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Leadership: Trans, non-binary and gender-questioning employees

3 mins read Management Leadership
All staff have the right to be themselves in the workplace. Here are some simple steps managers can take to ensure organisations are supportive of trans, non-binary and gender-questioning employees.
Simon Croft is director of professional and educational services at Gendered Intelligence
Simon Croft is director of professional and educational services at Gendered Intelligence

Around 1 in 100 people have a gender that doesn’t wholly match the sex they were assigned at birth. This encompasses a very wide range of identities and experiences, for which “trans” is often used as an umbrella term.

All staff should be able to be themselves at work and be confident of managerial support. Yet trans employees often experience barriers, encounter uninformed attitudes and face unwelcoming environments which inhibit them from being open and from doing their best work.

In the children’s and youth sector especially, this has wider impact. Young trans people need to see themselves reflected and included in the world around them. They need to see trans adults thriving, enjoying their jobs and being respected.

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