Workplace Abuse

Despite all efforts, there are still many difficulties in the aim of transgender equality in the workplace.  A study conducted in 2017 shows that the awareness towards transgender people has increased, but still don’t live up to the perceptions people have for Gay and bisexual people. Legal scholars from UCLA’s William’s Institute prove that transgender people are more likely to be fired and earn less than their cisgender colleagues. In 2011, one in seven transgender people only made $10,000 a year and the unemployment rate for transgender of colour was 4 times the national rate. Those who are lucky enough to be employed, still face discrimination.  In another study from Williams Institute, state law and policy director Christy Mallory and colleagues found that more than 25% people reported being let go, denied promotion or not given job opportunities simply because of their gender identity.

 

Others are also aware of the discrimination against transgender people, in a survey of Texans, 79% agrees that transgender individuals face discrimination at the workplace. According to the Movement Advancement Project, 48% percent of transgender people live in states lacking employment protections based on sexual orientation.