Employment

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Nonbinary people often experience significant discrimination and erasure in the workplace and while job-hunting. The majority of nonbinary employees remain closeted at their work.[1]

It is recommended that employers take actions to show nonbinary inclusivity, such as:

  • editing documentation to utilize gender neutral language and singular they rather than using phrases like "his/her paycheck"
  • updating forms and software to allow more gender options than male and female, and offer gender-neutral honorifics such as Mx
  • allowing employees to list their pronouns on email signatures/name tags/etc
  • revising dress codes to eliminate gender-related restrictions, and "[r]eplace them with simplified instructions guided by principles of general professionalism."
  • revising anti-discrimination/anti-harassment policies to include nonbinary gender as a protected characteristic[2]
  • providing one or more gender-neutral bathrooms
  • when appropriate (i.e. when it will not "single out" a trans/nonbinary employee), have people introduce themselves with their name and pronoun[3]

References

  1. Out & Equal (2018). "BEST PRACTICES FOR NON-BINARY INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE" (PDF). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. "An Update On Nonbinary Gender Designations In The Workplace". Fisher Phillips. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. GLAAD (11 June 2019). "The Right Way to Use Gender Pronouns at Work". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2020.