“I only wanted one thing and that was to be who I am now”: Being a trans young adult and (re) negotiating vocational identity

Developing vocational identity as a young adult is a complex feat and may be even more so for transgender people, who have to navigate their professional selves in a largely cisgender and heteronormative world that minoritizes them. This qualitative study explores how transgender youths develop a vo...

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Autores: López Corlett, Sara, Stutterheim, Sarah E., Whiley, Lilith A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/148408
https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12976
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Palabra clave:Career choice
Career development
Transgender
Vocational aspirations
Vocational identity
Young adult
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spelling “I only wanted one thing and that was to be who I am now”: Being a trans young adult and (re) negotiating vocational identityLópez Corlett, SaraStutterheim, Sarah E.Whiley, Lilith A.Career choiceCareer developmentTransgenderVocational aspirationsVocational identityYoung adultDeveloping vocational identity as a young adult is a complex feat and may be even more so for transgender people, who have to navigate their professional selves in a largely cisgender and heteronormative world that minoritizes them. This qualitative study explores how transgender youths develop a vocational identity. Through 10 in-depth interviews in the Netherlands and Belgium, we found that participants had to negotiate favoring education (at the expense of gender transition) or sensemaking their gender identity (at the expense of schooling), while seeking to avoid discrimination. In addition, we observed that transitioning was also an enabling process, facilitating the development of trans young adults' vocational identity. We also found that trans young adults see the (un)attainability of career paths related to anticipated stigmatization and other expectations related to their trans identities. In particular, they mentioned occupations where hegemonic masculinity and gender binarism are praised, while those involving interaction with children and teenagers are not attainable. Organizations celebrating their trans identity and career paths in which the living conditions of other minoritized people are improved were perceived as attainable and desirable. The insights presented here show that even in countries that are considered “progressive” in terms of LGBTQ+ rights, the vocational identity of trans youth is nevertheless influenced by (and at times constrained by) their gender identity. The need for career counselors, educational institutions, and organizations to work on facilitating the future career development of trans individuals and their access to inclusive spaces is discussed.Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades FPU19/00472Premio Trimestral Publicación Científica Destacada de la US. Facultad de PsicologíaPremio Anual Publicación Científica Destacada de la US. Facultad de PsicologíaWileyPsicología SocialMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN). España2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/148408https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12976reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésGender, Work & Organization, 31 (5), 1786-1811.FPU19/00472https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12976info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1484082026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv “I only wanted one thing and that was to be who I am now”: Being a trans young adult and (re) negotiating vocational identity
title “I only wanted one thing and that was to be who I am now”: Being a trans young adult and (re) negotiating vocational identity
spellingShingle “I only wanted one thing and that was to be who I am now”: Being a trans young adult and (re) negotiating vocational identity
López Corlett, Sara
Career choice
Career development
Transgender
Vocational aspirations
Vocational identity
Young adult
title_short “I only wanted one thing and that was to be who I am now”: Being a trans young adult and (re) negotiating vocational identity
title_full “I only wanted one thing and that was to be who I am now”: Being a trans young adult and (re) negotiating vocational identity
title_fullStr “I only wanted one thing and that was to be who I am now”: Being a trans young adult and (re) negotiating vocational identity
title_full_unstemmed “I only wanted one thing and that was to be who I am now”: Being a trans young adult and (re) negotiating vocational identity
title_sort “I only wanted one thing and that was to be who I am now”: Being a trans young adult and (re) negotiating vocational identity
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López Corlett, Sara
Stutterheim, Sarah E.
Whiley, Lilith A.
author López Corlett, Sara
author_facet López Corlett, Sara
Stutterheim, Sarah E.
Whiley, Lilith A.
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Whiley, Lilith A.
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Psicología Social
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN). España
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Career choice
Career development
Transgender
Vocational aspirations
Vocational identity
Young adult
topic Career choice
Career development
Transgender
Vocational aspirations
Vocational identity
Young adult
description Developing vocational identity as a young adult is a complex feat and may be even more so for transgender people, who have to navigate their professional selves in a largely cisgender and heteronormative world that minoritizes them. This qualitative study explores how transgender youths develop a vocational identity. Through 10 in-depth interviews in the Netherlands and Belgium, we found that participants had to negotiate favoring education (at the expense of gender transition) or sensemaking their gender identity (at the expense of schooling), while seeking to avoid discrimination. In addition, we observed that transitioning was also an enabling process, facilitating the development of trans young adults' vocational identity. We also found that trans young adults see the (un)attainability of career paths related to anticipated stigmatization and other expectations related to their trans identities. In particular, they mentioned occupations where hegemonic masculinity and gender binarism are praised, while those involving interaction with children and teenagers are not attainable. Organizations celebrating their trans identity and career paths in which the living conditions of other minoritized people are improved were perceived as attainable and desirable. The insights presented here show that even in countries that are considered “progressive” in terms of LGBTQ+ rights, the vocational identity of trans youth is nevertheless influenced by (and at times constrained by) their gender identity. The need for career counselors, educational institutions, and organizations to work on facilitating the future career development of trans individuals and their access to inclusive spaces is discussed.
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