Transgender employment experiences [[electronic resource] ] : gendered perceptions and the law / / Kyla Bender-Baird

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824652503321
• Autore: Bender-Baird Kyla
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011
• ISBN: 1-4384-3676-9; 1-4619-0630-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.5
• Soggetti: Discrimination in employment - United States; Sex discrimination in employment - Law and legislation - United States; Transgender people - Employment - Law and legislation - United States; Transgender people - Employment - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- 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 FORTRANSGENDER EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS -- EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF "SEX" INTITLE VII JURISPRUDENCE TO PROTECT TRANSGENDER EMPLOYEES -- THE FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT -- ADDING GENDER IDENTITY PROTECTIONSTO STATE AND LOCAL NONDISCRIMINATION LAWS AND WORKPLACE POLICIES -- LANGUAGE VARIATION AMONG POLICY PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE -- 3. MAKING THE NUMBERS COME ALIVE -- 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 CODESON TRANS EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES -- THE BIGGEE: BATHROOMS -- IDENTITY DOCUMENTS AND THE GENDER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM -- STEPPING BACK AND GETTING THE BIG PICTURE -- ANTICI . . . PATION: ; ANXIETY, DISTRESS, ANDTHE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF DISCRIMINATION -- 4. CHANGING THE NARRATIVE -- 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 PROTECTIONSIN PREVENTING DISCRIMINATION AND PROVIDING RECOURSE -- THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITY AWARENESS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: Brings together the workplace experiences of transgender people with an assessment of current policy protections.