Transgender employment experiences : gendered perceptions and the law

Transgender employment experiences : gendered perceptions and the law / Kyla Bender-Baird.

Brings together the workplace experiences of transgender people with an assessment of current policy protections. The complex and changing state of policy protections for transgender communities practically requires trans people to become legal experts just to navigate their everyday lives. It also...

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Main Author: Bender-Baird, Kyla
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Transgender people > Employment > United States.
Discrimination in employment > United States.
Transgender people > Employment > Law and legislation > United States.
Sex discrimination in employment > Law and legislation > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Discrimination in employment
Sex discrimination in employment > Law and legislation
Transgender people > Employment
Transgender people > Employment > Law and legislation
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction
  • Defining Transgender
  • About the Participants
  • Limitations
  • ch. 2 Legal Landscape Of Employment Protections For Transgender People In The United States
  • Using Disability Law to Advocate for Transgender Employment Protections
  • Expanding the Definition of "Sex" in Tide VII Jurisprudence to Protect Transgender Employees
  • Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act
  • Adding Gender Identity Protections to State and Local Nondiscrimination Laws and Workplace Policies
  • Language Variation Among Policy Protections for Transgender People
  • ch. 3 Making The Numbers Come Alive: Stories Of Workplace Discrimination
  • Termination, Unemployment, and Underemployment
  • Effects of Gender Identity and Workplace Transitions on Income
  • Connecting Job Security and Access to Transitioning
  • Harassment
  • How Do I Look? The Impact of Dress Codes on Trans Employment Experiences
  • Biggee: Bathrooms
  • Identity Documents and the Gender Classification System
  • Stepping Back and Getting the Big Picture
  • Antici pation: Anxiety, Distress, and the Psychological Impact of Discrimination
  • ch. 4 Changing The Narrative: Stories Of Positive Workplace Experiences
  • "I'm Lucky" Phenomenon
  • Influence of Socioeconomic Class
  • Effects of Workplace Environment
  • Art of Careful Planning and Workplace Coordination
  • What Employees Bring to the Workplace
  • ch. 5 Conclusion
  • Importance of Policy Protections in Preventing Discrimination and Providing Recourse
  • Importance of Education in Developing Community Awareness.

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