Just One of the Guys?: Transgender Men and the Persistence of Gender Inequality

The fact that men and women continue to receive unequal treatment at work is a point of...
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Author: Kristen Schilt
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Language: English
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Just One of the Guys?: Transgender Men and the Persistence of Gender Inequality by Schilt, Kristen

Just One of the Guys?: Transgender Men and the Persistence of Gender Inequality

BD$80.39

Just One of the Guys?: Transgender Men and the Persistence of Gender Inequality

BD$80.39
Author: Kristen Schilt
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The fact that men and women continue to receive unequal treatment at work is a point of contention among politicians, the media, and scholars. Common explanations for this disparity range from biological differences between the sexes to the conscious and unconscious biases that guide hiring and promotion decisions. Just One of the Guys? sheds new light on this phenomenon by analyzing the unique experiences of transgender men--people designated female at birth whose gender identity is male--on the job.

Kristen Schilt draws on in-depth interviews and observational data to show that while individual transmen have varied experiences, overall their stories are a testament to systemic gender inequality. The reactions of coworkers and employers to transmen, Schilt demonstrates, reveal the ways assumptions about innate differences between men and women serve as justification for discrimination. She finds that some transmen gain acceptance--and even privileges--by becoming "just one of the guys," that some are coerced into working as women or marginalized for being openly transgender, and that other forms of appearance-based discrimination also influence their opportunities. Showcasing the voices of a frequently overlooked group, Just One of the Guys? lays bare the social processes that foster forms of inequality that affect us all.

Author: Kristen Schilt
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 02/15/2011
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780226738079

About the Author
Kristen Schilt is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Chicago.

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