A população trans : desafios e estratégias para ingresso e permanência no mercado de trabalho

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the challenges and strategies used by transgender people to enter and remain in the job market in Sergipe. The field research, qualitative and exploratory in nature, employed semi-structured interviews to collect data from four transgender individuals who were seeking to enter or were already engaged in the job market. The interview script consisted of both objective and subjective questions, totaling 18 items aligned with the study's specific objectives. The results highlighted significant challenges faced by the interviewees, many of which were explained by heteronormative culture, with discrimination and prejudice standing out as the main obstacles to accessing and remaining in the job market. The primary strategy for entering the market was the use of referrals from acquaintances, a resource utilized by all participants. To remain in the job market, certain strategies were recurrent, such as educating and orienting coworkers, ignoring malicious or offensive comments, and putting maximum effort into the tasks performed.