Transgender Employment Experiences : Gendered Perceptions and the Law

Transgender Employment Experiences -- Transgender Employment Experiences -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Introduction -- Defining Transgender -- About the Participants -- Limitations -- 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 Title VII Jurisprudence to Protect Transgender Employees -- The 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 -- 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 -- The 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 -- 4: Changing the Narrative: Stories of Positive Workplace Experiences -- The "I'm Lucky" Phenomenon -- The Influence of Socioeconomic Class -- The Effects of Workplace Environment -- The Art of Careful Planning and Workplace Communication -- What Employees Bring to the Workplace -- 5: Conclusion -- The Importance of Policy Protections in Preventing Discrimination and providing Recourse -- The Importance of Education in Developing Community Awareness -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.