Infertility is on the rise. This year, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 1 in 6 individuals around the world are impacted. It is no surprise that demand for fertility and family-building benefits shows no signs of slowing down: 54% of the biggest U.S. employers, those with 20,000 workers or more, covered IVF in 2022–up 36% from 2015, according to Mercer.
But in their haste to keep up with these trends, many companies are inadvertently excluding their LGBTQIA+ employees from these crucial benefits: 63% of LGBTQIA+ individuals will rely on different combinations of fertility treatments and resources to build their families.
