TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring Individual and Structural Factors Associated with Employment among Young Transgender Women of Color Using a No-Cost Transgender Legal Resource Center
AU - Hill, Brandon J.
AU - Rosentel, Kris
AU - Bak, Trevor
AU - Silverman, Michael
AU - Crosby, Richard
AU - Salazar, Laura
AU - Kipke, Michele
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Brandon J. Hill et al. 2017; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2017.
PY - 2017/7
Y1 - 2017/7
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore individual and structural factors associated with employment among young transgender women (TW) of color. Methods: Sixty-five trans women of color were recruited from the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund to complete a 30-min interviewer-assisted survey assessing sociodemographics, housing, workplace discrimination, job-seeking self-efficacy, self-esteem, perceived public passability, and transactional sex work. Results: Logistic regression models revealed that stable housing (structural factor) and job-seeking self-efficacy (individual factor) were significantly associated with currently being employed. Conclusion: Our findings underscore the need for multilevel approaches to assist TW of color gain employment.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore individual and structural factors associated with employment among young transgender women (TW) of color. Methods: Sixty-five trans women of color were recruited from the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund to complete a 30-min interviewer-assisted survey assessing sociodemographics, housing, workplace discrimination, job-seeking self-efficacy, self-esteem, perceived public passability, and transactional sex work. Results: Logistic regression models revealed that stable housing (structural factor) and job-seeking self-efficacy (individual factor) were significantly associated with currently being employed. Conclusion: Our findings underscore the need for multilevel approaches to assist TW of color gain employment.
KW - employment
KW - structural intervention
KW - transgender
KW - transgender health
KW - transgender rights
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U2 - 10.1089/trgh.2016.0034
DO - 10.1089/trgh.2016.0034
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040660289
VL - 2
SP - 29
EP - 34
JO - Transgender Health
JF - Transgender Health
IS - 1
ER -