21st May was World Diversity Day, a day focused on helping communities understand the value of cultural diversity. Cathay Pacific celebrated by launching its new LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, plus) employee network, Fly With Pride, which aims to ensure the company's LGBT+ staff feel supported, accepted and encouraged to be themselves at work – a strong and important message from the airline. Fly with Pride is the second employee network launched since the establishment of Cathay Pacific's Diversity & Inclusion Committee earlier in the year. The D&I agenda includes raising awareness of various areas of diversity and providing better support for different employee groups – including identifying and implementing necessary changes to policies and practices. The Cathay Women's Network was launched on International Women's Day, on 8th March.