Summary
Though still a journey filled with resistance, a struggle for space and the recognition of rights, the Brazilian LGTBQIA+ population has achieved some legal and social progress. Yet transphobia in Brazilian society is one of the biggest problems for trans people; this social exclusion generates a multitude of difficulties when entering the formal labor market. Even companies that are considered LGBTQ+ friendly often focus more on "LGB" than "TQ+”.
An ANTi-History about Transgender Inclusion in the Brazilian Labor Market answers repeated calls to correct the neglect of voices from the global south and the scarcity of work on gender and transgender peoples in organizational history. Luna and Barros investigate socio-political relations of actors-networks, highlighting the main mobilizations and demobilizations in the trajectory of transgender people inclusion in organizations in Brazil. (Re)assembling a version of history about transgender people's labor inclusion and introducing a network rhizome, the authors rescue memories in the transgender-society-labor market relationship, revealing the silences and broader context surrounding recent employability initiatives.
Speaking to management academics and reaching beyond to inform actions, policies, and initiatives for the inclusion of trans people in the job market, An ANTi-History about Transgender Inclusion in the Brazilian Labor Market is a novel and extremely important addition to the field of Organizational Studies.
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Chapter 2. Violence and Resistance: Understanding Issues Situated (Not Limited) to Brazil
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Chapter 3. A Discussion about Performativity, Transsexuality, and Organizations
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Chapter 4. The ANTi-History as Theorical Lens and Methodological Approach
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Chapter 5. ANTi-History and Rhizome: Unveiling a Socio Past in Layers
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Chapter 6. The Beginning of this Version: The Trans Body as a Material Property Conservated by the Brazilian State
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Chapter 7. Towards The Guarantee of Fundamental Rights: Socio-Political (Trans)Formations in Brazil
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Chapter 8. (Re)Assembling a Normative Course: Right to Health, Depathologization of Transsexuality and Recognition of “Employable People”
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Chapter 9. Mobilizations and Demobilizations of Trans Employability in Motion
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Chapter 10. The End of This Version: Layers of a Rhizome Network
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Chapter 11. Final Considerations
About the authors
Camilla Pinto Luna holds a Ph.D. in Management (2021) and a Master in Management (2017) from the University of Grande Rio (PPGA - UNIGRANRIO), Brazil.
Denise Franca Barros holds a Ph.D. in Management (2011) and a Master in Management (2007) from Fundação Getulio Vargas (EBAPE/FGV). She is a teacher at the Postgraduate Programs in Management and the Humanities, Culture, and Arts Program at the University of Grande Rio – UNIGRANRIO, Brazil.