The Third Gender and Transforming the Workplace in India (Paper)
- Chandrima M M, SLS Pune
- December 30, 2020
Content :
The following is a detailed research paper regarding “The Third Gender and Transforming the Workplace in India”. In the following, the author has considered Third Gender to be the transgender community, also known as “Hijra” or “Kinnar” in India. The research paper consists of the following heads : Introduction consisting of the current status of the Third Gender in India, Employment of the Third Gender in India, a brief analysis of the case of National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India [WP (Civil) No 400 of 2012], A brief overview of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and other protective provisions under the law for the Third Gender, Recent Developments, wherein transgender people have been employed into various positions in society, and Suggestions about making workplaces more gender neutral and inclusive of transgenders. The author concluded the following by calling for social reform and for inclusion of the community.
