People who are transgender, transitioning or gender non-conforming are still being paid less than other workers, according to recent research.
A study published in the BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy found that transitioning presented a whole set of difficulties for people in the workplace. These challenges were particularly marked for employees who were assigned male at birth, but who were transitioning into a female identity.
“We estimate that the average earnings of female-to-male transgender workers will increase slightly following their transitions, while average earnings of male-to-female transgender workers fall by nearly one third,” the authors wrote.
Other evidence points to a poverty gap among trans, transitioning, and gender non-binary people, Brit.co reported. According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, 15% of trans and gender non-conforming people reported living way below the poverty line, earning less than US$10,000 per year.
Unemployment rates are also high among members of these communities. The most recent US Transgender Survey, as reported by the National Center for Transgender Equality, indicated that the unemployment rate among transgender individuals was 15%, three times the national rate at the time.
Many survey respondents also felt there was a workforce bias against individuals who are non-gender-binary. This situation makes itself felt in a range of different ways including a refusal of promotions, harassment and even dismissal. Some 30% of respondents claimed their identity as trans or outside the gender binary had an impact on their workplace experience.
Emma Woollacott is a freelance business journalist. Her work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including the Guardian, the Times, Forbes and the BBC.
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People who are transgender, transitioning or gender non-conforming are still being paid less than other workers, according to recent research.
A study published in the BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy found that transitioning presented a whole set of difficulties for people in the workplace. These challenges were particularly marked for employees who were assigned male at birth, but who were transitioning into a female identity.
“We estimate that the average earnings of female-to-male transgender workers will increase slightly following their transitions, while average earnings of male-to-female transgender workers fall by nearly one third,” the authors wrote.
Other evidence points to a poverty gap among trans, transitioning, and gender non-binary people, Brit.co reported. According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, 15% of trans and gender non-conforming people reported living way below the poverty line, earning less than US$10,000 per year.
Unemployment rates are also high among members of these communities. The most recent US Transgender Survey, as reported by the National Center for Transgender Equality, indicated that the unemployment rate among transgender individuals was 15%, three times the national rate at the time.
Many survey respondents also felt there was a workforce bias against individuals who are non-gender-binary. This situation makes itself felt in a range of different ways including a refusal of promotions, harassment and even dismissal. Some 30% of respondents claimed their identity as trans or outside the gender binary had an impact on their workplace experience.
Emma Woollacott is a freelance business journalist. Her work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including the Guardian, the Times, Forbes and the BBC.
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