Exploring Individual and Structural Factors Associated with Employment Among Young Transgender Women of Color Using a No-Cost Transgender Legal Resource Center.

Brandon J Hill, Kris Rosentel, Trevor Bak, Michael Silverman, Richard Crosby, Laura Salazar, Michele Kipke

Transgender Health 2017

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore individual and structural factors associated with employment among young transgender women (TW) of color.

METHODS: Sixty-five trans women of color were recruited from the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund to complete a 30-min interviewer-assisted survey assessing sociodemographics, housing, workplace discrimination, job-seeking self-efficacy, self-esteem, perceived public passability, and transactional sex work.

RESULTS: Logistic regression models revealed that stable housing (structural factor) and job-seeking self-efficacy (individual factor) were significantly associated with currently being employed.

CONCLUSION: Our findings underscore the need for multilevel approaches to assist TW of color gain employment.

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