2022
DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001228
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How Audiology Alienates Transgender Audiologists

Abstract: There are more transgender and gender-diverse clinical audiologists working today than might at first be apparent. The field of audiology, however, has unique interpersonal and structural factors that cause transgender audiologists to experience significant prejudice and discrimination from their patients and colleagues. Transgender audiologists who experience discrimination are at higher risk of stress, burnout, and leaving the field of audiology altogether. Improved education for healthcare professionals on … Show more

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“…Increasing employee safety and wellbeing will require different steps depending on the setting and existing concerns, but may include providing LGBTQIA+ inclusivity training to all staff members, ensuring employee access to single-stall gender-neutral restrooms, and creating protocols to address potential harassment from patients. Investing both time and capital toward supporting LGBTQIA+ employees is not only good management, but it also helps ensure staff retention in a practice and potentially in the career as a whole (Kirjava 2022).…”
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“…Increasing employee safety and wellbeing will require different steps depending on the setting and existing concerns, but may include providing LGBTQIA+ inclusivity training to all staff members, ensuring employee access to single-stall gender-neutral restrooms, and creating protocols to address potential harassment from patients. Investing both time and capital toward supporting LGBTQIA+ employees is not only good management, but it also helps ensure staff retention in a practice and potentially in the career as a whole (Kirjava 2022).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, it is not only patients who risk discrimination in their health-facility interactions. Healthcare workers, including audiologists, who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community often confront both subtle and overt discriminatory statements and actions in their day-to-day work interactions (Kirjava 2022). This may include employment discrimination such as not being hired, being fired, or having promotional opportunities withheld due to reasons related to an employee’s sexual orientation or gender identity (Sears et al 2021).…”
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