CSU Monterey Bay is one of three universities participating in a pilot study to determine attitudes and accommodations for gender identification in the workplace. The study is being directed by the Virginia-based Society for Human Resource Management.

“The world and workforce are rapidly changing, and the needs of employees and workplaces are also undergoing transformation,” SHRM stated in outlining the study. “Human resource professionals … play a crucial role in ensuring that organizations keep pace with changes in how employees choose to self-identify.”

Researchers and faculty from CSUMB, along with the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore will look at how HR professionals interpret the meanings of sex, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, and to what extent companies are adapting workplace processes and cultures to accommodate self-identification in these areas.

The study survey is available on the SHRM website.