Research theme
LGBTQIA+ workplace inclusion and occupational health
Iara Teixeira studies how LGBTQIA+ workers experience organizational climate, workplace inclusion, psychosocial risk and mental health across different labor contexts.
Keywords: LGBTQIA+ workplace inclusion · LGBTQIA+ workers · occupational health · psychosocial risks · gender identity · sexual orientation · mental health at work · Portugal
Beyond policy language
Inclusive workplace policies matter, but workers’ lived experiences often reveal gaps between formal commitments and everyday organizational practice.
This theme includes studies of sexual minority employees, trans women’s trajectories in the Portuguese labor market and broader psychosocial determinants of occupational health through gender identity and sexual orientation.
Why it matters for organizations
For organizations, this research helps move inclusion from symbolic language toward measurable working conditions, safer climates and more accurate assessment of psychosocial risks.
Related research directions
Trans women in the labor market
Qualitative research on work trajectories, mental health and the repeated demand to prove oneself.
Inclusive workplace climate
Studies of how sexual minority employees perceive organizational inclusion in Portugal.
Psychosocial determinants
Research on occupational health through gender identity and sexual orientation.