E43: Neelam Jain - Bringing the trans community to corporate India

There has been much talk about diversity and inclusion in the workplace, galvanised by the growing clout of social media.But how much of that translates for the transgender community? Recently, Karnataka became the first state government in India to reserve 1% of all government jobs for the transgender community. A significant move, considering that many transgender individuals, abandoned by their families and robbed of their dignity and livelihood, are forced to beg and/or become sexual workers to make ends meet. It is to ensure a better socio-economic standing for trans people that Neelam Jain started Periferry, an organisation that works to skill and find employment solely for the trans community. And in the process, help corporates/startups diversify their workforce by supporting the LGBTQIA+ inclusion. Since its inception in 2017, Periferry has helped place over 190 trans people and upskilled over 300, and worked with companies such as Wipro, Accenture, HP, Goldman Sachs and others to sensitise their work culture. You can reach out to Neelam Jain at Check out Maharani Talks on Instagram MUSIC: Lights by Sappheiros If you enjoy this podcast, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. It will take a few moments of your time but will go a long way to support independent podcasters like me.

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E43: Neelam Jain - Bringing the trans community to corporate India is an episode from Maharani Talks by Mahathi Rangarajan.

This episode is 43:55 long.

This episode was published on Jul 30, 2021.

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