Transgêneros e o mercado de trabalho: dificuldades de inclusão profissional

Abstract

The inclusion of diversity in the labor market has become a theme increasingly present in academic studies and business discourses. However, when it comes to the inclusion of transsexuals and transvestites, who are part of the category of gender diversity, these practices are not effective, since society still treats issues related to this population as a taboo, preferring to keep them on the margins, in a vulnerable situation. This research aims to analyze the difficulties faced by transgender professionals for inclusion in the labor market. It is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach. Non-participant observation of social media was carried out so that the subjects could be contacted. Subsequently, the snowball technique was adopted due to the difficulty of finding subjects willing to participate. The technique chosen for data collection was an in-depth semi-structured interview, as well as informal conversations, whose requirement for participation was to be part of the group of transgender people who had some experience in the labor market either formally or informally. During the period from October 7, 2019 to October 20, 2019, four interviews and two informal conversations were conducted. Field diaries were used, seeking to understand these factors in more detail. Where narrative interviews were also used to identify factors that go beyond what is said. Data were presented based on the social discourse analysis. The data analysis allowed us to infer that the difficulties for inclusion begin in childhood, in the family and at school and extend to the labor market, which excludes, discriminates and puts them in vulnerable situations, not respecting their gender identity, social name and bodies, limiting themselves to informal jobs and prostitution.