Employment

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. Some research has shown "that being out as a nonbinary transgender person has different effects [...] based on sex assigned at birth, with those assigned male at birth tending to be discriminated against in hiring but those assigned female at birth more likely to experience differential treatment once hired."

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 (keeping in mind that "transgender" is not a gender on its own), and consider allowing free-text answers and/or "prefer not to say".
 * offering 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 and including information about nonbinary genders in any anti-harassment training activities.
 * 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.

It is best to begin making these changes even before the employer has any employees who are openly nonbinary.

Some employers in the USA have to file a yearly Equal Employment Opportunity report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). As of 2019, although the EEO reporting forms still only have Male/Female as gender options, it is suggested that information on nonbinary employees be reported in the comment box as "Additional Employee Data".

Some jurisdictions, such as the state of California, have laws explicitly protecting nonbinary people from discrimination in the workplace and elsewhere.

Further reading/resources

 * Coming out as nonbinary at work (includes example letter)
 * Coming out as nonbinary at work (includes example letter)