Joanne Lockwood explores the linguistic and social reasons behind pronoun slips, the impact of deliberate misgendering, and discover actionable strategies for promoting pronoun accuracy and respect in our daily communications.
Joanne Lockwood highlights the importance of understanding transgender and nonbinary identities in today’s society, emphasising the challenges they face due to societal misunderstanding and discrimination. These challenges include mental health issues, barriers to healthcare, and discrimination in employment and housing.
Joanne Lockwood explores the significance of the Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV), understand its importance, and learn how we can support the transgender community through advocacy, education, and action.
It is important to acknowledge that a person's gender identity may differ from the sex they were assigned at birth, and this can lead them to identify as trans. This can include binary trans individuals, nonbinary individuals, and those who are gender non-conforming and trans. Transphobia arises from a refusal to accept trans individuals and their identity as real and valid. It can take various forms and can be directed towards trans people, nonbinary individuals, and/or gender non-conforming individuals, leading to both direct and indirect discrimination.
Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event celebrated worldwide on March 31st to bring awareness to the accomplishments and challenges faced by transgender people. As organisations strive to foster inclusive work environments, it is important to understand the challenges faced by transgender employees and implement policies to support their well-being.
This advanced level workshop program on transgender and nonbinary inclusion in the workplace offers a multi-phase approach, including listening circles, content review, personalised cohort sessions, and post-delivery evaluation, to create a more inclusive and supportive environment. Participants will gain knowledge, skills, and motivation to challenge biases, advocate for inclusive policies, and foster positive outcomes for transgender and nonbinary individuals.