August 25, 2022
“They refuse to hire us”: Why trans women are unable to find jobs
Trans women struggle more than trans men to find employment, because their appearance and choice of femininity is held against them.
Anveshi Gupta was an assistant manager for Growth and Impact at Haqdarshak, prior to which she was engaged with the Aspirational Districts Programme at NITI Aayog, Government of India. A graduate of Miranda House, Delhi University, and St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, Anveshi has more than five years of professional experience in the international development sector. She is a World Bank Graduate Scholar, 2022, and will soon be pursuing a master’s in environment (development and policy) from the University of Sussex.