Resumen
A pesar de los crecientes esfuerzos en torno a la diversidad y la inclusión, las personas transgénero trabajadoras aún enfrentan barreras para sentirse plenamente integradas en el ámbito laboral (Corlett et al., 2023a). Esto conlleva un problema de discriminación continuada en la sociedad y en el ámbito laboral, en el que las organizaciones y sus líderes desempeñan un papel fundamental. Para reducir estas barreras que enfrentan las personas trans trabajadoras, exploramos los beneficios sociales y económicos que supone la inclusión de estas personas en las organizaciones. Con este objetivo, realizamos una revisión sistemática de la literatura existente entre 2014 y 2024. Tras el análisis, los hallazgos revelan que, si bien las personas transgénero han ganado visibilidad en la sociedad, aún enfrentan discriminación, lo que afecta negativamente a su bienestar. Sin embargo, el análisis concluye que las organizaciones con políticas inclusivas y la percepción de los trabajadores trans de contar con compañeros y compañeras que les apoyan logran reducir la discriminación hacia las personas trans. A nivel económico, la implementación de políticas inclusivas fomenta el rendimiento financiero, una mayor innovación y un aumento del valor de mercado. Se discuten las implicaciones teóricas y prácticas, críticas para crear organizaciones modernas e inclusivas.
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