Post by Ayla on Nov 15, 2015 11:33:38 GMT 8
Fifty-nine and 63 percent of the participants in the 100-plus-page report were people of color and trans women, respectively. Here are some key statistics the authors highlighted at the gathering:
42 percent of respondents said they had been harassed on the job for being perceived as trans.
57 percent of those who had attained only a high-school degree said they were unemployed.
28 percent of those who had attained only an associate degree said they were unemployed.
30 percent of participants said they had engaged in sex work at some point: Of those, 37 and 43 percent were homeless and HIV-positive, respectively.
27 percent of respondents who said they had gone to a shelter were denied access: Of those, 41 percent had been assaulted by residents or staff.
60 percent of participants considered suicide at some point; 34 percent attempted suicide; and 10 percent attempted suicide within the past year.
www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2015/11/13/survey-42-percent-of-transgender-residents-have-experienced-workplace-harassment-many-others-unemployed/
42 percent of respondents said they had been harassed on the job for being perceived as trans.
57 percent of those who had attained only a high-school degree said they were unemployed.
28 percent of those who had attained only an associate degree said they were unemployed.
30 percent of participants said they had engaged in sex work at some point: Of those, 37 and 43 percent were homeless and HIV-positive, respectively.
27 percent of respondents who said they had gone to a shelter were denied access: Of those, 41 percent had been assaulted by residents or staff.
60 percent of participants considered suicide at some point; 34 percent attempted suicide; and 10 percent attempted suicide within the past year.
www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2015/11/13/survey-42-percent-of-transgender-residents-have-experienced-workplace-harassment-many-others-unemployed/
