Knowledge@Wharton, the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has published an article on transgender issues in the workplace.
I spoke with the author. Here is an excerpt.
Many employers responded to awareness of transgender workers by developing new policies aimed at accommodations, in part because of complaints and lawsuits claiming discrimination. But even though awareness has increased, the reality today for many transgender workers is that the path to getting a job, keeping it, and achieving the same career success as their cisgender counterparts remains fraught with obstacles.
"We are seeing a big rise in employers who say they are supportive — there is a lot more in terms of policies. But what happens on the shop floor is often different from the policy set by the C suite,"
says Jillian T. Weiss, a lawyer who specializes in transgender discrimination and is of counsel to Outten & Golden.
"When people are having problems, those they turn to for help are the HR staff, and [the latter] often have no idea what to do. They don’t understand what the issues are."
See this link: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/redefining-gender-at-work/
