Embracing Diversity and supporting
the Transgender Community with
safe to use services
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Transgender Equality Index
What are the project aims and what will we do for you ?
For the transgender community, we will:
Work to identify safe training, education and other services.
Identify safe employment opportunities
Provide one to one support
Identify and list safe places to shop for the transgender community who are non.- judgmental.
For all businesses, service providers, both public and private, we will
We will work with businesses, both statutory and private on how to fill in and complete the Transgender Equality Index (TEI).
Point out the benefits to businesses and statutory services and how they can meet the legislation requirements set by central government.
Provide 8 hours of free support in training and education.(note: Wolverhampton City Council have paid for this additional project work).
Provide opportunities to take part in multi agency training and education
Provide opportunities to join our synergy scheme by supporting Gender Matters through corporate sponsorship which will entitle you to reduced rates for training and education
More people will use the service you provide
Why is this important to us ?
Being in employment means you feel you are contributing to society. Being unemployed can and will lead to isolation and social exclusion with dire consequences for marginalised communities in some cases leading to self harm and suicide.
Everyone has the right to work in a safe and non-judgmental environment - but do they ???
From The Equalities Review a sample of 870 transgender people in 2007 reported:
73% had experienced harassment in public
10% had encountered threatening behaviour in public
42% feared losing their job upon transition,a quarter felt obliged to leave their job
6.3% had been refused healthcare
1 in 4 said they were made to use an inappropriate toilet at work
80% said they thought their GP would like to be more helpful
60% of that 80% reported their GP’s having a lack of appropriate information
47% do not use public social or leisure facilities for fear of discrimination, by being refused access, or having their access limited in some way
Benefits of diversity Some examples of how it would work
Enhance your business by gaining central and local government work through valuing and having a diverse workforce with strong equality policies
Maintain your customer loyalty and attract new customers by ensuring all your staff understand equality and diversity and how to treat your customers with respect.
Receive a wider pool of job applicants through having a equality an diversity recruitment policy
Transgender people are more likely to buy and use your services if they know that you will treat them properly with understanding and respect
This particularly applies to any:
*. Clothes & shoe shops
*. Hairdressers and hair removal services
*. Pubs and clubs
*. Beauty Therapists
*. All types of shops & supermarkets
*. Garages
Particularly businesses who employ transgender people will attract trans customers to use their businesses and services.
Times are hard - can you afford not to embrace diversity ?
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