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Celebrating advances in LGBT+ diversity in the accountancy profession: Not letting idealistic purity become the enemy of progress

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>5/11/2018
<mark>Journal</mark>Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal
Issue number5
Volume9
Number of pages6
Pages (from-to)636-641
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date30/10/18
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Purpose:
This paper provides a commentary on evidence presented and issues raised in Egan (2018) regarding LGBT+ diversity initiatives in the accountancy profession.

Design/methodology/approach:
This paper is an invited commentary based on the author’s experiences of LGBT+ and other diversity initiatives in the profession.

Findings:
There is cause for optimism in how far the profession has progressed in some countries on supporting LGBT+ (and other forms of) diversity.

Practical implications:
As the multinational accountancy firms can be agents for change in countries where there remains considerable discrimination and hostility to LGBT+ (and other) communities, constructive critique to help further improve the firms’ innovative actions on LGBT+ and other diversity issues could have a major positive impact on social justice. Egan (2018) is an example of such constructive critique.

Social implications:
Where other academic studies take a disparagingly critical approach they risk both (1) squandering the opportunity to help achieve the progress they espouse and (2) discouraging other firms embracing innovative diversity practices.

Originality/value:
Provides a counter perspective to some Critical Accounting arguments that appear to value idealism over progress.

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This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here.Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.