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Keywords

sex assigned at birth, gender identity, transgender, cisgender, non-binary, TGNB, AFAB, AMAB, gender expression, perceived hireability

Abstract

Transgender and non-binary (TGNB) individuals are more likely to be in poverty and be unemployed than cisgender individuals. This study seeks to understand if placing one’s pronouns on their resumes creates a barrier to equal employment for the TGNB population. I do so through two means: surveying TGNB individuals (n=63) on their worries and experiences with placing their pronouns on their resumes and conducting an RCT (n=654). The RCT assigned participants to 1 of 8 pronouns which shared all information save the candidates’ name (either masculine or feminine) and pronouns (he, she, they, or no pronouns). I find that TGNB individuals worry about including pronouns on their resumes and that doing so could create employment barriers to non-binary individuals. Results indicated that those using they/them pronouns were most likely to worry about gender identity-based discrimination; treatments using they/them pronouns were most likely to be rated negatively by RCT participants. I provide several recommendations for further research and policy implications, including the codifying and enforcing of Bostock v. Clayton County.

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2023-12-07

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Political Science

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

Course

POLI 410 - Capstone in American Politics

Pronouns on Resumes and the Perceived Hireability of Transgender and Non-binary (TGNB) Candidates

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