Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265763 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15542
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using a US nationally representative sample and a double list experiment designed to elicit views free from social desirability bias, we find that anti-transgender labor market attitudes are significantly underreported. After correcting for this concealment, we report that 73 percent of people would be comfortable with a transgender manager and 74 percent support employment non-discrimination protection for transgender people. We also show that respondents severely underestimate the population level of support for transgender individuals in the workplace, and we find that labor market support for transgender people is significantly lower than support for gay, lesbian, and bisexual people. Our results provide timely evidence on workplace-related views toward transgender people and help us better understand employment discrimination against them.
Subjects: 
labor market discrimination
transgender people
double list experiment
JEL: 
C90
J15
J71
K31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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