TemaNord 2024:528

TRANS PEOPLE’S WORKING LIFE CONDITIONS IN
THE NORDIC REGION

Trans People’s Working Life Conditions in the Nordic Region

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SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Aim, mission and implementation Outline of the knowledge review About the sources METHOD AND MATERIALS Method and delimitations Literature Input from key actors Different concepts and approaches in the material BACKGROUND Glossary Conditions and regulations for working life in the Nordic countries Discrimination legislation in the Nordic countries The Nordic model and responsibility for preventing discrimination KNOWLEDGE REVIEW Trans people’s employment and access to the labour market Employment, earnings, and career development Vulnerability and ill health are barriers from an early age Income, type of work and employment conditions Career development and management Insights: Faroe Islands Discrimination in recruitment processes Trans people’s work environment and life in the workplace Discrimination in the workplace Negative treatment The importance of workplace culture and knowledge level Support from managers and colleagues Risk and health factors in the workplace Insights: Greenland Physical work environment Physical spaces The importance of being able to choose your uniform Openness in the workplace Meetings with external contacts Insights: Åland Creating a supportive organisational climate Active work, policies, and awareness-raising Consider both overt and covert identities Lack of knowledge leads to poor treatment Organisational support functions and knowledge development are required IN DIALOGUE The need for greater knowledge DISCUSSION Discrimination, microaggressions and their consequences Career development Differences within the trans community Poor conditions for a good start in working life Economic consequences ACKNOWLEDGMENTS REFERENCES

Nordiska ministerrådet I www.norden.org/sv/publikationer I pub@norden.org