Transgender Employees: Creating an Inclusive Work Community Course Outline

Transgender Employees: Creating an Inclusive Work Community

How to Use This Guide

Session One: Course Overview

Session Two: Overview of Transgender People in the Workplace

Introduction

Pre-Assignment Review

Making Connections

Importance of Transgender Inclusivity

History of Transgender in the Workplace

Inviting Transgender Inclusivity

Session Three: Beliefs and Attitudes

Know Your Bias

Own your reality

Making Connections

Challenging prejudice

Naming the problem

Challenging the problem

Why do this?

Making Connections

Session Four: Power of Language

Pronouns

Gender Identity

Session Five: Safe Spaces

Setting a Goal for Safe Spaces

Verbal and Emotional Environment

Physical Environment

Session Six: Inclusive Community

Being an Ally

Elements of an Ally

Steps and Progress

Session Seven: Resource Location and Development

Importance of Resources

Internal Resources

Workplace Human Rights Policy

Policy Roadmap

Recommended Reading List

Post-Course Assessment

Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys

Personal Action Plan