448612511.post-48348172055310509802009-05-07T11:42:00.000-04:002009-05-07T11:42:00.000-04:00If KeyCorp is in Cleveland, then Cleveland does ha...If KeyCorp is in Cleveland, then Cleveland does have a "100" business.<br /><br />Also, isn't A&F part of Limited Brands?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836863229140956430noreply@blogger.com