TY - JOUR
T1 - “Why can’t I Have the Office Jobs?”
T2 - Immigrant Latinx Transgender Peoples’ Experiences with Seeking Employment
AU - Abreu, Roberto L.
AU - Gonzalez, Kirsten A.
AU - Lindley, Louis
AU - Capielo Rosario, Cristalís
AU - Lockett, Gabriel M.
AU - Teran, Manuel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Research has documented the experiences of transgender people in seeking employment. To date, no scholarship has explored the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people seeking employment in the United States. Using an intersectionality framework, the present study aimed to uncover the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people as they sought employment in the United States. A community sample of 18 immigrant Latinx transgender people from a large metropolitan city in Florida engaged in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis revealed five themes related to participants’ experiences seeking employment, including: (1) discrimination, (2) limited options, (3) positive experiences, (4) momentary de-transition, and (5) disability benefits as financial relief. Future directions such as exploring ways in which immigrant Latinx transgender people resist discrimination while seeking job opportunities are discussed. Implications for practice and advocacy such as advocating for equitable employment policies that acknowledge the intersectional experiences of this community are presented.
AB - Research has documented the experiences of transgender people in seeking employment. To date, no scholarship has explored the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people seeking employment in the United States. Using an intersectionality framework, the present study aimed to uncover the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people as they sought employment in the United States. A community sample of 18 immigrant Latinx transgender people from a large metropolitan city in Florida engaged in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis revealed five themes related to participants’ experiences seeking employment, including: (1) discrimination, (2) limited options, (3) positive experiences, (4) momentary de-transition, and (5) disability benefits as financial relief. Future directions such as exploring ways in which immigrant Latinx transgender people resist discrimination while seeking job opportunities are discussed. Implications for practice and advocacy such as advocating for equitable employment policies that acknowledge the intersectional experiences of this community are presented.
KW - immigrant
KW - intersectionality
KW - job-seeking experiences
KW - latinx
KW - transgender
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U2 - 10.1177/08948453211062951
DO - 10.1177/08948453211062951
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85121597470
JO - Journal of Career Development
JF - Journal of Career Development
SN - 0894-8453
ER -