65% of trans employees who say they have to conceal their trans status at work, according to a Totaljobs survey released earlier this year.Ana’s job is high-pressured, and she fears there won’t be any legal protection for her if she was to face discrimination for being trans.She says: ‘I have this dual life.
It’s hard work because I’m very aware about not giving off female signals.‘Half my brain is working and half my brain is watching others to see what the reaction is.
I’m also monitoring and adjusting myself all the time.‘I have to change my voice, how I hold my hands, stand, walk. Even the way I hold a pen changes.