After Rainbow Day 2023 took place for the first time at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, the queer career and contact fair also stopped in several cities in 2024 – including Munich and Frankfurt am Main. PROUT AT WORK was also on site as part of a partnership and gave a presentation on queer diversity in the workplace.
The career and contact fair for queer students and job seekers offers a direct exchange and networking between companies and potential applicants, for whom queer diversity in the company is particularly important. They can explore their own career opportunities and find out what measures companies are implementing to actively promote queer diversity in the workplace.
Numerous companies took the opportunity at the Rainbow Days to present themselves as queer-friendly employers and get in touch with queer talents – including some of our PROUT EMPLOYERS, such as BMW, Freshfields, Hays, Infineon and Roland Berger.
PROUT AT WORK was represented last year at the Rainbow Days on February 6, 2024 in Munich and on July 18, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main as well as this year on January 31 in Munich with an information stand and provided input on stage.
young queers iN THE WORKPLACE
At the PROUT AT WORK stand, both interested companies and job seekers were able to find out more about the topic of queer diversity in the workplace and get in touch with the foundation. Enea Cocco, speaker and Project Lead Pride Day Germany at PROUT AT WORK, gave a presentation on stage about queer diversity and coming out in the workplace, providing numerous business cases and statistics as well as arguments for why employers should ensure that queer people find an environment in which coming out is possible. In a panel on the topic of “Young queers in the workplace”, the participants looked at the future topic from different perspectives and identified individual barriers and obstacles.
Many young professionals run the risk of deciding not to come out at work after all, despite their openness during their studies. Queer career fairs such as Rainbow Day show students that they can also be open about their sexual orientation and/or gender identity in the workplace and that companies can benefit from diversity.
PROUT AT WORK plans to participate in the Rainbow Days again next year, including on July 1, 2025 in Frankfurt am Main, to be a visible point of contact for queer diversity in the workplace for both companies and students. We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Impressions Munich
Impressions Frankfurt am Main
