J. Crew Group scored a 70 on the 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. By complying with Human Rights Campaign’s controversial demands, J. Crew Group, LLC increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children and provides specific sexual orientation and gender identity-based benefits. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. J. Crew uses its reputation and corporate funds to support controversial sex and gender ideologies and organizations. J. Crew provides a benefits package for employees which covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion and transgender medical procedures for covered employees and dependents, including children. The company is a gold partner of PFLAG and signed onto a public letter encouraging legal protections for abortions. J. Crew also offers Pride-related apparel for children. For these reasons, J. Crew receives a Medium Risk rating.