Life of Transgenders & their

Employability
Group 6
 BACHGROUND
We realized that even in 2023,
the community continues to stay
marginalized and are identified
as “Hijra” community, who are
mainly into begging and work
mostly as commercial sex
workers. They are still a subject
to public mockery and people
are not sensitized enough to
accept them in the mainstream
society. Few companies have
taken a step towards
inclusiveness like Tata Steel,
Godrej and Kochi Metro
Corporation.
MOTIVATION METHODS
• Inspiration from Q Café • Literature Review
• To be able to contribute towards • In-depth interviews
the society.
• Short-interviews
• To help increase awareness
amongst people around us. • Survey
• Take a step towards changing
perception.
• Sensitize people so that the
community can become a part of
the mainstream
• Debunk widely prevalent social
myths and misconceptions
 Research Questions
How is the employment scenario of How does the day of a transgender What is the level of awareness about
transgenders? look like? transgenders?

-How did you come to know of this job?
-Can you please share your job interview
experiences?
-How has your experience at your
workplace been so far?
-What should be the policies around
trans gender in corporate organizations?
-Can you share your educational
qualifications?
-What are the sources of income for a
transgender?
-Can you please tell us about the
traditions followed by transgender
community?
-Can you tell us about the clap?
-Can you enlighten us more about the
Guru Chela Parampara?
-How is a Hijra different from
transgender?
-Has your life changed after amendment
of Section 377?
-How and when did you come to know
about your orientation?
-Are you aware about Section 377? What
are your views?
-Have you ever been approached by a
transgender for employment?
-Has there ever been a sensitization
program for your co-workers?
a -Do you know about any organization
which can map you to transgenders for
employment?

-How did your parents react when you

disclosed about your identity?
 Identified Themes
Traditions Daily Life Work Opportunities

Clap Health Experiences Type of Jobs

-Signal -Ones most impacted are trans women who -Not allowed to use washroom, hence some -BPO
-Happiness Hormones continue to stay as cis end up not having water the entire day -Security
-Prone to HIV, AIDS -Poor Work life balance -Parlours
Guru Chela -Prone to urinary infection -Low Income
-Guru is the only one who accepts -Transition ~ hair, laser, hormonal shots -No separate policies Search Experiences
-Can’t go against Guru -Identity
-Strict Hierarchy -HR not sensitive to conduct
-Sharing of Income ~ hence forced mangti Housing Expectations interviews
-Roots of mangti are very deep. To eradicate, -People in housing societies do not accept -Work Life Balance -Documents not in place
parents have to start accepting their children because of misconceptions and fear -Separate Policies
-Forced to stay with other trans genders -Accommodation
-Example of how they are tied by Guru Chela Attrition Skills
-Guru does not allow to work -Poor English speaking skills
-Boyfriend does not allow to work -Low education
Income -People around are not sensitive enough
-Mangthi ~ Presence Felt and basic rights Family -Difficult to sustain
-Badhaai Basthi ~ Misfortunes Most of the family members
-Prostitution ostracize their kids.
Perception of Corporates
Public Perception -Only a tick for them
Households -Foul language ~ Fear -Not many are concerned
-Seven households -Presentation
-Bhindi Bazaar, Lashkar, etc -Intersex ~ Media
-Identity responsible
Employers UNDERSTANDING THE GAP
● Confusion between section 377 and 370
● Can’t employ transgender in family places,
places serving liquor
● Co-workers not sensitized enough to work along
with a transgender
● Never been contacted by transgenders for
employment
● Undereducated and not suitable for specific
level of employment
● Customers reaction can’t be controlled
● High attrition rate of transgender
LGBTQIA+
● Finds lack of basic facilities like washrooms in
organizations
● Frustrated with the constant stares
● Lack of educational and financial support
● Comparatively lower income than mangthi
● Lack of sensitivity amongst employees
● No proper policies in place
VECTORS
 Guru is the sole guardian and has
Proper laws not in place, their decision making authority
Gender sensitization should
leading to continuous
start from school level
harassment
faced by transgenders

Section 377 mostly benefitted

Transition phase is a LGB
critical phase in a life and not transgenders
of a transgender

They believe that

Something as basic as washrooms is a INSIGHTS clapping is their way to
find much needed
problem leading to urinary
infection happiness

Judging eyes and constant

mockery makes it difficult
Mangti is a way of to sustain in workplace
asking for basic rights

HR is not
Sensitized on
how to take interviews Attrition rate is high due to the
problems they face in
Sensitization and Policy Review workplace
are very crucial
 Quantitative Research

Dependent Variable: Are you willing to employ a transgender person?

Independent Variables:
1.  Industry
2.  Number of Employees
3.  Age Group of Customers catered to
4.  Awareness about the community on a scale of 1-5
5.  Perception of willingness of employees of firm to work with a transgender on scale of
6. 1-5 Perception of willingness of customers to be catered by a transgender on a scale of 1-5

H0: Independent variables have no correlation with the dependent variable.

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Insights
 Interpretation
• It is possible to forecast whether a
company will hire a transgender.
• The respondents may share some of
the same considerations for
employability which they can
understand as a connection between
perception and employability, as
secondarily demonstrated by the
significance levels of the
independent variables.
Limitation
• Difficult to predict using a
quantitative method
• The significance levels of the
independent variables, indirectly
show that the respondents may
share some of the same
employability issues
 Recommendations

Sensitising the current employees

Anti-discriminatory & other policies

Proper Restrooms

Educating their parents

Support Systems – Counselling Cell