Building a more LGBTQIA+-friendly workplace
Two colleagues from India demonstrate how the power of allyship, and the positive impact of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) help create a safe space for LGBTQIA+ people in the workplace.
Allies raise their voices against discrimination and injustice, fostering a sense of safety and acceptance for everyone.
Ajay Krishnankutty
It is about embracing everybody for the way they are without being judgmental or without having thoughts that are not accepting the way things are.
Anita Shanbhag
With the establishment of a PRIDE ERG at Siemens Healthineers in India, Ayay Krishnankutty and his colleagues have already made an important contribution to fostering an inclusive workplace culture in which diverse perspectives are valued and diversity is welcomed.
![Women wearing dresses in different colours and showing hearts with their hands are sitting next to each other outside in front of a building.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/9c2b0c9ffb88a699/78ee2fb9f32d/v/aff997490c6c/Pride-India_women-hearts.jpg)
![Entry to the Siemens Healthineers office in India with flags showing the Siemens Healthineers Pride logo.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/a7b85fecd74c3a71/09a1b8b0c018/v/b00bf6075ad0/Pride-India_entry-hall.jpg)
![Wall with Siemens Healthineers Pride logo, the headline #Celebratinginclusivity and the question "What does inclusivity mean to you?". Employees wrote their answers on the wall.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/65496e7214c82907/48df1143e0d5/v/02570180f919/Pride-India_inclusivity-wall.jpg)
![Anita and Ajay talking in the hallway of the Siemens Healthineers office in India.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/a362ea3b2324bc7d/8c7b0e452f3e/v/65a4ad3ecf16/Anita-and-Ajay_video2.jpg)
![Employees from Siemens Healthineers in India holding up Pride signs and standing in front or behind a real-life purple Instagram frame that says "Celebrating PRIDE".](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/f8f97bc52b3bbc22/031e1ba625c3/v/fe372cf851f4/Pride-India_instagram-frame.jpg)
![Anita is standing on the right side talking to a colleague on the left side who is sitting at his desk.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/501067dfad4f37e2/19931530c026/v/edcc51f99024/Anita-and-colleague_video.jpg)
![Three employees jumping in the air in front of a wall with balloons in multiple colours.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/d8fa7a3cc2fbd0e4/fde9db2a30f9/v/1946148b948f/Pride-India_rainbow-balloons.jpg)
![Anita on the right side is smiling and looking to Ajay who is shown from the back.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/bd307c67d76aed93/8fc94374a0e3/v/8166fe788fc2/Anita-closeup_video.jpg)