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Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Sociology
Degree Type
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2016
Month Degree Awarded
February
Abstract
Most research on employment gender inequality focuses on differences between men and women, reinforcing a binary conception of gender. This study uses the National Transgender Discrimination Survey to evaluate the employment outcomes of nonbinary transgender people (those who identify as a gender other than man or woman). The results of this study suggest that being out as a nonbinary transgender person negatively affects nonbinary transgender people's employment outcomes. Though all transgender people have higher unemployment rates than the general population, outness has different effects on nonbinary transgender people based on sex assigned at birth, with those assigned male at birth tending to be discriminated against in hiring but those assigned female at birth more likely to experience differential treatment once hired. Race also contributes to differential treatment in the workplace. In an additional comparison between all transgender groups, I find that transgender women tend to have worse employment experiences than nonbinary transgender people and transgender men, the latter two tending to have similar outcomes.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/7812146
First Advisor
Donald Tomaskovic-Devey
Second Advisor
Naomi Gerstel
Fourth Advisor
Joya Misra
Recommended Citation
Davidson, Skylar, "Gender Inequality: Nonbinary Transgender People in the Workplace" (2016). Masters Theses. 321.
https://doi.org/10.7275/7812146
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/321