In many developing economies, trans and gender‑diverse people face systemic barriers that restrict their access to education, employment, safety, and digital participation—severely limiting their ability to achieve economic independence or dignified livelihoods. These barriers are not incidental; they are produced and reinforced by legal restrictions, discrimination, and the rapid shift to digital services that leave trans communities behind. Globally, states continue to under‑address the...

Digital literacy is recognised as a fundamental prerequisite to access good work and follow our own ambitions to feel connected, participate in society and continuously learn and grow. But many gender diverse folks have always encountered insurmountable barriers. In the long term, research shows that better connected, more literate and skilled trans and gender -diverse people can better access safe and non-coercive employment. They can test their way out of unsafe and precarious work...