Workplace discrimination against trans and nonbinary workers is pervasive and contributes to high rates of unemployment, underemployment, and economic precarity. Scholars have begun to identify the ways cisnormativity is embedded in workplace organizations in ways that contribute to hostile work environments for trans and nonbinary workers. However, relatively little research has explored the strategies trans and nonbinary workers use to navigate such environments. The current study contributes to this growing field by exploring the predictors of worker agency among trans and nonbinary workers. Drawing on data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, this study analyzes the role of social status, including race, gender, and social class, and institutional protections, including union membership and antidiscrimination policies, in shaping trans and nonbinary workers’ responses to discrimination. Our findings suggest that lower status workers are more likely than higher status workers to rely on self-protective measures that pose risks to their health and well-being, while comprehensive antidiscrimination policies enhance the ability of all workers to pursue redressive action. We consider the implications of our findings for workplace policy and practice.

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分析跨性别和非二元性别工人对工作场所歧视的反应

工作场所对跨性别和非二元性别工人的歧视普遍存在，导致高失业率、就业不足和经济不稳定。学者们已经开始确定顺规范性在工作场所组织中的嵌入方式，这些方式导致了跨性别和非二元工人的敌对工作环境。然而，相对较少的研究探讨了跨性别者和非二元性别工人在这种环境中驾驭的策略。目前的研究通过探索跨性别工人和非二元工人中工人代理的预测因素，为这一不断发展的领域做出了贡献。本研究利用 2015 年美国跨性别者调查的数据，分析了社会地位（包括种族、性别和社会阶层）以及制度保护（包括工会成员身份和反歧视政策）在影响跨性别和非二元工人应对歧视方面的作用。我们的研究结果表明，地位较低的工人比地位较高的工人更有可能依赖对其健康和福祉构成风险的自我保护措施，而全面的反歧视政策则增强了所有工人采取补救行动的能力。我们考虑我们的研究结果对工作场所政策和实践的影响。