The Problem of Transgender Marginalization and Exclusion: Critical Actions for Human Resource Development

Collins, Joshua C.; McFadden, Ciar�n; Rocco, Tonette S.; Mathis, Mary Katherine

Abstract

Dialogue about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people remains undervalued in Human Resource Development (HRD). Most of HRD’s LGBT-related research has focused on sexual orientation, giving little attention to what differentiates transgender people—gender identity and/or expression that differs from assigned sex at birth. Transgender issues are particularly important to HRD practice, as practitioners increasingly aim to create diverse and inclusive organizations, but there is a lack of understanding about what it means or is like to be transgender. The purpose of this article was to situate transgender experiences as relevant and important issues for HRD, providing critical actions HRD scholars and practitioners might take to shape a more inclusive reality for transgender people in the workplace.

Citation

Collins, J. C., McFadden, C., Rocco, T. S., & Mathis, M. K. (2015). The Problem of Transgender Marginalization and Exclusion: Critical Actions for Human Resource Development. Human Resource Development Review, 14(2), 205-226. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484315581755

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Apr 20, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Deposit Date: Aug 12, 2019
• Journal: Human Resource Development Review
• Print ISSN: 1534-4843
• Electronic ISSN: 1552-6712
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 205-226
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484315581755
• Keywords: Trans, Transgender, LGBT, LGBTQ, Diversity, Inclusion, Careers, Discrimination, HRD
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1643350