PROUD at West Yorkshire Combined Authority

PROUD@WYCA is a staff network for colleagues who identify as LGBTQIA+.  The network was set up in 2020.

Our ambition is to be an organisation that is recognised for being a safe space where all staff feel they can be themselves without any fear of being judged and / or discriminated against; to be an organisation proud of having an exemplary approach to equality, diversity and inclusion. This means we strive to be a workplace that is free from discrimination, is anti-racist, and actively promotes diversity and inclusion – both internally and externally.   

Staff network groups are critical for EDI at the Combined Authority, in providing nurturing spaces for colleagues, often with a shared heritage, experience (indirect or direct) or characteristic that come together to support each other. As well as supporting the organisation and the EDI activities in which they work, staff network groups can be effective mobilisers to support and empower colleagues, raise awareness, assess, inform decisions and/or problem solving, and enable innovative approaches to strengthen EDI efforts at the Combined Authority.