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Title: Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step: Transparity A Web-based Job Portal
Authors: Uzma Afzal
Journal: Journal of Independent Studies and Research Computing
Publisher: Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Sc. & Technology (SZABIST), Karachi
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2021
Volume: 19
Issue: 1
Language: English
Gender based discrimination is still common and one of the biggest issues in Pakistan. Transgender are ignored in almost every lifestyle. They face biasedness while finding for a job and are forced to earn money using unrespectable ways such as begging and dancing. Although, Pakistani law declares them equal citizen and many government as well as private organizations offer them jobs. Most of the transgender people remain unaware of these job offers due to the lack of an existing information propagation channel.   This paper has proposed Transparity; which a dedicated online job portal for transgender. Transparity is also equipped with supportive features such as CV creation, online courses and motivational profiles to make it effective and helpful. Our study reveals that no such dedicated portal exists in Pakistan. This study focuses on the improvement of employment issues of transgender through.
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