Is Mazda really LGBTQ friendly?
Mazda is owned by Toyota
Toyota is a major sponsor of the annual pride parade in San Francisco and has a history of supporting LGBTQ rights. The company offers its employees benefits that include domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care, and diversity and inclusion training. In addition, Toyota has made donations to organizations that support LGBTQ rights and has contributed money to politicians who support or don't support LGBTQ rights legislation.
Detailed information
Does Mazda offer LGBTQ friendly benefits to its employees?
Mazda has strong and inclusive benefits offering for US Employees.
Health Insurance and other benefits are equivalent when it comes to their coverage of spouses or domestic partners for different-sex and same-sex couples.
At Mazda Transgender individuals are offered equal health coverage, including medically necessary care.
Equal health coverage for transgender individuals without exclusion for medically necessary care
Equivalency in same- and different-sex spousal medical and soft benefits
Equivalency in same- and different-sex domestic partner medical and soft benefits
Does Mazda have inclusive workforce protections?
Mazda has inclusive workforce protections, with policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity & expression for all operations
Policy includes gender identity or expression for all operations
Policy includes sexual orientation for all operations
Does Mazda have an LGBTQ inclusive culture?
Mazda has shown sustained commitment to diversity through several initiatives like training for new hires and employees, executives performance tied to diversity goals, and policies that support an inclusive culture around gender identity and self expression.
Mazda has employee groups and/or diversity councils within the company to support LGBTQ employees, and has several programs around hiring, supplier selection, marketing, and philanthropy to support LBBTQ individuals, causes, and organizations.
Three LGBTQ Internal Training and Education Best Practices
Employee group –or– Diversity council
LGBTQ Corporate Social Responsibility
Three Distinct Efforts of Outreach or Engagement to Broader LGBTQ Community
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