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“Welcome to Womanhood!” The Impact of (Trans) Gender at Work

Yavorsky, Jill
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1335824794

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2012, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Sociology.
Building on status construction theory and work stratification literatures, this study examines gender interactional processes and status hierarchies at work using a provocative case in point: transwomen’s employment experiences. Through 25 in-depth interviews with male-to-female transsexuals (transwomen) in two mid-western cities, the current study uncovers the ways in which co-workers teach transwomen gender status beliefs after they transition to women and the effect these status beliefs have on transwomen’s subsequent behaviors. Results indicate that many transwomen are assumed to be less competent and less knowledgeable. In addition, they are ignored and harassed more frequently once they transition to women, particularly in male-dominated employment contexts. Findings also indicate a self-fulfilling effect that occurs after their transition in which transwomen become less dominant and assertive, partly due to their co-workers’ differential treatment toward them. This research has important implications for the ways in which gender status beliefs are exchanged at work and the broader impact that gendered interactions can have on men and women’s employment outcomes.
Liana Sayer (Advisor)
Korie Edwards (Committee Member)
Roscigno Vincent (Committee Member)
84 p.
Sociology
gender inequality; gender and work; transgender; transwomen; transsexual; transgender employment; status construction theory

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  • Yavorsky, J. (2012). “Welcome to Womanhood!” The Impact of (Trans) Gender at Work [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1335824794

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Yavorsky, Jill. “Welcome to Womanhood!” The Impact of (Trans) Gender at Work. 2012. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1335824794.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Yavorsky, Jill. "“Welcome to Womanhood!” The Impact of (Trans) Gender at Work." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1335824794

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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