In 2013 Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, urged the U.S. Congress to adopt the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to ban sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in the workplace. He argued that it would not only protect the rights of a diverse workforce but also foster innovation: “Embracing people’s individuality is a matter of basic human dignity and civil rights. It also turns out to be great for the creativity that drives our business.” This led us to wonder whether non-discrimination policies, specifically ENDAs, truly foster creativity in the workplace, and, if so, how.
Non-Discrimination Laws Make U.S. States More Innovative
New research shows banning LGBT discrimination leads to an increase in patents.
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