Transgender people's perception of access to the job Market

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Transsexuality is defined as non-identification with the socially assigned gender at birth. Given the above, transvestites and transsexuals are people who go beyond gender boundaries and produce a binary and polarized breakdown of gender that challenges the heterosexual and cisgender way of life, thus directly reflecting on various aspects of their lives, especially with regard to access to the formal labor market. OBJECTIVE: To explore the perception of transgender people about the difficulties in accessing the formal job market. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey was conducted with people who identify themselves as transgender, from cities in the north of Minas Gerais (MG), and who had had experience in the labor market. The empirical material was produced from the interviews with the participants, by means of the saturation criterion and the use of the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire; all data were interpreted based on Pêcheux's discourse analysis. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: It was observed that the perception of trans people about their access to the job market is influenced by the gender roles with which they identify, linked to a difficulty in accessing education, with reflections on the quality of life of these people, originated from attitudes of prejudice. CLOSING REMARKS: Transgenderism is an important issue which encompasses gender and sexuality issues. The development of scientific research aimed at LGBTQIA+ population is more than necessary, since the cis and heteronormative society systematically undermines and makes these experiences invisible.