Transgender Women In Canada

Just like any other society Canada’s residents make up a gendered society where there is always a separation made between males and females, where males monopolize politics, and where male activities are considered more noteworthy (Fleras, 2012, p. 155 & 156). Females on the other hand are often expected to take on maternal and parental roles, however this is often seen as work that is not important (Fleras, 2012, p. 155 & 156). These expectations compounded with the fact that females have constantly been denied rights in the past and even today makes it clear that being a female is extremely difficult. In looking at the gender equality that exists you must ask yourself why would someone want to be female? Well image if you were born female,

474). The term transgender has been used to represent these individuals whose gender identity and gender expression does not match that to which they were given at birth (Stroumsa, 2014, p. 1). These individuals who decide to transition into their true self are faced with multiple barriers especially individuals who have transitioned into females. Being any female in the world right now is difficult, therefore being a transgender female is especially difficult. First off is the amount of discrimination transgender female’s face in society. Secondly, is the struggle for employment that many transgender women face as that discrimination impedes that from finding a job. Lastly, is the discrimination and lack of services transgender females face when accessing proper

Legally no organization in Canada is orientation. That being said this legislation does not stop interviewers or hiring professionals from giving employment to those that they choose as right for the position. This bias commonly attributed to beth the hiring individuals own bias and thee bias that customers or other workers may have. This struggle for work that Transgender females face is extremely difficult, therefore even in Canada and in other places in the world transgender females are having to sell sex to make money. Is to extremely difficult estimate just how many transgender sex workers there are. The transgender population themselves in one study released in January of this year estimated that anywhere between 25%-75% of transgender females sell sex (Poteat, Wirtz, Radix, & Borquez, 2015, p. 2). Following this path transgender sex workers are forced to endure abuse from their clients, rape, be robbed, and many end up contracting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (Poteat, Wirtz, Radix, & Borquez, 2015, p. 1). Transgender sex workers work for less money because they are considered to be the bottom of the prostitution food chain. Moreover, these females are also often expected to perfom sexual acitives without any form of contraception and because these workers require the money many do (Poteat,