A survey conducted by Santo Caos Consultoria, which interviewed approximately 20,000 employees throughout the national territory, points out that 65% of LGBTQIA+ professionals claim to have suffered some discrimination in the work. Meanwhile, 28% say they have experienced some form of harassment.
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When we consider only the context of people who declare themselves trans, the rate of those who were the target of discrimination increased to 86%. Considering bisexuals, the percentage reaches 72%.
The study took into account discrimination as all prejudiced activity, including veiled postures such as ironies, jokes and embarrassing insinuations. Clear and explicit offense was considered harassment.
The survey also pointed out that 47% of LGBTQIA+ workers have an average income of less than four minimum wages. In comparison, this number reached 36% of that public that is not part of the segment.
When we consider asexuals, it is noted that they earn even less, with 81% of them earning less than four minimum wages. Meanwhile, gays make up a group that has higher income, with 20% of income above 10 minimum wages.
When the research reached the stage of verifying which regions had the largest population of these people, it was pointed out that there is a greater concentration of LGBTQIA+ people in the Southeast region of Brazil, with 62%. Then come the Northeast and South regions, with 20% and 10%, respectively.
According to the survey, 48% of people who declare themselves LGBTQIA+ revealed their sexual orientation or gender identity at work. However, when we enter the context of trans people, that number drops to 40%.
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