The report notes that transgender adults are two times as likely to be unemployed compared with cisgender adults and that the latter cohort are paid nearly one-third more a year than the former even if transgender employees have the same or higher education levels.
“For a transgender person who is employed, our survey suggests that the experience of bringing one’s full self to work can be fraught with difficulty at every single stage,” the report finds. “Throughout the employment life cycle—beginning with the interview process and getting hired, then shifting to retention, and finally ending with departure—transgender respondents to our survey reported feeling anxious and alienated, which can restrict their access to information.”