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Osaka University once again earns the highest rating of Gold in PRIDE Index 2024!
Osaka University formulated the “Basic Policy on Diversity in SOGI” for its community members in 2017. Based on the idea that everyone has their own SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity), as the first attempt for a national university, it has made efforts to create an appealing, diverse campus environment free of prejudice and discrimination that is also mindful of its members' diversity and rights.
These efforts have earned the university a Gold rating in the PRIDE Index*1 for six consecutive years starting in 2019. This indicates that Osaka University provides a comfortable working and learning environment for sexual minorities, such as LGBTQ+. Osaka University will continue to work on improving environment where diversity is accepted and each OU community members are respected.
*1 PRIDE Index
The PRIDE Index was formulated by work with Pride*2, a private organization, in 2016 with the aim of realizing workplaces in which LGBTQ+ individuals can work comfortably beyond the framework of corporations and organizations in Japan.
Efforts by corporations and organizations are scored on the following 5 indicators and rated on a scale of gold, silver, or bronze.
Each letter in PRIDE represents of the five pillars in the index: Policy, Representation, Inspiration Development and Engagement.
- Policy (action declaration),
- Representation (building LGBTQ and Allies network),
- Inspiration (raising awareness),
- Development (human resources management policy and programs), and
- Engagement/Empowerment (social contribution/public relations activities)
*2 work with Pride
work with Pride is an organization that supports promotion and establishment of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, and more)-related diversity management practices. They hold annual conferences on LGBTQ+ for staff in charge of human resources, human rights, and diversity at corporations and other organizations and evaluate them based on the “PRIDE Index” and “Rainbow Certification.”