It provides information on the employment opportunities for the transgender community.It also explains about the problems were faced by the transgender.

1. PROVIDING EmPlOymENt OPPORtuNItIEs
FOR thE tRaNsGENDER COmmuNIty
DR. C. BEULAH JAYARANI
M.Sc., M.A, M.Ed, M.Phil (Edn), M.Phil (ZOO), NET, Ph.D
ASST. PROFESSOR,
LOYOLA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, CHENNAI - 34

2. ImPORtaNCE – tRaNsGENDER EQualIty
Transgender people face staggering levels of
discrimination and violence
In 2013, 72% if anti-LGBT homicide victims were
transgender women
90% of transgender people report experiencing
harassment, mistreatment or discrimination on job.
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3. 22% respondents who have interacted with police
reported harassment by police with much higher rates
reported by people of colour.
46% of reported being uncomfortable seeking police
assistance
41% of respondents reported attempting suicide.
Compared to 1.6% of the general population
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4. PROBlEms FaCED By tRaNsGENDER
COmmuNIty aRE …
1. High level of stigma, discrimination and violence
2. High dropout rate and lower average of school years
3. Absence of community sensitive teachers
4. Social structure of hijra/TG community
5. Lack of skill based education opportunity
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5. Hijra/transgender community faces high level of
discrimination
They often experienced loneliness and abusive
treatment, not allowed to share with classmates both
in classrooms and playgrounds
Families and schools can both be seen as extremely
violent sites for children and also adults at later stages
1. hIGh lEVEl OF stIGma, DIsCRImINatION
VIOlENCE
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6. Deprived from family and school environment
discontinue their education and risk their future
career opportunities
The average qualification is secondary(matric) or
senior secondary
2. hIGh DROPOut RatE aND lOWER aVERaGE OF
sChOOl yEaRs
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7. Influenced by predominant norms and values of
society
The teachers and staff do not have adequate
knowledge and sensitivities
They are all excluded from the family and society
does not find any support with the teachers.
3. aBsENt OF COmmuNIty sENsItIVE tEaChERs
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8. 4. sOCIal stRuCtuRE OF hIJRa/tG
COmmuNIty
Unique social structure and community norms
Community members feel that these norms is too
strict and are not supportive for main stream efforts
Allow them to explore other opportunities and learn
other skills
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9. 5. laCK OF sKIll BasED EDuCatION
OPPORtuNIty
One of the series gaps in our education system
Absence of skill based education opportunity
especially in secondary level
Glaring gaps in education system particularly for
transgender community can be addressed.
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10. FaCtORs REsPONsIBlE FOR thEIR
ECONOmIC DEPRIVatIONs aRE…
1. Exclusion from family and Society
2. Stigma and discrimination at work place
3. High level of economic deprivation
4. Lack of documentary proof
5. Lack of vocational skill
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11. 1. EXClusION FROm FamIly aND sOCIEty
• No family support
• No employment opportunities for even qualified and
skilled transgender person
• Going to sex work
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12. 2. stIGma aND DIsCRImINatION at WORK
PlaCE
• Forcing the transgender person to leave the work in
short period of time.
• In workplaces, transgender are abused
1.Verbally
2.Physically
3.Sexually
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13. 3. hIGh lEVEl OF ECONOmIC DEPRIVatION
• Lack of education and social
support force transgender to
survive in difficult economic
conditions.
• No economic security for
transgender community.
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14. 4. laCK OF DOCumENtaRy PROOF
• For transgender persons, there is no legal documents like.
1.Election photo identity card( EPIC)
2. Aadhaar card
3.Pan card.
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15. 5. laCK OF VOCatIONal sKIll
• Low level of education skill and absence of
vocational skills push transgender to low
paying jobs or unemployment
• Overall the low level of skill and
educational access would hinder full and
effective utilization of resources and
eventually lead to slower economic growth
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16. ENhaNCING EmPlOymENt OPPORtuNItIEs
• Awareness generation
• Skill and capacity building
• Employment and entrepreneurship
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17. suGGEstED stRatEGy
• Create opportunities for information and counselling
• Establish a helpline for career guidance and online
placement support
• Enhanced credit and other support to economic activities
• Vocational skill building
• Create a supportive environment
• Networking and linkages
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18. DEVElOPING sChOOl CuRRICulum FOR
GENDER EQualIty
• Materials with which students will interact for the
purpose of achieving identified educational
outcomes
• Focus of study
• Subjects comprising a course of study in school or
college
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19. tyPEs OF CuRRICulum
• In schools we can practice four types of curriculum for the
welfare & inclusion of transgender
1.Explicit curriculum
2.Implicit curriculum
3.Null curriculum
4.Extra curriculum
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20. REFERENCEs
“Gender, School and Society”
• TNTEU – Study Material
• Ram Publications
• Sri Krishna Publications
• Samyukdha Publications
• Google Images
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