If you want to lear more about this event CLICK HERE to go to ieOut Blog

...acaba de salir del armario en el trabajo, haz click aqui para ir al blog de IEOut dónde puedes poner un post si lo deseas.

Haz click en la foto para ver una ampliación

Un reportaje publicado en La Vanguardia HAZ CLICK AQUI PARA IR AL BLOG DE IEOUT

Click here to go to the IEout Blog where you can post comments if you want.

Uxio es uno de los miembros fundadores de IEOut compatibiliza esta actividad con su responsabilidad como Director de Diversidad de MSD para EMEAC. En este LINK puedes acceder a su blog en el que trata temas de Diversidad desde un punto de vista global.

Some IEOuts and friends met in their social meeting at Baco y Beto to network and to celebrate Halloween.

ieOUT reports on Reaching Out MBA 2007

ieOUT was proud was to represent IE Business School at the 10th annual Reaching Out MBA conference that took place this October in San Francisco.

Reaching Out provides a glowing example of how the LGBT MBA community and its corporate sponsors are making a differing in the lives of hundreds of LGBT professionals. Over 700 students and professional attendees from the United States, Canada, Asia, Latin America, and Europe..... If you want to learn more and to discuss about it please click here

ieOUT presents at First Global IGLCC Summit

IGLCC / Xarxagay invited ieOUT to address a 2-day conference dedicated to the first global summit of the International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Beside an board meeting for the different chambers worldwide different speakers were invited to address issues and opportunities facing gay professionals. If you want to discuss about this click here

Go to this link to learn more about the conclusions of the event.

LGBT@WORK
GAY & LESBIAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM
June 29th
At
IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Maria de Molina, 13, Madrid

IEout is pleased to invite you to attend our 2007 International Business Forum.

The aim of the Forum is to foster networking and learning opportunities around the latest HR and marketing tools related to LGBT individuals. We are also delighted to host our guests for Europride which takes place this year in Madrid. IEout has invited leading blue-chip LGBT policy practitioners to participate in panel discussions. To learn more about this event click here.

Entrance to the forum is free but REGISTRATION is required. Optional network lunch will be €35.

IR AL BLOG DE IEOUT

En este link puedes ir al blog de IEout y consultar dos artículos del Cinco Dias y de El Economista en los que se habla de la creación de IEout. Si quieres puedes hacer un comentario.

Please join IE's LGBT network and friends for our monthly networking and social meeting.
We are having a quick informal dinner at 21:30, followed by our usual copa in Areia.

Dinner
Time: 21:30
Place: La Ardosa MAP
Address: Calle de Colón, 13.
Please note we will be in the room behind the bar so you will have to pass under the bar to find us!

Copas
Time: 23:00
Place: Areia Lounge
Address: Calle Hortaleza 92

Spanish version clicking on...

Estás cordialmente invitado al encuentro social que celebramos mensualmente en IEOut.
Tomaremos una cena informal a las 2130, y después como siempre unas copas en Areia.

Cena:
Hora: 21:30
Lugar: Ardosa
Dirección: Calle de Colón, 13

Estaremos en la parte trasera del bar. Tendrás que cruzar por debajo de la barra.

Copas
Hora: 23:00
Lugar: Areia
Address: Calle Hortaleza 92

Please join IE's LGBT network and friends for our monthly networking and social meeting.
We are having a quick informal dinner at 21:30, followed by our usual copa in Areia.
Dinner
Time: 21:30
Place: La Ardosa
Address: Calle de Colon, 13.
Please note we will be in the room behind the bar so you will have to pass under the bar to find us!
Copas
Time: 23:00
Place: Areia Lounge
Address: Calle Hortaleza 92

Spanish version below

Estás cordialmente invitado al encuentro social que celebramos mensualmente en IEOut.
Tomaremos una cena informal a las 2130, y después como siempre unas copas en Areia.
Cena:
Hora: 21:30
Lugar: Ardosa
Dirección: Calle de Colón, 13
Estaremos en la parte trasera del bar. Tendrás que cruzar por debajo de la barra.
Copas
Hora: 23:00
Lugar: Areia
Address: Calle Hortaleza 92

Please join IE's LGBT network and friends for our monthly networking and social meeting.
We are having a quick informal dinner at 21:30 (aprox. €10/person), followed by our usual copa in Areia.
Dinner
Time: 21:30
Place: La Ardosa
Address: Calle de Colon, 13

(Spanish version)
Estás cordialmente invitado al encuentro social que celebramos mensualmente en IEOut.
Tomaremos una cena informal a las 2130 (aprox. 10€/persona), y después como siempre unas copas en Areia.
Cena:
Hora: 21:30Lugar: La Ardosa
Dirección: Calle de Colón, 13

Copas
Time: 23:00
Place: Areia Lounge
Address: Calle Hortaleza 92 -

Copas
Hora: 23:00
Lugar: Areia
Address: Calle Hortaleza 92

Jesús Encinar durante su intervención

“Tampoco es fácil para un emprendedor ser abiertamente gay.” Encuentro con Jesús Encinar, CEO de Idealista.com
El 7 de Febrero IEOut, el grupo de apoyo gay recientemente formado en el IE, organizó su primera actividad en el campus. IEOut invitó al conocido emprendedor Jesús Encinar a debatir sobre los desafíos y oportunidades de ser abiertamente gay en la comunidad empresarial. Sobre 50 personas asistieron al evento, mostrando gran interés en debatir sobre diversidad y como esta misma puede ser una ventaja competitiva. Entre los asistentes había alumnos y ex alumnos del Instituto de Empresa, así como profesionales de toda España. El Decano, Santiago Iñiguez, y Celia de Anca, Directora del Centro de Diversidad, abrieron el encuentro con un mensaje de bienvenida. Ambos destacaron la importancia de la diversidad en el entorno competitivo de hoy en día y el papel que IEOut puede desempeñar en promover y hacer entender la importancia de la diversidad en nuestra escuela. Un resumen del evento, así como un enlace al video de bienvenida y fotografías, se puede encontrar en el blog de Jesús Encinar (www.jesusencinar.com).

La carrera de Jesús es un interesante relato de compromiso personal y profesional, de pasión e ideas. De una manera franca y abierta, explicó como salió del armario mientras estudiaba en la Harvard Business School, y los consecuentes apoyos y resistencias que encontró fuera y dentro de la escuela. Pero la confianza y el respeto que ganó le ayudaron a fundar su propio negocio al volver a España. En 2000, él y su socio fundaron un servicio de búsqueda inmobiliario basado en Internet, Idealista.com, que ingresó el año pasado 5 millones de euros y da empleo a 150 personas. Su nueva iniciativa, www.11870.com, será lanzada en breve.

¿Cuáles son las implicaciones de ser gay para los profesionales y las compañías en las que trabajan? Para muchos de ellos, serlo abiertamente no es tan evidente. Puede haber muchas razones detrás de la decisión de cada individuo, una de ellas el miedo a sufrir repercusiones negativas. En el encuentro, Jesús abogó por ser directo y abierto sobre la orientación sexual. Poder ser uno mismo es esencial para el bienestar personal y para poder ser productivo en la carrera profesional, fue su conclusión. Jesús expresó que no tiene ningún problema en pedir a sus inversores y socios compromiso con aquellas compañías que demuestran un buen entorno para los gays y lesbianas. En tanto en cuanto a Idealista.com, no existe ningún protocolo formal o reglas, pero Jesús cree que su convencimiento sobre la importancia de la aceptación de los gays en España, mejora la imagen de la compañía como un buen lugar de trabajo para cualquier persona independientemente de su orientación sexual.

Jesús se mostró convencido de que la homofobia existe, independientemente de donde uno esté o vaya, pero los asistentes puntualizaron que existen muchas formas y variantes de la misma. En España y otros países europeos, gays y lesbianas ven reconocidos sus derechos en igualdad por ley, pero esto no impide que el ambiente de trabajo o social pueda tornarse hostil en muchos lugares. En Estados Unidos muchos derechos dependen de en que Estado se resida y para que compañía se trabaje. Las empresas que ofrecen idéntico trato a gays y lesbianas tienen en este caso ventaja sobre otras.

El “networking” profesional y social es crucial para obtener normalidad, así como para abolir la estigmatización y los tópicos que puedan recaer sobre gays y lesbianas.

Empleados y responsables de IBM y Merck explicaron como sus empresas promueven activamente la diversidad en su seno por múltiples razones: atraer talento, mejorar la habilidad de la compañía para competir en un entorno económico globalizado y cambiante y servir mejor a sus nichos de mercado.

Desde aquí, IEOut quiere dar las gracias a Jesús Encinar y a todos los asistentes por haber acudido al Instituto de Empresa a compartir esta jornada y esperamos vernos de nuevo en futuros eventos.

English version

“It is not easy either for an entrepreneur to be openly gay.” Meeting with Jesús Encinar, CEO of Idealista.com
On February 7th, IE’s newly formed gay and lesbian network, IEOut, organized its first event at our campus. IEOut invited well-known entrepreneur Jesús Encinar to address the challenges and opportunities of being openly gay in the business community. Over 50 people attended the event showing a strong interest in discussions about diversity and how to make diversity a competitive edge. The attendees included many current and former students from IE, as well as professionals from Madrid and the rest of Spain.
Dean Santiago Iniguez and Celia da Anca, Director of the Center for Diversity at IE opened the evening with a welcome message. Both underlined the importance of diversity in today’s competitive environment and the role IEOut can play in promoting and understanding the importance of diversity within our business school. A summary of the event, along with videos and pictures, is available on Jesús Encinar’s blog (www.jesusencinar.com).

The career of Jesús is an interesting tale of commitment to personal and professional passions and ideas. In a frank and open way he explained how he came out of the closed while attending Harvard Business School and the subsequent support and resistance he met in and outside that school. But the confidence and respect he gained helped him starting his own business back in Spain. In 2000 he and his partners founded a web-based company, Idealista.com, and made it into the most successful real estate website in Spain, generating over €5m in revenue last year and employing 150 people. A new initiative, www.11870com, is also due to be launched imminently.

So what are the implications of being gay for professionals or for the companies that employ them? For many professionals being openly gay is not self-evident. There can be many reasons behind each individual’s decision, one being fear of repercussions. At the meeting Jesús advocated directness and openness about ones sexual identity. Being able to be who you are is essential for your well-being and ability to be productive at work, he said. Jesús doesn’t think it easier for a successful entrepreneur to be openly gay, however it does offer opportunities to create change. Jesús is not afraid to ask potential investors to commit themselves to gay-friendly companies. As for Idealista.com, no formal protocol or guidelines exists but Jesús believes that his statements about the importance of gay tolerance in Spain’s leading newspapers enhance the company’s image as a great place to work no matter who you are.

Jesús is convinced that homophobia exists no matter where you are or where you go. But as the audience pointed out, homophobia has many shapes and forms. In Spain and many European countries gays and lesbians are protected by law and enjoy the same rights as others, but the actual work environment can be hostile. In the US many rights depend on where you live and who you work for. Companies that offer the same benefits to gay and lesbian workers have an advantage.

Professional and social networking is very important to obtain visibility and to abolish the stigma of being gay.

Employees from Merck and IBM explained how their companies are actively promoting diversity within their companies for multiple reasons: to attract a talented and diverse workforce, to improve the ability of the firm to understand and compete in a globalized economy and to better serve market niches.

IEOut would like to thank Jesús Encinar and the attendees for coming to Instituto de Empresa and look forward to seeing more people at future events.

Where /Donde: Areia Lounge
When /Cuando: Thursday February 15th / Jueves 15 de Febrero
Schedule / Horario: From 22.00 h
Address/ Dirección: C/ Hortaleza, 92

IEOut, el grupo gay del IE, invita a gays y lesbianas del IE a una charla con Jesús Encinar, fundador de idealista.com y promotor del Círculo Profesional Gay.

Jesús nos hablará de su experiencia personal como empresario gay y promotor de la diversidad en el conservador mundo empresarial Español.

Si eres hetero y estás interesado en temas de coming-out, diversidad o tienes un amigo gay y quieres conocer más su mundo, ¡también eres bienvenido!

Esta charla será casi toda en español, pero preguntas y comentarios en inglés serán bienvenidos.

¿DÓNDE Y CUÁNDO?
El miércoles 7 de febrero 2007 a las 19:30.
Instituto de Empresa. Serrano 105, aula S-001.

Please join IE's LGBT network and its friends for a Cocktail to celebrate the New Year!!!
Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Time: 22:00
Venue: Areia Lounge
Address: Calle Hortaleza 92

Please be join IE's LGBT network and its friends for a social meeting.

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Time: 21:30
Place: Areia Lounge
Address: Calle Hortaleza 92

Here you are the map

Meet IEOut!

Wednesday, November 15th
Venue: AREIA
Hortaleza, 92 (see location on the map)
At 9:30 pmMetro: Chueca

Diversity is one the banners of Instituto the Empresa: This year we have 57 different nationalities at the IMBA where Spanish are not majority any more! There are classes like the MMM with more women than men. All academic, professional backgrounds and all ethnics are represented. We guess there are students from all political trends and religious believes.

All IE community celebrates and fosters diversity, in which all members can freely express themselves without constraints imposed by dogma or dictum.

Given our diverse environment and the increasing visibility of gays and lesbians in society, a group of students with the support of the Alumni Association and Familie have decided to create and promote a Gay and Lesbian network among our current students, alumni and all the stakeholders of IE.

IEOut, the “Gay & Lesbian IE Network”, wants to be a reference for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender (LGBT) and their friends at IE. This network wants to promote and spread respectful attitudes towards the Gay community and to foster best practices to integrate them in the Business School and in the workplace.

Meet IEOut in its first gathering!

From now on we will meet the first Wednesday of the month at a chosen venue of Madrid.

As November 1st was holiday we will meet this Wednesday at Areia. If you can not attend but want to contact us please do it IEOut@ie.edu

Here you may read or download the minutes from the Gay and Lesbian IE Network meeting from October 20, 2006.

Minutes for the October 20th meeting Download file

Established Club Name
“Gay & Lesbian IE Network”. This name is going to be found on the web and although it does not include Bisexuals nor Transexuals they are included in the Mission.

Mission
El “Gay & Lesbian IE Network” quiere ser un punto de referencia para los Gays, Lesbianas, Bisexuales, Transexuales y amigos del IE. Pretende promover y difundir actitudes de respeto hacia estos colectivos y las mejores metodologías para integrar a estos grupos en el propio Instituto y en el entorno profesional en el que nuestros estudiantes y alumni desarrollan su trabajo.
The “Gay & Lesbian IE Network” wants to be a point of reference for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transgenders and friends of IE. This network wants to promote and spread respectful attitudes towards these groups as well as best practices to integrate them into IE and the professional environments in which our students and alumni work.

Objectives
•To develop network among Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transgenders and IE friends.
•To develop contacts within this network with other similar networks at all leading Business Schools and within the Corporate World.
•To spread and promote the best practices that integrate these collectives at the school and in the professional environment.
•To promote career development for these groups in LGBT friendly workplaces.

Activities
•First Wednesday of every month we will have a gathering at a chosen bar: Next meeting will be at Areia (At Horaleza, 92). As the first Wednesday of November is a holiday and the second is the day before a holiday, we will meet On November 15th.
•Round Tables.
•Conferences.
•Other activities, either face-to-face or online, such as meetings with companies or other leading Business Schools.

Other decisions made
•Written Communication will be mostly in English although everybody is invited to participate in English or Spanish.
•All communication with this club can be done through GLnetwork@ie.edu. These mails will be received by the co-ordinating alumni and/or students.

On the first Wednesday of every month we will have a gathering at a chosen bar: Next meeting will be at Arella (At Horaleza, 92). As the first Wednesday of November is a holiday and the second is the day before a holiday, we will meet On November 15th.

1. Straight Guide Download file
Está pensada para familiares, amigos y aliados de LGBT. Está bastante bien e introduce algunos temas básicos.
This is a guide for relatives, friends and allies of LGBT. It introduces some basic themes.

2. Creating LGBT friendly workplace Download file
Resume en una serie de pasos cómo las empresas y organizaciones pueden crean un entorno de trabajo cómodo y productivo para LGBT.
It summarizes how the businesses and organizations are able to create a productive and comfortable work environment for LGBTs.

un par de links interesantes:
Please look at the following interesting links::

1. Sección de workplace de Human Rights Campaign.
Se trata de la principal ONG LGBT americana. Ha creado el CEI (Corporate Equality Index) por el que se mide a las empresas americanas.
This is the homepage for the American NGO LGB. It has created the CIS (Corporate Equality Index); the one that is used to evaluate American businesses.

http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Work_Life

2. Out and Equal.
Coordinan todo el activismo LGBT en el mundo corporativo americano. Tienen una conferencia anual.
This organization coordinates all the LGBT activismin in the American corporate world. They have an annual conference.

http://www.outandequal.org/

Next meeting Gays Lesbian and Bisexual network: October 20th

Next operational meeting will take place on Friday 20th at 13:00 at López de Hoyos Vips (Corner of Velázquez) . Please click Download file if you want to check the minutes of the previous meeting and the agenda to be discussed.

1st Meeting of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Network September 29th
One of IE's hallmarks is diversity and sense of community. We are pleased to announce the creation of the IE Lesbian Gay Bisexual Network (Club name to be decided). The aims of the group are to:

Enable networking in school, business and the community.
Provide a social forum for members and the school at large.
Build on IE's strengths of diversity and acceptance.
Be part of a wider community through its association with five other major European Business Schools.
The group would like to encompass all communities within IE, including students, partners, alumni and faculty.

We hope that our members will benefit from social and professional networking and recruitment initiatives in several countries.

A kick-off meeting will take place at 12 noon on September 29th in C-201 (Maria de Molina building) and everybody (students, partners, alumni, faculty and staff) is welcome. The agenda for the meeting will be:

º To define club’s objectives.

º Looking for a suitable name for the club.

Please send an email to FamilIE (familie@ie.edu) if you would like to attend or if you would like to be involved in future events.