Transgender awareness for work and life: Rachel's story - Udemy

This course follows the journey of transgender consultant Rachel Reese through her transition from male to female and explores key aspects of what it means to be transgender today.    

Rachel tells her personal story, starting with her early childhood and taking us through her years in education and her professional career, to her exploration of her trans identity and her eventual transition.

The course provides a powerful personal perspective on what it’s like to be transgender,  examining the issues that transgender people can face both in their personal and professional lives and looking at how the law protects transgender people in the UK. It also explains key transgender terminology and looks at aspects of gender transitioning, such as gender affirmation surgery and other common surgical procedures. To conclude the course, Rachel sets out good practice guidelines for employers on creating a trans-friendly workplace.

The overall aim of the course is to help you to become more trans-aware and understand what you can do to support transgender friends, colleagues and customers.

What are the requirements?

No pre-work is required.

What am I going to get from this course?

This course will help you to:

• Understand what it means to be a transgender individual
• Become familiar with ever-changing basic trans terminology
• Know how to support transgender employees, colleagues and co-workers
• Welcome trans customers and clients
• Gain an understanding of what a binary gender transition involves
• Understand some of the challenges that transgender people face both at work and in society

Who is the target audience?

Anyone who wants to find out more about what it means to be transgender and how to be more trans-aware.

Course duration: 1 hour