Korean TNB Career Experience

Study Description: This study aims to develop a grounded theory on Korean TNB people's career experience throughout their gender transition. Study design, data collection, and analysis took place from June 2019 to March 2023. This study has been conducted by Joonwoo Lee, M.Ed. and Bora Lee, Ph.D.

Related Publications:
Lee, J. & Lee, B. (2024). Korean Transgender and Nonbinary Workers’ Development of Critical Consciousness Through Interpersonal Relationships at Work: A Grounded Theory. Journal of Counseling Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000761

Lee, B. & Lee, J. (2025). Pushed out, pushing back: Korean transgender and nonbinary people’s job search experience. Journal of Career Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727251379448 (Open Access)
Lee, J. & Lee, B. (In Review). Same worker, different reading: Gendered and cissexist repositioning of Korean transgender and nonbinary people at work. Submitted to the Gender and Society.

Korean trans and nonbinary people’s interpersonal interactions in workplace: Gaining access to
a critical awareness of gender and transcending binary gendered society

A grounded theory study of experience of discrimination in job market and vulnerability to discontinuous career among Korean trans and nonbinary people.

A grounded theory study of expectations at work and working-relationship among Korean transgender people through gender transition processes.

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