Authenticity Meets Resilience: Tamara Layne, Transwoman and LGBTQ+ Advocate
In a world that often challenges the very essence of identity, being authentic to oneself as a transwoman is not just an act of bravery—it's an act of resilience because you must come out every single day you are navigating a society that may not always understand or accept you.
Our guest, Tamara Layne has found the ultimate triumph in living as her true self and being a beacon for others are working toward doing the same.
What You'll Learn:
What allyship and friendship look like
Steps to coming out at work and how to manage this if you are the first person in your organization to come out
Difficulties to be a transgender woman in the workplace
Make .60 cents on the dollar
Twice as likely to be unemployed
More than half are not comfortable being out at work
Trans find more biases and discrimination during the interview process so don't get hired in secure & stable white-collar careers and don't have promotion access
The mental health struggles of trans adults, 42% of trans adults attempted suicide & 56% engaged in non-suicidal self-injury (Williams Institute School of Law at UCLA - July 2023)
Information & Resources:
Companies are Failing Trans Employees, HBR 2023 Article
Catalyst.org Workplaces that work for women - June 2023 article
Tamara Layne
Runs a department at Altice USA, has a master's degree in HR Management, and is an LGBTQ+ advocate who seeks to educate on transgender issues and facilitates a transgender support group at the LGBT Network in Long Island.
Follow & connect with Tamara on LinkedIn
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