Trans people still face uphill battle in finding employment
Transgender people face a major crisis and have faced this crisis for a long time: not being able to find meaningful employment.
This is nothing new to think about or say. Trans people have historically been unemployed since the beginning of time. According to the Movement Advancement Project, trans workers experience unemployment at twice the rate of the normal population (14% versus 7%).
Moreover, 44% of trans people who are currently working are underemployed. Lastly, according to this project, trans people are about four times more likely than the average population to have a household income of under $10,000.
These numbers are alarming and should be studied closely. There are many reasons why employers hire fewer trans workers. For one, trans people who don’t fully pass as the gender they want — and nonbinary people — don’t fit the traditional mold of someone who companies want in their office.
